facetious

Facetious (adj)

a remark or behavior, that is meant to be humorous or funny but is sometimes instead annoying, silly, or improper.

What do you notice about the spelling of "facetious"?

Hint: look at the vowels

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CCSS.L.3.2F

Put the steps of the writing process in order.

• draft

• revise

• publish

• prewrite/brainstorm

• edit

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

The writing process is recursive, which means...

• Writing only occurs in a straight line from beginning to end without revisiting earlier sections.

• Writers complete their work in one sitting without any revisions or feedback.

• The writing process is only about brainstorming and does not involve drafting or revising.

• Writers create a draft, then revise it multiple times, often going back to earlier stages to improve their work.

The parts of an argument essay include the following:

Select all that apply

• a claim (thesis)

• a personal story

• reasons to support the claim

• textual evidence to support the reasons

• a conclusion

Match the following

• restate thesis, summarize, memorable end

• Introduction Paragraph

• textual evidence, your own thoughts

• Body Paragraphs

• hook, introduction of topic, thesis

• Analyze

• topic sentence, reason, evidence, cite

• Cite

• direct quotes, paraphrases, summaries

• Conclusion

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Your claim (thesis) should be which of the following?

Select all that apply

• written in 1st person

• arguable

• general

• specific

• an outline of your main reasons

You should try to finalize your thesis statement before you draft your essay.

• True

• False

In Act I, scene ii. lines 1-3 of The Tempest, Miranda pleads with her father to stop the storm.

Write a sentence integrating and citing this evidence from the play.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

When citing a long verse quotation, you should use​ (a)   A long verse is considered ​ (b)   You should not use​ (c)   in block quotations.

• block quotations
• 4 or more lines
• quotation marks
• 3 or more lines
• regular formatting
• citations

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

When citing dialogue from a play in your essay using MLA format, which of the following is correct?

• "To be, or not to be, that is the question." (Shakespeare, Hamlet)

• In Hamlet, Act I, Scene ii, Hamlet states, "To be, or not to be, that is the question."

• Hamlet says: "To be, or not to be, that is the question." (Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 2)

• Hamlet states, "To be, or not to be, that is the question" (Shakespeare I.ii.25).

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3