All About Introductions
What are the three parts of an introduction?
Hook, Background, Thesis
What is a summary?
The main events/ parts of a text with little detail.
What does RACER stand for?
Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, Relate
What does SOAPSTone stand for?
Speaker, Occassion, Audience, Purpose, Tone
What is Ms. U's favorite sport?
Soccer
How many sentences is a thesis statement?
1 sentence.
How long should a summary be?
2-3 sentences.
How long is a RACER paragraph?
at least 5 sentences.
The three reasons in the thesis statement are the ____________ of your essay.
Topic sentences/ main ideas of the body parargraphs of your essay.
Who is Ms. U's favorite singer besides Taylor Swift?
Lewis Capaldi
Name 3 types of hooks.
Question, Quote, Strange but True Fact, Interesting Thought, Figurative Language, etc.
Summaries are not a place for...
Opinions, Background knowledge, Personal information
What method do we use to restate the question?
Echo Answers.
What does Occassion and Purpose mean?
Occassion: When and where the text was written.
Purpose: Why the text was written.
What is Ms. U's favorite Taylor Swift album?
Reputation
What do we use to write the background part of an introduction?
SOAPSTone
What should your summary NOT include?
Small details
What does Cite mean?/ What method do you use to cite?
Introducing the quote and writing the quote.
What is the sandwich method?
Introduction of the quote, Quote, Explanation of the Quote
What is Ms. U's favorite book?
Pride and Prejudice
What is the formula for a thesis statement?
Opinion because reason 1, reason 2, and reason 3.
What should you ask yourself when writing a summary?
“Do you need this information to understand the text?”
How do we cite a quote in a RACER paragraph?
Write the quote and then write the authors last name in parenthesis at the end of the quote.
What are the parts of plot structure?
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
What is Ms. U's favorite Disney Pixar movie?
Up