Essay's
What is a narrative essay? What are the most important things that you should include in a narrative?
It is an essay that tells a story.
You should include:
-Dialogue
-Characters (if not already given)
-Beginning, middle, end
What do I do with every passage I read? Be specific
Annotate
Main Idea
The most important/overall idea of a passage
What are the helping verbs for past perfect tense, future perfect tense, present perfect tense?
past- had
future- will have
present- has have
prompt
What is an informational/explanatory essay? How do we structure this type of essay?
it informs the reader on a topic or
-4-5 paragraphs
-citations (2 in each body paragraph)
-thesis statement
What can I do when I am stuck between two choices?
choose the one with the most text evidence & analyze the wording
What is theme?
The life lesson/moral of the story
When do you need a comma and a conjunction?
To connect 2 independent clauses
what does the word perspective mean?
the way they view the world around them or the situation they are in
What is an opinion essay? What do we include?
It states your opinion and try's to persuade the reader
-opinion statement
-4-5 paragraphs
-citations
-i,me,my
What can I do to help me answer questions with parts A and B?
Connect your evidence form B with your choices from part A.
Contribute means
to add too
Give and example of a correlative conjunction.
neither....nor
either....or
not only....but also
Give 3 examples of when you need a comma
after introductory phrases
before the a conjunction when you have 2 independent clauses
in a list of items
What are some important things I need to include when i writ my essay? (must get 3/5) to get points
-transition words
-indent
-quotations around citations
-conclusion paragraph
-introduction paragraph
-grammar
You must always go back to the ______ to find ______ to support your answer.
text & text evidence
What is are the authors points of view?
1st, 2nd, 3rd
list 3 transition words
therefore
in conclusion
however
in addition too
what is the correct spelling of the word
1. recipee
2. recipe
3. reccipe
4. rescipe
2. recipe
What are the 2 most important paragraphs that i need to make sure I have completed?
introduction & conclusion
What should you do on your grammar tasks?
Edit while you read the paragraph
What are the 3 authors purposes?
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
What is a prepositional phrase? Give 1 example of a prepositional phrase and tell what the preposition is in the prepositional phrase.
answers may very
What are the differnet text structures?
compare/contrast
chronological order
problem/solution
cause/effect