Final Study Guide Flashcards
What are the 4 things you must have in an Introduction?
Hook, Background Info, Thesis, and 3 Main points
What are the 3 things you must have in a conclusion?
Restate the Thesis, Summarize 3 main points, and call to action
What are the 4 hook options?
Rhetorical question, quote, statistic, and startling fact
What is the definition of a Thesis statement?
Subject/Topic + a claim/opinion
What are the 5 kinds of dress-ups?
Adjective Clause, Adverb Clause, Upgraded Vocab, Strong Verbs, and additional adjectives and adverbs
What Pronouns are BAD for formal essays?
1st and 2nd
What Pronouns are GOOD for formal essays?
3rd
Can you use informal language in an essay?
No
What are the 3 purposes of Greek Myths?
Explain something in nature, entertainment, teach a lesson
Who was Telemachus?
Odysseus’s son
Who was Circe?
Turned Odysseus’s crew into pigs, loved Odysseus
Who was the Cyclops?
One eye, dumb, live by themselves
Who was Poseidon?
god of the Sea, Cyclops prayed to him
Who is Scylla?
Has a bunch of heads, Odysseus sailed toward her
Who is Zeus?
Main god, lightning