Intro & Conclusion
Claims
Good Writing
Maus
Teacher Trivia
100

What should go at the end of your intro and the beginning of your conclusion?

Thesis

100

Which type of transition should you use to begin a counterclaim?

Shift

100

For this final product, the pronouns we use in our argumentative essay should be in _____ person

third

100

What is Artie's dad's name?

Vladek

100

What is Ms. Flores' favorite color?

Blue

200

What are the three Ts for an intro?

Topic, Text, Thesis

200

What are the two parts of a counterclaim paragraph?

Concession and refutation

200

Which type of punctuation mark should always come after a transition?

Comma

200

Who was Vladek's first wife? 

Anja

200

In what city was Mr. Chadwick born?

St. Louis

300

What are the three parts of a conclusion?

Thesis, Subclaims, Extension

300

How many pieces of evidences should you have in a body paragraph?

At least two
300

Name the three types of transitions and give an example of each

Addition -  Similarly, Additionally, Furthermore, Moreover, Likewise

Shift - Alternatively, Yet, Nevertheless, Conversely, However, Instead, In contrast, Regardless, Nonetheless, On the contrary,

Result - Accordingly, As a result, Consequently, Therefore, Subsequently, Thus, As such, For these reasons,

300

Who was Vladek's first-born son? 

Richieu

300

In what city was Ms. Flores born?

Chicago

400

True/False: Your intro and conclusion should contain smoothly blended quotes

False

400

What is the name of the tool we can use to help plan our argumentative essays?

Pitchfork planning tool

400

How should we punctuate titles when typing?

Italicize

400

What is the name of the mini-comic Artie wrote about his mom's death?

Prisoner on the Hell Planet

400

Where did Mr. Chadwick spend his junior year abroad in college?

Belgium

500

What is the sum of the minimum number of sentences you should have for both your introduction and conclusion paragraphs?

11

500

True/False: In a counterclaim paragraph, you should only include evidence for your side of the argument

False

500

What is one word we should never start a sentence with?

Which. This usually results in a fragment, or incomplete sentence

500

What languages can Vladek speak? 

English, Polish, German, and Yiddish

500

What are Mr. Chadwick's and Ms. Flores' favorite books that we've read so far this year?

Mr. Chadwick - Of Mice and Men

Ms. Flores - The House on Mango Street