On what seven categories will your essay be assessed per the rubric?
1- Introduction, 2- Body paragraphs, 3- Conclusion, 4- Works Cited page, 5- Organization/format, 6- Citation, 7- Mechanics (grammar/spelling/etc.)
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What does it mean to include a cited detail?
Information from the text where you put the author's last name (or article title) and page number (if from a book)
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What does it mean to include a cited detail?
Information from the text where you put the author's last name (or article title) and page number (if from a book)
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What are at least two examples of things you can use for background information in your introduction?
Information about the author(s), Summarize the text, Author's reason for writing
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What are the six components of your body paragraphs?
Topic sentence, Cited detail, Explanation, Cited detail, Explanation, Final sentence
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What are the three components of an introduction?
1- Hook 2- Background information 3- Thesis
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How many paragraphs should your essay be?
Four
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What is a theme?
A message/lesson
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The following is a cited piece of dialogue from a novel. Is it cited correctly? " 'It's quite a city,' Dad says" (Schwab 271).
Yes
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The following is a cited piece of dialogue from a novel. Is it cited correctly? "You know the only thing worse than a haunted place?" says Jacob (Schwab 279).
No
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You should put _________________ around Quotations.
Quotation marks
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What is the first sentence of each body paragraph called?
Topic Sentence
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What two literary devices are you analyzing in your essay?
Setting, Conflict, Characterization, Figurative language, Word choice, etc.
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How many cited quotes do you need in each body paragraph?
Two
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What are three types of hooks?
Setting the scene, Interesting fact, Attention getting quote, Relevant question, Description, A relevant story, A smile/metaphor