This is the main idea or argument statement in the introduction of an argumentative essay
What is a claim?
100
These are quotations used to support the claim
What is evidence?
100
A person, place, thing, or idea
What is a noun?
100
A comparison between two unlike things
What is a metaphor?
100
The opposite perspective in an argument.
What is a counterclaim or counterargument?
200
This is the first sentence in the body paragraphs that explains what the paragraph will be about. It typically includes one subject dealing with the claim
What is a topic sentence?
200
Evidence’s best friend, this is used to explain what the evidence means and how it relates to the claim.
What is support?
200
A sentence that is incomplete and therefore does not sound correct.
What is a fragment sentence?
200
He was fast like a cheetah!
What is a simile?
200
The author uses words and phrases to create a _______ in a story which is typically reflected in the reader's mood.
What is author's tone?
300
This point of view is needed in order to be an academic writer. It does not include your opinion.
What is 3rd person Point of View?
300
Students need at least ___ pieces of evidence to strongly support their claim
What is two?
300
A sentence that continues without punctuation.
What is a run-on sentence?
300
Clop, clop went Muna's clogs.
What is onomatopoeia?
300
"The Highwayman" had AABCCB ___________ in every stanza.
What is a rhyme scheme?
400
Words or phrases the smoothly move the reader from one sentence to the next are called these.
What are transitions?
400
When a student cites evidence from a story, they need these two things in the (parentheses)
What is author's last name and page number?
400
Words like "and", "but", "or"
What are conjunctions?
400
The lonely desk waited for the absent student to return.
What is personification?
400
A reference to a piece of history, artwork, literature, etc. in a story.
What is an allusion?
500
The purpose in the conclusion of an argument essay is to restate the claim, summarize main ideas, and _____________
What is a global connection?
500
The period needs a home. You place it here when you are writing your evidence.
What is after the parentheses?
500
A words that describes a verb.
What is an adverb?
500
I just saw a guy who was twenty feet tall!
What is a hyperbole?
500
Name the two writing styles we have learned this school year.