Paragraph Elements
This element of a body paragraph reveals how evidence proves a claim
What is the explanation?
Plausible
Seems reasonable or probable
This literary element refers to how words seem as you read them (doesn't matter how it feels!)
Tone
I went to the store but they were out of milk.
Comma before "but"
Well, Academy time is done and you have filled out a pass, so of course!
May I go to the restroom?
The first element of a body paragraph
A topic sentence
Volatile
Likely to worsen rapidly
This person tells the story, and we hear it from that person's point of view
First-person limited narrator
The Texas Rangers fired Chris Woodward, they haven't hired a manager yet.
Well, that triangular table by the door has plenty in a cup for your use.
May I borrow a pen?
What you must include in a body paragraph to prove your claim
Evidence
Astonished
Greatly surprised
This type of writing usually tells true, real-life events that occurred to the author
Autobiography
The Academy is a great place because it lets students catch up.
Complex sentence, not a compound one: needs another sentence connected by a FANBOY.
Hoods, sagging pants, sweat pants, etc.
Clothes that are out of dress code
An opinion you seek to prove in your body paragraph
A claim
Static
Unmoving
These Latin words mean "in the middle of the race" and refer to a story that starts, well, in the middle.
En medeas res
Superman may be stronger, ___ Batman is cooler (fill in the blank).
It's what I ask students to do every time they enter my room
Sit at a desk, read the TV, follow the directions
The number of sentences you need in a body paragraph
As many as you need
Cease
To stop
This element refers to the person telling the story IF that person is not involved in the plot and knows everything
Third-person omniscient narrator
The Englishy term for FANBOYS
Coordinating conjunctions
Because it's what they ask me to ask you to do before class ends
Why do I have to stay seated before the bell rings?