Unit 5 Pre- Essay Review

The theme of the story is the

• main character

• message about life that the author expresses.

• sequence of events.

• short summary of what the story is about.

• Like Disney Land?

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CCSS.RL.6.2

What is a main idea?

• main character.

• message about life that the author expresses.

• sequence of events.

• what the story is mostly about.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

Which of the following could be the theme of a story?

• a fear of heights

• "I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too."

• On a dark and stormy night Ms. Applegate's 3rd period trapped a leprechaun

• In the battle of good vs evil, good will always win

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which of the following could be a theme of a story?

• Telling the truth may cause pain, but in the end, it's better than lying.

• a 35-year-old woman named Essie and her brother

• Essie lied to her brother about her identity for two years, but she finally decided to tell him the truth.

• a small apartment in Marfa, Texas

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

The purpose of an argumentative essay is to...

• entertain your reader
• convince the reader you're view is correct.
• give directions
• explain how to perform an action.

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CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

Television commercials are a form of argumentative/ persuasive writing.

• True

• False

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CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

A writer who uses persuasion attempts to:

• teach you how to make or do something
• influence you to do or believe something
• inform you about historic or current events
• tell a story

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CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.8

What is a claim?

• Your answer to the essay question that you are trying to prove

• a sentence that grabs your reader's attention

• the analysis explaining the meaning of evidence

• quotations from a source

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CCSS.W.6.1A

The first body paragraph of an argumentative essay needs to include:

• Hook, background information, and your claim (thesis)

• reasons and facts

• a knock knock joke

• A conclusion where you repeat your claim again

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CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

CCSS.W.6.2B

The body paragraphs of your essay should include: (more than 1 correct answer here :) )

• reasons and examples to support your claim

• at least four sentences

• A hook

• A conclusion where you restate your claim

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CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

CCSS.W.6.2B