Essays

Fragment – incomplete sentence pieces that are not connected to or do not form an independent clause Because he was hungry. [WRONG] Because he was hungry, Thorfinn had to stop training. [RIGHT] Misplaced/Dangling Modifiers – modifiers are words, phrases, or clauses that add description; a misplaced modifier describes the wrong part of a sentence and a

dangling modifier is missing the part it’s supposed to modify

At the raid, the vikings rode on land the boat. [WRONG] At the raid, the vikings rode the boat on land. [RIGHT]

Double Negative – combining two or more negative words in a sentence in a way that is supposed to produce a positive force Askeladd knew that it wouldn ’t do them no good to fight Thors. [WRONG] Askeladd knew that it would not do them any good to fight Thors. [RIGHT]

ESSAYS

Essays – Is a piece of writing that usually focuses on one topic.

Types – Explain each type of essay and state its purpose Persuasive (Argumentative) - Is supposed to convince the reader to do ar not to do something. Expository (Informative) - Explains things in detail to make it easier for the reader to understand. Definition or Description - Explains different perspectives, ideas and describes something to the reader so they can use their senses to feel what they are reading. Process (How-to) - Explains how something works or how to do something.

Compare and Contrast - Examines similarities and differences between two things or topics. Cause and Effect - Shows the causes of things to the reader and justifies their effects. Analytical/Critical - Analyzes a piece of literature from different viewpoints and evaluates the literary piece on their strong points and weak points Evaluative - Analyzes the text. Interpretive - Compares the text. Narrative (Tells a story) - A story that is written in essay format. Personal Statement/Anecdote - Explains a story and gives opinions. Research - Revolves around a research question that is supposed to answer a specific question. Timed - An essay that is written under a certain amount of time. Document Based Question (DBQ) - An essay written after using documents to provide information. Synthesis - Gathers information from a variety of sources to create a new idea.