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Power Paragraph
Formal
100

How do you spell your teacher's last name?

KAGIS

100

What kind of text is about info?

Informational text

100

The purpose of a comedy is to ... ?

make you laugh

100

We learned that it is important that research for your writing is reliable? What does that mean?

trustworth

100

Sup baby?


Informal

200

What city is your teacher from?

Victoria, B.C.

200

What kind of text is made up?

Fictional

200

What do all texts have in common? 

two possible answers!

purpose

or

audience

200

What is the purpose of a conclusion?

To restate your main idea

200

I really like pizza

Informal

300

How tall is your teacher?

2.02 meters

300

This book is about the author's life

Autobiography

300

Many advertisements try to .... people to buy things. 

(a verb)

persuade

300

What are the four components of a simple power paragraph:?

Topic sentence, evidence, explanation, conclusion

300

Name 3 things you can avoid to keep your writing formal.

Avoid contractions

Avoid using first and second person

Avoid using slang

Avoid using shortened words

There are more examples!

400

What is something your teacher enjoyed making while in Canada?

fruit pies

400

What is the opposite of objective?

Subjective

400

Documentaries ... of a certain topic. 

(three words from the ppt!)

show the reality

400

It is important to use these words to introduce a new idea or to keep your writing organized.

Transition words:

Firstly, secondly ...

Moreover, in addition, furthermore

400

How can you change this sentence to be more formal? 

I really like pizza.

Many possible answers!

I enjoy pizza for a number of reasons.

500

What 2 universities did you teacher go to?

University of British Columbia

University of Victoria

500

News articles try to avoid bias and opinion. They should be...

Objective

500

What does a personal essay share?

The writer's persective

500

You write a power paragraph and hand it in but you still get 0, why? 

plagiarism

500

How can we change this sentence to become more formal?

Well, the first reason this topic is cool, is cause it includes so many interesting facts.

The first reason this topic is worth studying, is because it includes so many interesting facts.