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To write an effective hook you can...

write a surprising statistic, ask a question, start with an interesting quote, start with an anecdote.

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What is a cause-effect essay?

A cause and effect essay is structured around the goal of discovering and discussing events that lead to certain results. When writing a cause and effect essay, you should be sure that you have researched the specific causes and are confident that you're demonstrating why they lead to particular results.
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When we talk about the p_____ of a paragraph, we are talking about the reason that the writer is writing a particular paragraph. The p___ is the goal the writer is trying to achieve.

Purpose

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Where do fruits go on vacation?

Pear-is

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Name the planet known as the Red Planet?

Mars

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To conclude an essay, you can...

restate, offer a suggestion, make a prediction, give an opinion.

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In a cause-effect essay you can organize your supporting details by three ways:

- by c_____

- by c__________ o_____

- by order of _________

- by category

- by chronological order

- by order of importance

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When writing, you must keep your a_____ in mind as you write. These are your readers.

Audience

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What does a sprinter eat before a race?

Nothing, they fast!

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Name the country known as the Land of the Rising Sun?

Japan

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What steps are involved in outlining your essay?

Introduction

- Hook, connecting information, thesis statement


Body 1,2,3

- Topic sentence, supporting ideas, concluding sentence


Conclusion

- Restatement of theses, opinion/prediction/suggestion

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Cause-effect essays included connecting words and transition words such as...

As a result

Due to

Because of

So that

Therefore

Another reason for

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C____ refers to how easy it is for your reader to understand your writing. Clear sentences are not vague, or indirect. Details are clearly specified and to the point.

Clarity

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What has more letters than the alphabet?

The Post Office

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A Rainbow consists of how many colours?

7

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Explain the difference between a "thesis statement" and a "controlling idea".

A thesis statement states the purpose and topic of your writing, and the controlling idea indicates the direction and, often, the writing strategy you will adopt.
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Give an example of:

- simple past

- past progressive (continuous)

- past perfect

- She worked

- He was studying

- They had disappeared

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U____ in a paragraph means that all sentences are related to the topic sentence and controlling idea.

Unity

400

What do you call someone with no body and no nose?

Nobody knows.

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Name the longest river on the Earth?

Nile

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The difference between Objective and Subjective is...

The word “objective” refers to factual, data-based information that is not informed by bias.

Subjective is a term that refers to someone’s personal opinions or feelings regarding a particular subject matter. Subjective views or opinions are not necessarily based on truth or fact.

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Fix the punctuation errors in this sentence:

Looking down from the summit stacys friends faces were blurry as they smiled up at her

Looking down from the summit, Stacy's friends' faces were blurry as they smiled up at her.

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Writing has c____ when all of the ideas are organized and flow smoothly and logically from one to the next.

coherence

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How do you make 7 even?

Take away the s

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Which is the smallest continent in the world?

Australia / Oceania