Essay Structure
Your introduction should be HOT! What does the acronym HOT stand for?
Hook, Overview, Thesis
You should include an overview of each excerpt in your introduction. What is an overview?
What is a brief summary.
This is how many points you can earn on the MCAS rubric for grammar and spelling.
What is 3 points?
This is when the first consonant sound is repeated.
What is an alliteration?
These are the four ministries in 1984.
What is Ministry of Truth, Ministry of Peace, Ministry of Love, and Ministry of Plenty?
This is a thesis statement
What is a claim that answers all parts of the prompt?
You should _________ the beginning of each paragraph.
What is an indent
What is a subject and a predicate?
A character whose traits sharply contrast with those of another character.
What is a foil?
This is Winston's last name.
What is Smith?
You should always TAG your introduction. What does TAG stand for?
Title, Author, Genre
When writing an analysis, synthesis, or compare/contrast essay, you should avoid using ____ statements.
Use this punctuation to join two or more words to form a compound adjective.
What is a hyphen?
This is when two elements or ideas are next to or near each other to create or emphasize a contrast.
What is juxtaposition?
This is the name of Winston's apartment building.
What is Victory mansions?
When you are integrating quotes you should aim for ____ or ____ words.
What is 6 or 7 words?
You can use this type of punctuation to introduce quote.
What is a colon?
Use this punctuation to emphasize a thought or include new information in your sentence.
What is a dash?
This is the idea or feeling a word invokes.
What is connotation?
The three "super states" in 1984.
What is Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia?
Your persuasive essay should end with this.
What is a call to action?
This is the preferred ratio of evidence to analysis in your body paragraphs.
What is 30% evidence and 70% analysis?
In order to combine two sentences with a semicolon you may NOT use this
What is a coordinating conjunction?
This acronym, TPCASTT, means...
Title
Paraphrase
Connotation
Attitude/Tone
Shifts
Title
Theme
This is who Winston believes is his secret ally.
What is O'Brien?