Hide and Seek Commas
MY PUPPY LIKES TO RUN JUMP AND PLAY.
What is
My puppy likes to run, jump, and play.
THIS IS WHAT THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF EVERY INFORMATIVE ESSAY IS CALLED.
What is
Introduction
ANOTHER NAME FOR RESEARCH THAT SUPPORTS YOUR CLAIM.
What is
A EVIDENCE
THE TIME AND PLACE WHERE THE EVENTS OF A STORY TAKE PLACE.
What is the
SETTING
THE FEELING THE AUTHOR IS TRYING TO EVOKE.
What is the
MOOD
MR. JONES IS AN OLD WISE MAN.
What is
MR. JONES IS AN OLD, WISE MAN.
THIS IS WHAT THE LAST PARAGRAPH OF EVERY INFORMATIVE ESSAY IS CALLED.
What is the
CONCLUSION
THE MAIN IDEAS OR POINTS THAT LED YOU TO YOUR CLAIM.
What are the
REASONS
THE PROCESS THAT INVOLVES LETTING A READER KNOW WHO THE PEOPLE IN THE STORY ARE AND WHAT THEY ARE LIKE.
What is
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
THE AUTHOR’S MESSAGE OR LESSON TO BE LEARNED.
What is the
THEME
JACOB WANTED TO PLAY SOCCER BUT THE GAME WAS CANCELLED.
What is
JACOB WANTED TO PLAY SOCCER, BUT THE GAME WAS CANCELLED.
THIS HELPS WITH THE FLOW AND HELPS TO CONNECT BOTH SENTENCES AND PARAGRAPHS.
What are
TRANSITIONS
THIS IS YOUR STANCE ON AN ISSUE. IT NEEDS TO BE BOLD AND SOMETHING THAT TWO REASONABLE PEOPLE CAN HAVE AN ARGUMENT ABOUT.
What is the
CLAIM
THE CENTRAL STRUGGLE OR TENSION WITHIN A NARRATIVE THAT SHAPES THAT PLOT AND DRIVES THE ACTION FORWARD.
What is the
CONFLICT
WORDS WITH THE SAME ENDING SOUNDS.
What is a
RYHME
TO BE HONEST I REALLY AM NOT A FAN OF COUNTRY MUSIC.
What is
TO BE HONEST, I REALLY AM NOT A FAN OF COUNTRY MUSIC.
THIS NEEDS TO BE 2-3 SENTENCES, SOMEWHAT BROAD, ON TOPIC, AND CANNOT BE A QUESTION.
What is
A HOOK
HERE, YOU WILL ACKNOWLEDGE THE STRONGEST POINT YOUR OPPONENTS WILL LIKELY MAKE AND THEN YOU WILL QUICKLY PRESENT YOUR REBUTTAL AND EVIDENCE.
What is
The COUNTERCLAIM
THE ANGLE OR PERSPECTIVE FROM WHICH A STORY IS TOLD.
What is the
POINT OF VIEW
WHEN WORDS OR PHRASES THAT ARE REPEATED.
What is
REPETITION
LIZ WANTS TO GO TO SYDNEY AUSTRALIA BECAUSE SHE LOVES KOALAS.
What is
LIZ WANTS TO GO TO SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, BECAUSE SHE LOVES KOALAS.
NAME THE THREE PARTS THAT EVERY INFORMATIVE ESSAY SHOULD HAVE.
What are the
INTRODUCTION, BODY, and CONCLUSION
THE FOUR ELEMENTS A GOOD ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY NEEDS.
What are
Claim, Reasons, Evidence, and Counterclaim
A MAIN IDEA OR MESSAGE THAT IS PRESENTED BY THE AUTHOR IN VARIOUS WAYS THROUGHOUT A NARRATIVE.
What is the
THEME
THE NUMBER OR SYLLABLES IN A LINE AND HOW THEY ARE ACCENTED CREATES THE POEMS “BEAT” OR RHYTHM.
What is
METER