Academic Vocab
What is technology?
Provides factual information; contains text features; includes evidence
What is Informational Text?
Has two main clauses joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction (F.A.N.B.O.Y.S.)
What is a Compound Sentence?
I really look forward to reading (your, you're) essays!
What is your?
(Because, Then) it is cold outside, I will wear a coat.
What is Because?
A person's livelihood or profession
What is occupation?
"The Automation Paradox"
What is Argument?
The pirates lost their treasure map, but they still found the buried treasure.
What is a compound sentence?
It looks gloomy outside, so I think (its, it's) going to rain soon.
What is it's?
I don't know the answer, (if, so) I will guess.
What is so?
Explaining something through comments or observations
What is commentary?
States a claim and reasons to support it; includes facts and evidence
What is Argument?
Has one main clause (forms a complete sentence and can stand alone)
What is a Simple Sentence?
(There, Their, They're) going to work really hard to finish their essay today.
What is They're?
Get up early, (also, otherwise) you will be late.
What is otherwise?
What is an option?
Combines real scientific facts with imaginative elements
What is Science Fiction?
The boys didn't go to the zoo today because they went to the park.
What is a complex sentence?
Eli passed the basketball to Zarek and (then, than) he went up for the lay-up.
What is then?
(On the other hand, Like), rules are made to be broken.
What is On the other hand?
What is speculate?
"Are Bionic Superhumans on the Horizon?"
What is Informational Text?
Has at least two main clauses and one subordinate clause (this is usually introduced by a conjunction, it is dependent on one of the main clauses, and it cannot stand alone)
What is a Complex Sentence?
Everyone is going to the middle school dance (accept, except) for me.
What is except?
I failed the test (since, then) I didn't study.
What is since?