Vocabulary
What is another word for "the effect or result of an action"?
Consequence
What does an adverb describe?
a verb, adjective and adverb
Fill in the blank to create a complex sentence.
Buffalo are native to Africa and Asia, ______________ bison are found in North America.
Buffalo are native to Africa and Asia, WHILE / WHEREAS bison are found in North America.
What should be included in an introductory paragraph?
Hook, background information and a thesis statement
T.A.R.D.I.S stands for
Telecommunications and Relevant Dialogues with
_____________ ______________
Telecommunications and Relevant Dialogues with
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
What does 'strategy' mean? What is the verb?
a plan of action, strategize
Find and correct the error
Communism is a way of organize society in which there is no private property, and there are no social classes.
Communism is a way of organize (ORGANIZING) society in which there is no private property, and there are no social classes.
Make a compound-complex sentence using the following sentences.
She received an excellent education at an Ivy League school.
She had healthy, normal children.
She killed herself by sticking her head in a gas oven.
Even though she received an excellent education at an Ivy League School, and she had healthy, normal children, she killed herself by sticking her head in a gas oven.
How is a topic sentence created?
by paraphrasing the main idea and one of the controlling ideas from the thesis statement
For the final writing exam, what is the breakdown of marks?
30% content and organization
70% grammar, vocabulary and sentence structure
What part of speech is 'threatened'? Give 2 other parts of speech.
adjective, threaten (v), threat (n)
Give an example of an appositive
Rita, our ESL teacher, can speak German.
Create a compound-complex sentence:
Mary understood the man. The man spoke little English. Mary was unable to help him.
Mary understood the man who spoke little English, but she was unable to help him.
Describe the 2 parts of a thesis statement.
Main idea must be a sentence
3 controlling ideas in parallel structure
Rita might use the acronym ICE; what does it mean?
In class essay
What does 'indifference' mean?
lack of interest or concern
Fill in the blank (noun clauses)
We studied ______________ happens when you add acid.
We studied WHAT happens when you add acid.
How do a clause and a phrase differ?
Give an example of each.
A clause must have a subject and a verb. A phrase does not.
clause - I like pizza
phrase - for lunch
How is a regular body paragraph different from an argumentative body paragraph?
Starts with counterargument
2 key ideas with supporting details
transition sentence
and then a regular body paragraph
What does it mean "to think outside the box"?
Do something new, original; take a risk
What part of speech is "destruction"? What are the other 2 parts of speech?
noun, destroy, destroyed
Write a reduced clause for the following sentence.
Although a U.S. president is elected in November, he or she does not take office until January.
Although elected in November, a U.S. president does not take office until January.
Explain the preposition rule that we learned in class, and present it the way Rita did with examples
in on at for time and place.
Describe the features of an argumentative thesis statement.
The thesis statement includes the counter argument (although some believe that ...), the main idea (sentence without using 'not') and 3 controlling ideas (parallel structure). The third controlling idea is the same but opposite "side of a coin" of the counter argument
How do you spell Rita's last name?
NAESCHKE