Vocabulary
To tell how two or more things are different.
What does it mean to contrast?
Uses like or as to compare two or more things. For example, the old man was as slow as a turtle.
What is a simile.
The man got home from work. He smelled like grass and his pants were dusty. He took his supplies from the back of his truck and put them in the garage for safe keeping. Some stuff had to be placed up on the shelf so the dog would not get into it and gets poisoned.
What is a gardener?
This type of essay tells a story.
What is narrative?
This was the era of the first humans. Sometimes the people in this era were referred to as cavemen.
What is the Paleolithic Era?
To tell how two or more things are the same.
What does it mean to compare?
Compares two or more different things. For example, the old man was a turtle.
What is a metaphor?
She wrote down the schedule for the day. She checked her email and saw an assignment was submitted. She propped the door open and waited for them to come in.
What is a teacher?
This type of essay gives information on a topic.
What is informative?
The rulers in Ancient Egypt.
What are pharaohs?
What is the central idea/main idea?
An over exaggeration. For example, class took a million hours today.
What is a hyperbole?
He looked through his binoculars out onto the beach. It smelled like the ocean all around. Being up high, he could see for everyone.
What is a lifeguard?
This type of essay tries to get the reader to do or believe in something.
What is argumentative/persuasive?
The periods of time when families ruled in Ancient China.
What are dynasties?
An educated guess based on prior knowledge and text evidence.
What is an inference?
Gives an object or emotion human characteristics. For example, the flowers danced.
What is a hyperbole?
He smelled like oil. He was dirty from being under the hood all day.
An introductive paragraph of an essay does this.
What is gives the reader an overview of what the essay is about and introduces your topic?
Three things that helped Ancient Civilizations survive longer.
What is farming, hunting, gathering, weapons, natural resources, armies, location, etc?
When something says exactly what it means.
What is the literal meaning?
Using language that usually symbolizes the opposite. Usually used for a humorous effect.
What is irony?
He wrote the prescriptions for medicine for his patient. His patients were cute, strange, or playing scary. It was always loud and busy in his office.
What is a veterinarian.
The definition if a thesis sentence and where it goes in the intro paragraph.
What is the the last sentence in the intro that lists what the body paragraphs will be about?
This is the definition of a caste system.
What is a social system with different levels?