Built like that
The opening sentence that captures the reader's attention.
What is hook?
Imagery activates the ____________ of the reader.
What are senses?
The opposition between opposing forces, people, or ideas.
What is conflict?
Although I agree.
What is a fragment?
The process of checking one's work for spelling errors, missing punctuation, verb tense shifts, capitalization mistakes, and repetition.
What is proofreading?
Claim + Reasons. Only ONE sentence positioned at the end of the introduction paragraph.
What is the thesis statement?
The rocks cry out in praise!
What is personification?
The event that kicks off the main conflict and sets the plot in motion
I would like to buy some candy so that I can be ready for Halloween.
What is a complete sentence?
Verb tenses should remain ______________ throughout an essay.
The body paragraph topic sentences are based on the _______ from the thesis statement.
What are reasons?
Having to do homework is the thorn on the flower of my day.
What is metaphor?
Created through the writer's choice of words and details, allowing us to interpret their attitude toward the subject.
What is tone?
Because it is so hot outside!
What is a fragment?
The point of view an academic essay should be written in (apart from narrative)
What is third person?
A type of evidence in which the writer puts the quoted material into their own words.
In order for a sentence that has the words "like" or "as" to be considered a simile, it needs to involve a _______________.
What is comparison?
The point of view that is told by an all-knowing, outside narrator.
I would love to watch tennis at the U.S. Open in New York City, but the tickets are so expensive so I can never afford to go but maybe next year if I budget my finances, I can go.
What is a run-on?
"You" is a ________ person pronoun (first, second, or third)
What is second?
The goal of the commentary is to connect the ___________ to the topic sentence, and ultimately, the thesis statement.
What is evidence or concrete detail?
Create a simile that also contains imagery.
A person, place, thing, or event used to represent an idea beyond its literal meaning.
What is a symbol?
Pretend you know what you're doing, please.
What is a complete sentence?
Each time you start a new paragraph, it should be _______ by leaving space or hitting the "tab" button on the keyboard.
What is indented?