Informational essay review

This means using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance.

• Thesis statement

• Parallel Structure

• Concrete detail

• Repetition

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following phrases is an example of parallel structure?

• dancing, singing, and painting.

• Dancing, to sing, to paint.

• To paint, dance, and to sing.

• Singing, dancing, and paint.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Which of the following thesis statements uses correct parallel structure?

• The teacher said that he was a poor student because he waited until the last minute to study for the exam, completed his lab problems in a careless manner, and motivation was low.

• The teacher said that he was a poor student because he was waiting until the last minute to study for the exam, completed his lab problems in a careless manner, and lacked motivation.

• The teacher said that he was a poor student because he waited until the last minute to study for the exam, completed his lab problems in a careless manner, and lacked motivation.

• The teacher said that he was a poor student because he decided to wait until the last minute to study for the exam, completed his lab problems in a careless manner, and lacked motivation.

Which of the following is an effective thesis statement?

• Reading develops a new perspective on the world and helps children learn new words.

• Reading develops a child's mind by fostering comprehension skills, increasing vocabulary, and exposing them to new worlds they might not otherwise encounter.

• Reading is cool and should be something that everyone does.

• Reading develops a child's mind by fostering comprehension skills, increasing vocabulary, and exposes them to new worlds.

Which of the following is not an interesting hook?

• Andecdote

• Statistic/fact

• Rhetorical question

• An equation

Choose the best CD sentence.

• Right before a dangerous scene, Gi Hun reminds one of the players that “you don’t trust people because you can. You do it because you don’t have anyone else” (Squid Game 4).

• Right before a dangerous scene, Gi Hun reminds one of the players, “you don’t trust people because you can. You do it because you don’t have anyone else,” (Squid Game 4).

• .

• .

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In an episode of Outer Banks, John B. suggests that their, “mission is to have a good time, all the time” (Outer Banks 1). What needs to be removed from the sentence?

• the italics on Outer Banks

• the period after B

• the s at the end of suggests

• the comma after their

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Choose the best concrete detail.

• According to the narrator, shenanigan means lies for no reason, "like pranks (which are lies-for-no-reason)."

• According to the narrator, shenanigans are “like pranks (which are lies-for-no-reason)" (Novak 2).

• According to the narrator, shenanigans are: “like pranks (which are lies-for-no-reason)" (Novak 2).

• According to the narrator, shenanigans are that, “like pranks (which are lies-for-no-reason)" (Novak 2).

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2