Conventions
Every sentence must start with this.
A capital letter.
Which sentence is correct?
A. It's going to rain this weekend.
B. Its going to rain this weekend.
What is sentence A?
Writing that provides facts and information that helps to explain or inform.
What is informative or explanatory writing?
Writing that makes a position on a topic and provides evidence to support that position is what type of writing?
What is argumentative writing?
A type of writing that tells a story, either fiction or nonfiction.
What is narrative writing?
This letter must always be capitalized when written by itself or a contraction.
I
Which sentence is correct?
A. I bought to many pairs of shoes at the store.
B. I bought two many pairs of shoes at the store.
C. I bought too many pairs of shoes at the store.
What is sentence C?
The last sentence in an introduction paragraph that tells what the essay is about.
What is the thesis sentence.
What is present in an argumentative essay that is NOT present in an informational essay?
A counterclaim/counterargument
The person that tells the story is called the _________.
What is the narrator?
Which type of sentence uses a period at the end?
What is a declarative sentence?
What is the coordinating conjunction in the following sentence?
I love to write stories, and I also like to draw animals.
What is "and"?
Direct quotes, examples, facts, statistics, and anecdotes are all types of ________________.
What is evidence?
What are the 3 rhetorical appeals that you can use in an argumentative essay?
1.) ethos
2.) pathos
3.) logos
What is the plot?
Which type of sentence uses a question mark?
What is an interrogative sentence?
Which sentence is correct?
A. The huge box of flowers were on the table.
B. The huge box of flowers was on the table.
What is sentence B.
A short personal story that can be used as a hook to grab the reader's attention.
What is an anecdote?
What is the response to the counterclaim called?
What is a rebuttal or refutation?
Person vs. himself is what type of conflict?
What is internal conflict?
What is the verb in the following sentence?
I will be playing tonight at the jazz festival.
What is "will be playing"?
Which sentence is correct?
A We are going their tomorrow.
B. We are going there tomorrow.
C. We are going they're tomorrow.
What is sentence B?
What do the letters IOC stand for on the GMAS writing rubrics?
What are Idea Development, Organization, and Coherence.
What do the letters LUC stand for on the GMAS writing rubric?
What are Language, Usage and Conventions?
What are the three types of irony writers can use in a story to add humor or suspense?
What are verbal irony, dramatic irony and situational irony?