To Inform or to Not Inform
Opinion writing is written in this POV.
What is first person?
The first step in the writing process.
What is planning?
To include direct information from a piece of text.
What is cite evidence?
This is what a basic essay includes.
What is an introduction, middle, and conclusion?
These types of nouns should always be capitalized.
What are proper nouns?
The purpose of an opinion essay.
What is state an opinion?
This is what should be done after the draft is written to ensure the writer's thoughts are complete and the punctuation and spelling are correct.
What is revise and edit?
This word, indicating 2nd person point-of-view, should be avoided in all opinion and informational essays!
What is "you?"
The purpose of this is to introduce the topic and the opinion/thesis statement to the readers.
What is the introduction?
Words copied directly from this should always be spelled correctly.
What is the text?
Informational writing is written in this POV.
What is third person?
Using this type of graphic organizer is a good way to take notes on the articles.
What is a web or circle map?
The phrase: According to the text... followed by " " is an example of this.
What is quoting text?
This is where the evidence, examples, and elaboration go in an essay.
What are the body/middle paragraphs?
Titles of books should always be ___________ whereas titles of articles should be in ______________.
What is underlined and quotation marks?
The purpose of an opinion essay is to give reasons. The purpose of an informational essay is to...
What is present facts?
Using this type of graphic organizer that includes roman numerals and alphabet letters is an effective way to plan for your essay.
What is an outline?
E_________ is specific information from the text whereas e___________ adds more detail and expands on the specific information.
What is evidence and elaboration?
The purpose of the conclusion is to restate the thesis/opinion and end with this.
What is an interesting thought?
Apostrophes should not be used in plural nouns. They should be used when showing this. Example: The three girls ran to the room. The girl's room was so messy, she had to clean it.
What is possession?
What is an informative essay?
The focus of an essay comes from these, which are presented in the articles.
What are the main points?
Effective writing includes word choices that are precise and vocabulary that is academic and specific to the topic. It does not include slang or exclamations (cool, awesome). This is called _________.
What is appropriate language?
These words connect one idea to the next in a piece of writing. They are important to have in an essay so the writing is logical and organized and easy to understand for the reader.
What are transition words?
When the subject and the verb match in a sentence. Singular: The boy has homework. Plural: The boys have homework.
What is subject-verb agreement?