Tone: Formal = educated, sophisticated language used for an educated unacquainted audience (business letters, essays, etc.)Conversational = language used with friends or for comedic effect (informal letters, texting, editorials, works of fiction, etc.)

Thesis statement = a statement that expresses the intent of the essay, often introduces supportsOrganizational patterns: the layout of a text

Compare/contrast: emphasizes similarities and differencesChronological: presents information in the order of eventscause/effect: advocates action(s) to solve problem(s)Sequential: presents a step-process to reach resultsadvantages/disadvantages: presents pro’s and con’s

Transitions meanings:Furthermore = in addition; besidesLikewise = in the same way; alsoHowever = different from or contrasts the previous statementTherefore = for that reason; consequentlyThat is to say = in other words; to put it another wayAlthough = in spite of the fact; eventhoughNever the less = in spite of that; all the same

Write a sentence using “but” as a coordinating conjunction: My dogs get along most of the time, but they have their moments.Write a sentence using “yet” as a coordinating conjunction: Jett is my oldest dog, yet she occasionally acts like a jealous child.Write a sentence using “and” as a coordinating conjunction: Dudley loves to play, and Jett loves to be lazy.Write a sentence using “or” as a coordinating conjunction: I could take both of my dogs for a hike, or we could swim in Lake Lanier.

Sentence types:

Interrogative = a questionExclamatory = a sentence that reflects excitement or extreme emotionDeclarative = makes a statementImperative = commandsInfer = use context clues to figure out an answerImply = use clues, not literal answers, to convey a convey a meaningRewrite the following titles correctly:the crucible The Crucible The Cruciblethe great gasby The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsbythe story of an hour “The Story of an Hour”the raven “The Raven”

Primary source = original source (eye witness; someone who experienced wrote actual text)Example: Frederick Douglass Narrative of a Slave, Interview with a 911 survivor from the World Trade CentersSecondary source = second had sourceExample: encyclopedias, history books, reliable sources

Match time period with author & works:a. Native American G______1. Fitzgerald, Faulkner, O’Conner b. Puritanism D______2. Poe, Hawthorne, Irvingc. Federalism/Colonialism B______3. Bradstreet, Edwardsd. Romanticism F______4. Twain, Chopin, Londone. Transcendentalism E______5. Emerson, Thoreauf. Realism G______6. The Great Gatsby, “A Good Man is Hard to Find”, “A Rose for Emily”g. Modernism C______7. Poor Richard’s Almanack, “Speech to the Virginia Convention”, “Declaration of

Independence”A______8. “World on Turtle’s Back”