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100
What are transition words? Give at least 5 examples.
Words/phrases that make writing flow smoothly. **There are a variety of examples.**
100
What is an opinion/persuasive essay? Give two example topics.
An essay which takes a topic with different sides and tries to convince the reader to agree with their ideas through reasons/evidence. **Examples may vary.**
100
How many sentences should a strong paragraph be?
5 sentences! No less!
100
i cannot believe it’s almost state test time in ohio!
I, Ohio
100
Fix: Who just farted It smells absolutely terrible
farted? terrible!
200
How many paragraphs should our essays be? Give the setup of paragraphs.
5. Introduction, three bodies, and conclusion.
200
What is an informative essay? Give two example topics.
An essay that examines/researches/organizes information into subheadings to teach the reader about a topic. **Examples may vary.**
200
What does it mean to restate? Restate this question with an answer: “What is today’s weather like?”
You rewrite the question followed by your answer. "Today's weather is like ______."
200
My friends, taylor and torie, both go to ohio university.
Taylor, Torie, Ohio University
200
I cant go to school. Its just horrible.
can't (cannot) it's (it is)
300
What is a hook? Give an example of a powerful statement hook and an example of a question hook.
The first sentence of your essay to get your reader drawn in. **Examples will vary.**
300
What is a narrative essay? Give two example topics.
An essay that is a true small moment story including figurative language and dialogue.
300
What should you do to book titles in handwriting? On computer?
Handwriting: underline Computer: italics (slanted)
300
We wasn’t going to study hall even though are teacher said to!
weren't, our
300
Jodie said I wish it was summer already.
said, "I.....already."
400
What is a thesis? Give an example sentence.
Second sentence of intro paragraph that tells reader what you'll discuss in essay. **Examples will vary.**
400
What should you do if you want to directly steal somebody's words for your essay? Give an example.
Cite/quote, putting the author's words in quotation marks. Cite source that wrote it. Include in bibliography. This is to not plagiarize.
400
What is a good graphic organizer for a compare contrast paragraph/essay? Explain what the paragraph/essay would look like.
Venn diagram. Paragraph: Intro sentence, comparisons, contrasts, conclusion sentence. Essay: Intro paragraph, comparison paragraph, contrasts paragraph, conclusion paragraph.
400
They’re house is so nice. Two bad I can’t live in it.
Their, too
400
This is what I need from the store bacon eggs sausage bread and jam.
store: bacon, eggs, sausage, bread, and jam.
500
What does a conclusion paragraph look like for opinion/informative essays?
An "in conclusion" sentence with thesis. A sentence summarizing the three body paragraphs. A final powerful statement.
500
What does it mean to paraphrase?
Put somebody else's words into your own (without taking too much out/putting anything in) so you don't plagiarize.
500
What is explicit/direct text evidence? What type of punctuation should you use with it?
You go back to the text and put direct quotes into your writing with quotation marks.
500
mrs jadwin, mrs holcomb, miss johnson, mom, and dad love me.
Mrs. Jadwin, Mrs. Holcomb, Miss. Johnson, Mom, and Dad love me.
500
I’m going to win this game I hope.
game (I hope).