essays

Question 1

How do you use present tense?

Answer 1

when using examples form the text use present tense verbs so referring to it as if it’s happening now.

Question 2

what is in indirect and direct comparison?

Answer 2

Indirect comparison is subject-by-subject, so doing a paragraph on one person stating points, and then another paragraph of another person stating points. direct comparison is point-by-point, so having a paragraph comparing one point using both subjects and then doing another paragraph comparing a different pint using both subjects.

Question 3

How to make a claim?

Answer 3

need to prove claim by offering a quote or paraphrasing from the text as evidence. claim-> evidence-> explanation. only give short quotes that serve as a reminder for evidence.

Question 4

How to make a good argument using thesis statements?

Answer 4

thesis statement is a summary of claims that will be made in the argument. so you state claim and then state the reasons/evidence for why you think this. so directly answering the question. A narrow thesis statement lists the main claims (ie 3 ways the character transforms). lists title and author of work. thesis needs to be debatable and your trying to persuade someone with your evidence to agree with you.

Question 5

What is parallelism?

Answer 5

using similar words, structure, pattern when listing similar elements in a sentence. so keeping consistency with use of verbs, nouns, etc.