What purpose does a thesis serve?

• gives examples from the text

• is a "road map" to the rest of the essay; tells the reader what to expect

• gains the reader's attention with a question, statistic, or anecdote

• cites the sources

If you are asked to choose a side and you have no opinion on the topic, you should

• Choose a side and pretend to support it. You are being scored on writing skills, not your opinions.

• Sleep.

• Cry.

• Just not write the essay. Writing sucks!

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CCSS.L.3.1G

True or False: In an argumentative essay, it's fine to agree with both sides

• true: that's the way life is, right?

• false: choose a side you can support

Consider this scenario: You get the argumentative prompt and can't decide which side to take. What should you do?

• Just pick one. Really, who cares?

• Pick the one that seems easiest to support with the articles.

• Eenie meenie minie moe

• Write about something entirely off-topic. Who cares about Mrs. Hogan's psychological well-being?

tone

• an author's attitude

• the reader's attitude

• an author's purpose

• the reader's purpose

True or false: When you use information from the text, you must use a direct quote and quotation marks

• TRUE

• FALSE

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

TRUE OR FALSE: Paraphrasing means putting something that someone else said into your own words

• TRUE

• FALSE

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

semi-colon

• can often be used instead of a period

• stronger than a period, more like an exclamation point

• stronger than a comma but not quite as dividing as a period

• the same as a comma, they are interchangeable

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

protagonist

• the main character who moves the plot

• the narrator

• the character acting in opposition

• the hero

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CCSS.L.3.1A

antagonist

• the bad guy

• the opposite of the protagonist

• character or force acting against the protagonist

• the hero

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CCSS.L.3.1A