Language Chp.1-2 Review

Closes and sums up an essay; the final paragraph

• introduction

• body

• conclusion

• summary

Tells how two things are alike

• comparison

• contrast

• summary

• conclusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Tells how two things are different

• comparison

• contrast

• thesaurus

• conclusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

The sentence that tells the main idea of a paragraph

• topic sentence

• transition sentence

• body sentence

• final sentence

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

Paragraph in an essay that leads into the main part or body paragraphs

• conclusion

• summary

• introduction

• topic sentence

Which sentence uses the best descriptive words:

• Christmas is fun.

• The lights on the Christmas tree blinked brightly reflecting intricate designs on the walls.

• Christmas is my favorite holiday.

• The ornaments that decorated the tree were colorful.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

How many paragraphs are in a compare-contrast essay?

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Before writing a compare and contrast essay you could do all of the following:

• Create a list in a T-chart

• Use a Venn diagram

• pick two topics to compare

• complete a rough draft

To find better descriptive words you could use a:

• dictionary

• thesaurus

• online encyclopedia

• textbook

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Some comparing words to use in your comparison paragrapgh would include:

• also

• in the same way

• however

• on the other hand

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3