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narrative story non-fiction true; factual dialogue conversation between two or more people in writing the four stages of the writing process prewrite, draft, revise and edit, publish rubric a tool students and teachers use for evaluation description writing that is descriptive, has no action persuasion writing that intends to persuasive or get others to take a certain action exposition/informative writing that seeks to inform or explain hook opening lines of an essay intended to get the readers attention counter- argument when the writer acknowledges that there are some people who may hold a different opinion than the writer evidence what the writer uses to convince the reader of his opinion anecdotal evidence evidence based on personal experience or what the writer knows opinion statement/ thesis the main idea of an essay, stated in one sentence hook- supplying background info. giving the reader the information they may need about your topic so they can appreciate your opinion hook- telling an anecdote telling an interesting short story that gets the reader involved in the essay topic hook- strong statement begin by making a statement with strong wording to get yor readers interest hook- question begin by asking a question to gain your readers interest hook- notable quotation begin by using a quote that applies to your topic and that most people would recognize hook- exaggerated or outrageous statement begin with a statement that is believable, yet exaggerated for emphasis to lure your reader in hook- unusual detail begin by writing something unusual or with something the reader may not think of right away about your topic hook- facts/ statistic begin with an interesting fact or statistic about your topic. comma rules: this sentence uses which comma rule?: The young, adventurous lady took an immediate liking to investigative reporting. comma separating two adjectives Comma rule: In Ms. Baker's class we write, study, read, and do group work. commas in a series comma rule: Ms. Baker, our teacher, told us about the finals schedule. commas to set off an appositive comma rule: Ms. Baker, who is beautiful, is also a good teacher. commas to set off an interrupter comma rule- To get to first hour; first, you go through security;second, you go to your locker; and third, you get your materials for class. commas after first, second, and so on comma rule: Oh, I wouldn't try that if I were you. commas after introductory words or mild interjections comma rule: Until you have mastered it, I wouldn't jump off the high dive. Commas after introductory phrase or clause comma rule: If you want, Sean, I can help you with your homework. Commas to set off nouns of direct address comma rule: Ms. Baker said, "be sure to check engrade for your final exam grades." commas with quotations comma rule: I would have studied, but the internet wasn't working at my house. commas to separate independent clauses joined by coordinating conjunction comma rule: According to the ancient Mayans the calendar will end on Dec. 21, 2012. commas in letters, dates, places and names semicolon rule: I tried to study over the weekend; the internet was down. semicolon in place of coordinating conjunctions semicolon rule: I didn't study; consequently, I failed the final exam. semicolons before conjunctive adverbs semicolon rule: The first part of finals will be on Thursday; the second on Friday; grades are due on Monday. semicolons to separate parts of a series colon rule: I need : a binder, divider tabs, looseleaf paper, and two notebooks. use a colon to introduce a list of items colon rule: Shakespeare wrote: All the world is a stage and all the people merely players.... colon to introduce a long quotation hyphen rule: I needed to learn when to break words at their syll- able breaks. hyphens when a words must be carried over from one line to the next hyphen rule: To graduate form high school, I must pass twenty-four classes. hyphens in comopound numbers twenty- one to ninety-nine hyphen rule: Approximately one-fourth of all freshman will not graduate according to statistics. using hyphens when wrting out fractions hyphen rule: My great-grandfather was the first person to drive a car across the Ambassador Bridge when it first opened. hyphens in compound nouns dialogue rule #1- How are quotation marks used? use quoations to indicate when someone is speaking dialogue rule #2- What do you do to show that the speaker has changed? indent and begin a new line type of writing-what type of book would a history of the Civil War be? expository/ informative type of writing- a letter to a congressperson to not vote yes for a new law persuasive type of writing- a new novel by Stephanie Meyer narrative type of writing- a book of Hawaii's best garden photographs descriptive non-fiction example any writing that is factual, an autobiography or biography. Books about historical, politcial, or scientific topics as well as many others. Can you think of an example? interior monologue the thoughts in a characters head that are not said out loud call to action the behavior you want the reader to do after reading your persuasive essay to help you study for the final