Argument
What is the main purpose of argumentative writing?
What is convince the reader?
What is the primary purpose of expository writing?
What is, provide information.
What is the main goal of a narrative essay?
What is, to tell a story?
Why is it important for us to define our role before writing an essay?
What is relevant information?
What is, key details.
Name two elements that are crucial in an argumentative essay.
What is evidence, hook, bridge/overview, thesis, claim, reasoning, introduction, body paragraphs, conclusion?
Name three features commonly found in an expository essay.
What is, evidence, facts, no opinions, reliable sources.
Name three essential components of a narrative story.
What is, Exposition/Beginning, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution.
Why is it important to define our audience?
What is, it will determine how we address the reader.
What is irrelevant information?
What is, unimportant details.
Explain the difference between a claim and evidence in argument writing.
What is a claim is a statement and evidence is facts.
What is cause and effect?
What is, something that directly causes something else.
Explain the significance of dialogue in a narrative piece.
What is dialogue helps to tell the story and reveal how the characters feel.
Why is it important to define the format?
What is, it will determine the organization and style of our writing.
Should you include an opinion in a summary?
What is, no.
Provide an example of a strong thesis statement for an argumentative essay about E-Sports.
What is, E-sports should be considered a sport.
How does expository writing differ from narrative writing?
What is, expository writing is concerned with facts and narrative tells a story.
Provide an example of how a writer can create tension in a narrative.
What is, Conflict
What is the purpose of defining the topic?
What is, it will help determine what we write about.
What is wrong with with summary?
The movie cars is about a car named Lightning Mcqueen. He must learn how to work with others and to slow down and appreciate the small things in life. I think that Cars is a great movie.
What is, it includes an opinion.
Describe a successful counterargument strategy in an argumentative piece.
What is find evidence from the opposite side of the argument.
Why are reliable sources important when writing an expository essay?
What is, find reliable evidence and facts.
Describe the importance of a resolution in a narrative essay.
What is, resolution helps wrap up the story.
What does the "S" in R.A.F.T.S. stand for?
What is, strong words/verbs.
How do you decide which information to include and which to exclude when summarizing a passage?
What is, find relevant information related to the main idea.