Access English mid-term

What is the purpose of a persuasive essay?

• To explain

• To convince

What is a 3.5 essay?

• An essay worth 35% of your grade

• An essay with 35 sentences

• An essay with 3 main points but 5 paragraphs all together

What is the purpose of a descriptive essay?

• To explain

• To convince

• To describe

What is fact?

• An unchanging opinion

• An unchanging piece of information or an event

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What is an opinion?

• Someone’s belief

• An unchanging opinion

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What is the first paragraph of an essay called?

• Main point

• Introduction

• Conclusion

What is the last paragraph of an essay called?

• Main point

• introduction

• conclusion

At the beginning of each paragraph you should?

• Indent

• Start writing at the left line

• Start writing at the right line

• Start writing in the center

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.3.3

What is the point of an Outline?

• To write notes

• To plan your writing

• To doodle on

• To write your personal thoughts

Tags

CCSS.RF.2.3B

CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.2.3F

CCSS.RF.2.4B

In the introduction of an essay, you should include…

• The ending of the essay

• Your opinion

• The title of your essay