Dress-ups
How do you label a dress-up for your final draft?
Underline it!
What do we call the time and place of a story?
Setting
Can you use an -ly adverb dress-up as a sentence opener? Why or why not?
No. Sentence openers "open" or start a sentence and must be the first word of that sentence. Dress-ups go in the middle or towards the end of a sentence.
What is a fused outline?
The outline you make by picking notes from more than one source that are condensed into one paragraph.
Where should your title come from?
Two or three keywords from the final sentence of your essay/conclusion.
When do you use a who/which clause?
When giving additional information about a person (who) or a thing (which).
When summarizing a reference, what should each summary paragraph begin with?
A topic sentence.
How many words can be in a [6] VSS (very short sentence)?
2 - 5 words
What are the five parts of an essay?
Introduction, Three Body Paragraphs, Conclusion
Where does your name and date go on the final draft?
On the upper left-hand side of the paper.
What are the banned words?
go/went, say/said, get/got, good/bad, big/small
What is the "topic-clincher" rule?
The topic sentence and the clincher sentence must repeat or reflect two or three keyboards.
What is a preposition (as in a [2] Prepositional Opener)?
All the places a squirrel can go and when they can go OR, according to the dictionary, "a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause, as in “the man on the platform,” or“she arrived after dinner,”
What are the three attention-getter techniques you can use in your introduction?
1) Ask a question. 2) Use a VSS. 3) Use a quote or fact.
What three mechanics should you always check for before submitting your final draft?
Spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
Improve this sentence by adding a because clause:
Cincinnatus became a hero.
As long as you give me a strong sentence using a because clause, you get the points.
What should you do with the sources you use for a research paper?
Cite your sources on a bibliography page.
What can be considered a "subject" in a [1] Subject Opener?
A noun (person, place, or thing) or a pronoun (he, she, it, they, I).
How many sentences long is your thesis statement and what is included?
One sentence that lists out your topic ideas from your body paragraphs.
In addition to dress-ups and sentence openers, what else should be included in your essays?
Vocabulary words, complete sentences, clear ideas, etc.
Without looking at your notes, what are the five dress-ups we use in IEW?
1) strong verb, 2) quality adjective, 3) -ly adverb, 4) who/which clause, 5) www-asia-b
What is the purpose of a critique?
To give and support an opinion about a story.
Without looking at your notes, what are the six sentence openers we use in IEW?
[1] Subject opener [2] Prepositional opener [3] -ly Adverb opener [4] -ing Word opener [5] www-asia-b [6] VSS
What should you NOT say in a critique?
"I, me, my" etc. - as in "I think" or "in my opinion."
What document do you use while working on your essays and submit when completed?
The unit checklist!