Vocabulary Terms
The point that the author wants you to remember most.
What is central idea?
What is evidence?
(Smith et al. 34)
What is the MLA formatting standard of adding in-text citations involving more than two authors.
Below is an example of a sentence fragment. To correct the fragment, you need to...
He gave his mother an extravagant gift after the argument. In spite of everything.
What is combine the sentences.
In spite of everything, he gave his mother an extravagant gift after the argument.
When writing an essay or performance task, looking at this helps students evaluate the expected quality of the constructed responses.
What is a rubric?
These are used to refer to works of others in your writing.
What are in-text citations?
An assertion of the truth of something. This is can typically be disputed or placed in doubt.
What is a claim?
A blog created by a student
Feed on a facebook page
An opinion article
The TMZ website
What are unreliable sources?
The sentence has several punctuation errors. List them using MLA formatting standards.
Common Sense Media, a nonprofit organization, reports that "fifty percent of teens say they feel addicted to their mobile devices. (Cruz, 8)
Add " after devices.
Period after (Cruz 8)
Delete the , after CruzCommon Sense Media, a nonprofit organization, reports that "fifty percent of teens say they feel addicted to their mobile devices" (Cruz 8).
When analyzing a writing prompt, it is helpful to think use the PAST strategy. This is what the acronym stands for.
Purpose, Audience, Subject, and Type.
One of your coworkers has recently retired, leaving an opening. Your boss calls you into her office the next day, and you conclude that you might be getting a promotion. This is an example of...
Although financial literacy classes are offered free of charge, surveys conducted on students demonstrate that they are not helpful because they do not teach about investing. This is an example of...
What is a counterclaim?
Three elements of an introduction.
Hook, background and thesis.
When my parents said the three of us were moving out to California; to a place just north of Los Angeles, my mind immediately went to thoughts of Disneyland and Hollywood, glitz and glamour.
Point out to the punctuation mark that is incorrectly used.
What is a semicolon (;)?
Rephrase into a statement the question of a writing prompt.
What is a strategy to begin writing the introduction?
During this process, the writer:
Ensures that the thesis statement is clear
Verifies that paragraphs are complete and have and/or support the thesis statement
Makes sure the concrete details are relevant and give credit to authors.
What is revision?
In the sentence below, which of the 5 elements of argumentative writing is underlined?
Teaching children how to use techniques such as meditation and controlled breathing to clear their minds can help sharpen students’ focus, reduce their stress and anxiety, and boost academic performance.
What are reasons?
The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own which results in a variety of legal consequences.
What is plagiarism.
Rephrase the sentence by using correct parallel structure.
In order to make the playoffs next year, the Lakers need to improve on their defense, rebounding, and lacking teamwork.
What is: In order to make the playoffs next year, the Lakers need to improve on their defense, rebounding, and sportsmanship (teamwork)?
Hints that an author gives the reader to help define a difficult or unusual word.
What are context clues?
Which of the following statements is the best EVIDENCE definition?
A. The available body of information indicating whether a proposition is true or valid.
B. A suspicion based on rumors and opinions.
C. A conclusion that synthesizes multiple premises which are generally true.
A. The available body of information indicating whether a proposition is true or valid.
The difference between an argumentative writing and explanatory writing.
An argumentative piece of writing has two sides and an explanatory has many sides that can be talked about.
The argument acknowledges the counterclaim.
The argument uses a refutation to support the main argument being presented after stating the counterargument.
The three elements of a complete thesis are...
What is the identification of the topic, the stance (or position) and the reasons.
In her essay, Lily added this sentence as her concrete detail. However, it is incorrectly used.
"Teens who spend more time on social media are more likely to report mental health issues than those who spend less time on the sites."
What is:
She needs to add a transition word or phrase
She needs to add in-text citations
She needs to name her source (who said this quote)
This is the best strategy to answer the question.
Which word would best replace the italicized term in the sentence: A glass bottle made in our time will take more than 4,000 years to decompose.
A. Fragment
B. Repair
C. Dissolve
D. Lacerate
What is the process of elimination.