Parts of Speech
A person, place or thing
What is a main characteristic of Narrative writing?
Has a beginning, middle and end
Why would you write an opinion essay?
To persuade someone to do or agree with you
What is the purpose of informational essays?
To explain or describe information about a subject
What punctuation is missing from this sentence?
Tim likes to read
Period at the end
Can an animal be a main character of a Narrative?
yes
What are the steps to writing a good opinion essay (think oreo)
Opinion, Reason, Example, Opinion
What are the 3 important parts of an informational essay?
Topic sentence, facts to support topic, conclusion
What punctuation is missing from this sentence?
Rons sister likes to play with me
Apostrophe in Ron's and period at the end.
What is an adverb?
The beginning of narrative writing includes characters and a _______.
Setting
Why do we use examples in opinion writing?
To support the reason. It becomes more pursuasive.
True or False? Writing an essay on whether you believe 16 is an appropriate age for driving is informational writing.
False - feelings or beliefs are not included in informational essays
What punctuation is missing from this sentence?
When you go to the store I need you to pick up some apples bananas ice and milk
apples, bananas, ice, and milk.
What is a adjective?
Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun
True or False: The purpose of narrative writing is to convince someone about a particular viewpoint.
False
True/False - An essay about champion dogs is opinion essay?
False
Organizing information IN ORDER is called...
Sequence or chronological order
What punctuation is missing in this sentence?
Ouch that hurt said Jim
"Ouch that hurt!" said Jim.
What is the conjunction in the following sentence: I like apples and bananas, but I like peaches best.
and, but
Are all fictional stories narrative writings?
YES
What are the 4 parts of an opinion essay?
Introduction, Reason, Example, Conclusion
or Opinion, Reason, Example, Opinion
When the author presents information by explaining how they are alike and different is called...
Compare and contrast
What punctuation is missing in this sentence?
Do you want to go to the mall the park or the movies for Dads birthday I asked
"Do you want to go to the mall, the park, or the movies for Dad's birthday?" I asked.