English 1/Unit 1 Review

English 1
Unit 1 Review

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Correspondence

Defining Correspondence

1

Correspondence
○ Communications

through letters,
emails, or other
messages.

Key Components of Correspondence

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●Subject Line (Emails)
○Brief summary of an email

●Salutation
○Greeting

●(Physical)Address
○An Actual Location

○Example: 123 HISD Lane
Houston, TX 77092

●(Email) Address
○An internet address

○Example: [e-mail]

●Body
○The main message

●Closure
○Farewell

○Examples
■

Thank you, Regards (Professional)

■

Miss You, With Love (Friendly)

●

Signature
○Name

Letter vs. Email

3

Letter
● Salutation
● (Physical) Address
● Body
● Closure
● Signature or Name

Email
● Salutation
● (Email)Address
● Subject Line
● Body
● Closure
● Signature or Name

Multiple Choice

When you are writing a formal letter, what information might you need?

• dates

• contact details

• name

• all of these

Multiple Choice

If you were writing a letter to the HISD to review the curriculum, how would you begin your letter?

• Yo, Ms.

• Dear Sir or Madam,

• Hey,

• Sincerely,

Multiple Choice

Before you start a letter, the most important thing to think about is who is going to read it.

• True

• False

Fill in the Blank

____ formal and informal letters can be sent through e-mail.

Reorder

Put the parts of a letter in the correct order.

• Salutation (greeting)

• Body

• Closure

• Signature

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Nonfiction vs. Fiction

5

Nonfiction
● Writing based

on fact, real
people, and
events.

Fiction
● Writing based

imaginary events
or people

Nonfiction Texts vs. Fiction Texts

4

Genre:
● A category of writing or literature

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●Goal is to persuade

●Strong language

●Statistics

●Expert opinions

●Thesis

●Examples

●Evidence

●Page Limit

●Might end on a cliffhanger

●Characters

●Plot

●Usually one conflict

●Dialogue

●Setting

●Imagery

●Figurative language

●Symbolism

Procedural

●Steps

●Directions

●Numbering

●Might have a story about
how the author learned the
skill

●Ingredients/supplies

●Transition words

Short Story

Argumentative

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●Takes place in an imagined
future/alternate society

●
Technology may be important

Humanity is in trouble

Mystery/Suspense Fiction

● May involve a crime like a murder
● Many suspects
● Reader may not know who is
good/bad
● May have spooky setting

Dystopian Fiction

Match

Match the following book with it's genre.

Mystery

Fantasy

Romance

Dystopian

Non-Fiction

• Mystery

• Fantasy

• Romance

• Dystopian

• Non-Fiction

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Denotative Meaning

Dictionary definition of a word

Connotative Meaning

Idea or emotion associated with a word

Context Clues

Surrounding words in a text that help

provide clues to the meaning of an

unknown word

Paraphrase vs. Summary

3

• Paraphrase

– To restate something in your own

words, following the logical order of
ideas in a text.

• Summary

– Brief restatement of the main ideas of a

text, following the logical order of ideas
in a text.

SWBST

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Summary
Somebody

Wanted

But
So

Then

Reorder

In what order should we summarize?

• Sombody

• Wanted

• But

• So

• Then

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Open Ended

Summarize the following text in one sentence.

Did you know that tornadoes can happen anywhere in the United States? These violent storms have formed in every state in the country, but they are most common in Texas, where an average of 120 twisters strike every year.

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•Author’s Purpose
–Main reason for writing
•To Inform
–The author’s purpose is to
provide information or facts

•To Persuade/Argue
–The author’s purpose is to
convince the reader to accept
an opinion or idea.

•To Entertain
–The author’s purpose is to
amuse or entertain a reader

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•Audience
–An author’s intended
readers

•Author’s Message
–The central idea of the
text

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Categorize

Options (5)

Persuade

Inform

Entertain

Readers

central idea

Organize these options into the right categories

Author's purpose

Author's Audience

Author's Message

Argumentative Writing

Multiple Choice

Making a claim and supporting it using logic is _______________.

• persuasion

• argument

• claim

• evidence

Multiple Choice

What is evidence?

• The opposing viewpoint

• The writer's position that they are trying to prove

• Facts and statistics to support ideas

• Connects evidence to the claim

Multiple Choice

True or False: An opinion is a strong piece of evidence to support a claim.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The argumentative essay is a genre of writing that requires you to:

• investigate a topic.

• challenge a position on a topic

• dismiss evidence.

• all of the above.

Multiple Choice

The main differences between persuasive and argumentative writing is that

• persuasive writing makes claims based on factual evidence and argumentative does not. 

• persuasive writing is logic based, argumentative writing is not.

• 
  argumentative writing is based on emotions and persuasive writing is not.

• 
  argumentative writing makes claims based on facts and persuasive writing is based on opinion.

Multiple Choice

Examples, facts, and expert quotes that support the reason is the...

• reason

• counterclaim

• claim

• evidence

Multiple Choice

What is a claim?

• The opposing viewpoint

• The writer’s position that they are trying to prove

• Facts and statistics to support ideas

• Connects evidence to the claim

Multiple Choice

To support a claim, you should have one or more of these, which tell why.

• reason

• statistic

• counterclaim

• counterargument

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of a hook in an argumentative essay?

• To persuade the reader of your argument

• To educate the reader about your thesis statement

• To grab the attention of your reader

• To distract the reader from your stand

Multiple Choice

Every argument begins with one of these.

• claim

• evidence

• reason

• explanation

Multiple Select

I will have SUCCESS, The Washington Way!

• Absolutely!

• Of Course

• Everyday, All day!

• I guess so