The Road Not Taken

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peetasbaking: Some of you have been asking…so here it is.. My...

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Some of you have been asking…so here it is.. My Hunger Games Collection;

Mellark Bakery book bag

Peeta Mellark Blanket

Hunger Games book

Caching Fire book

Mockingjay book

US Weekly Magazine Hunger Games Edition

The Hunger Games Soundtrack

Mockingjay Pin

Peeta Mellark Shirt

Tribute Guide

District 12 shirt

Hunger Games arena shirt

Two Hunger Games advanced screening tickets(courtesy of Tumblr)

“The World of The Hunger Games”book

The Hunger Games movie cup

Mellark Bakery hoodie

Peeta Mellark cardboard cutout

3 Hunger Games magnets

Hunger Games inspired handmade necklace

Hunger Games inspired hair bow

Hunger Games inspired arrow headband

Mellark Bakery glass

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Persuasive Essay

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What is a persuasive essay? Put simply, a persuasive essay is a short commentary designed to persuade your audience. It is an article traditionally five paragraphs long that communicates yourposition in a persuasive manner.

Vocabulary

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vo·cab·u·lar·y (v-kby-lr)

n. pl. vo·cab·u·lar·ies

1. All the words of a language.

2. The sum of words used by, understood by, or at the command of a particular person or group.

3. A list of words and often phrases, usually arranged alphabetically and defined or translated; a lexicon or glossary

Punctuation

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the practice or system of using certain conventional marksor characters in writing or printing in order to separateelements and make the meaning clear, as in ending asentence or separating clauses.

DEAD WORDS

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Dead Words

Some words in the English language tend to be overused and therefore lose their power. These are called Dead Words. Below is a list of dead words and more interesting alternatives that should be used in their place when you are writing.

Also: too, moreover, besides, as well as, in addition to

Awesome, Cool, Rad: fine wonderful, marvelous, great, fantastic

Scared: afraid, fearful, terrified, frightened

Very: extremely, exceedingly, fantastically, unusually, incredibly, intensely, truly, fully, especially, shockingly, bitterly, immeasurably

Like: such as, similar to, similarly

Kid: child, boy, girl, youngster, youth

Mad: angry, frustrated, furious, incensed, enraged

Got, Get: received, obtained, attained, succeed in

Then: first, second, next, later, finally, afterward, meanwhile, soon

Nice: pleasant, charming, fascinating, captivating, delightful, pleasurable, pleasing

Lots: Numerous, heaps, many, scores, innumerable

So: thus, accordingly, therefore

Fun: pleasant, pleasurable, amusing, entertaining, jolly

Good: excellent, exceptional, fine, marvelous, splendid, superb, wonderful

Argument Essay's

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What is a Argument Essay:

To give information but also present an argument with the PROS (supporting ideas) and CONS (opposing ideas) of an issue.

Tips for writing a Argument Essay:

Avoid emotional language
Know the difference between a logical conclusion and an emotional point of view
Don’t make up evidence
Cite your sources
Make an outline
Be prepared to defend your side by knowing the strongest arguments for the other side.

Informative Essay's

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What is a Informative Essay?

The goal of an informative essay is not to present your opinion, but to inform or educate the audience on your topic.

Outline for Informative Essay:

Introduction:

Introduce your topic
Thesis statement
Add any back round knowledge

Body Paragraph 1, 2 and 3:

Answer the question with 3 or more details
Higher level vocabulary
Correct grammar, punctuation and spelling
only include details that are relevant

Conclusion:

Re-state thesis statement
Tie together the theme of the essay
Answer any final thoughts

THESIS

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A thesis statement explains in one sentence what your essay or story is going to be about.

An example of a thesis statement would be..

When the Civil War started in 1861 it changed America from a newly freed country into a developing nation!

As you can see, this sentence is telling you that the essay is going to be about the Civil War in 1861.

Outline for Essay

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Outline for Essay’s:

Engaging Introduction
Descriptive dialogue
A interesting thesis statement
relevant details
Plot diagram (Exposition, Rising Action,Climax, Falling Action and Resolution)
higher level vocabulary
character development using dialogue
grammar, punctuation and spelling
SHOW don’t tell

TRANSITIONAL WORDS

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Transitional words and phrases can create links between two ideas in your paper and help the reader understand your topic. Transitional words allow the reader to flow more smoothly from one point to the next.

Transitional Words:

consequently
clearly, then
furthermore
additionally
and
in addition
moreover
because
besides that
also

NOUNS/VERBS/ADJ.

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Nouns:

There are 4 different types of nouns.

A Common noun which is the name of things in general, such as cat or dog.
A proper noun is the name of a particular person, place or thing, such as Katie or Canada. (All proper nouns start with a capital letter.)
A collective noun is the name given to a group of things, for example a flock of birds or a herd of cows.
An abstract noun is something you can’t see, hear, touch or taste. These can be emotions like happiness or grief or states like peace and quiet.

Verbs:

Their are 3 different types of Verbs.

An Action verb is a word that express action, such as walk or a possession verb, like to have or to own.
A linking verb connects the subject of a sentence to a noun or adjective that renames or describes it. An example of a linking verb is, Eli became a business major, The verb, became links the subject, Eli to its complement, a business major.
Helping verbs are used before action or linking verbs to convey additional information regarding aspects of possibility like can and could or time like has and did. An example of a helping verb is, K.C is (helping verb) going (main verb) to Virgina.

Adjectives:

There are 3 types of adj.

A descriptive adj. adds detail or description to the noun. An example of a descriptive adj. is, “Wow, this is a exciting and fun game!”
A limiting adj. specifies or limit’s the noun, For example, Did Cristine see this (adj.) article (noun) that appeared in the paper today?
A predicate adj. is a special type of adjective that follows a linking verb and modifies (directly refers to) the subject of the sentence. For example, Ray does not seem scared of them. DOES SEEM is a linking verb connecting the subject Ray with its descriptor of equal weight SCARED.