Describe the best way to write a paired passage essay...
answers will vary.
100
Name 3 different transition words.
Although, Additionally, Therefore, In addition, Furthermore,
200
The gushing brook stole its way down the lush green mountains, dotted with tiny flowers in a riot of colors and trees coming alive with gaily chirping birds.
What is imagery?
200
What is the most exciting, or climactic part of the story?
What is the climax?
200
This strategy for essay writing begins with a more broad sentence, gets a bit more specific and then ends with a thesis statement.
What is GST?
200
Signal words: because, if, as a result of, since,
What is cause and effect.
200
Identify three steps you would take to figure out the meaning of a word you don't know.
answers will vary.
300
The literary device in this example:
The Wicked Witch of the West went her own way.
What is alliteration?
300
He is like a mouse in front of the teacher.
What is the rising action?
300
The thesis statement.
What is the last sentence of the introduction?
300
Name 4 Different Text Structures
sequence/chronological, cause and effect, problem/solution, description
300
The leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text...
What is the protagonist?
400
“I am so tired I cannot walk another inch” or “I’m so sleepy I might fall asleep standing here”.
What is hyperbole.
400
the part of a literary plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved.
What is the falling action?
400
Expository
What is the type of essay that is informative or tells someone how to do something?
400
Signal words: similar, same, alike, different, differ
What is compare and contrast?
400
Explain the difference between Mood and Tone
Tone is the author’s attitude toward a subject.
Remember, TONE = THEM!
Mood is the atmosphere of a piece of writing; it’s the emotions a selection arouses in a reader.
Remember, Mood = ME! How I feel!