Academic Writing
What are the three main parts of an academic essay?
Introduction, Body Paragraph, Conclusion
More than a mile deep in some places, it's the natural wonder located right here in Arizona
the Grand Canyon
Explicitly describes a character
What is direct characterization.
Vivid language designed to appeal to the five senses.
What is imagery?
Boing, gargle, clap, zap, and pitter-patter.
What is Onomatopoeia
What are the three main parts of an introduction and their purpose?
Hook: To capture the audience's attention
Bridge: To give background information and make a connection the the hook and thesis
Thesis: A roadmap to the essay explaining the purpose and the writers opinion and justifiable reason.
This "colorful" place is the largest island in the world
Greenland
Implicitly describes a character using components of S.T.E.A.L.
What is indirect characterization.
GIVING HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS TO THOSE THAT ARE NOT HUMAN
What is Personification
When Laila and Scott broke up she couldn't stop crying a river
What is hyperbole
Identify what would go in the parenthetical citation:
In his book, The Real Churchill, Peters states that Churchill was not a man known to compromise.
(page number)
Biggest city in Scotland
What is Glasgow
Main character that drives the story. Not always the hero.
VERSUS
Creator of conflict or friction.
Not always the villian.
What is the protagonist and antagonist
Give an example of a simile and that of a metaphor.
Answers vary
“Rough and jagged in the ghetto, but in jail he’s squooshy Jello.”
Juxtaposition
A thesis statement must include the ____________ + _______________ + _____________
Topic + Opinion + Why
Officially, it's known as the Hellenic Republic, but this is the name we usually use for it
Greece
Identify all the parts of S.T.E.A.L.
What is: Speech, Thoughts, Effects on Others, Actions, and Looks
He fished for trout and compliments.
What is "zeugma"
Making a reference to some place, events, or person—particularly related to literature, movie or music.
What is an "allusion"
Identify each of the following parts of a body paragraph:
What is Topic Sentence, Context, Evidence, Elaboration, Concluding Sentence
Nearly half the people of this country, the most populous in Central America, descend from the Maya
Guatemala
Selma could not stop reflecting on the answers to her test. Although she studied, she questioned her responses.
What is "Thoughts."
“You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I’ll rise”
What is anaphora?
"If you want my final opinion on the mystery of life and all that, I can give it to you in a nutshell. The universe is like a safe to which there is a combination. But the combination is locked up in the safe." - Let Me Count the Ways, Peter De Vries
What is analogy, A + B = C +D