English III #6

Where did the Oregon trail begin?

Independence, Missouri

Whose mission station did the Oregon Trail pass?

Dr. Marcus Whitman

Who wrote The Oregon Trail?

Francis Parkman

What was an obstacle for [writer of The Oregon Trail]?

poor health

What three reasons did he(writer of The Oregon Trail) give for why people go West?

hope of a better life, escaping laws of society, or restlessness

ponderous

very heavy

fastidious

hard to please

repugnance

strong dislike 

languor

the lack of activity

intrepid

courageous

petulant

irritable

stamp

kind or type

impetuous

hasty

who was Quincy Adams Shaw? (in The Oregon Trail)

Francis Parkman’s relative

where did Francis Parkman and [his companion] start their trip? (in The Oregon Trail)

St. Louis

what roamed the prairie? (in The Oregon Trail)

buffalo

what was a hunter’s paradise? (in The Oregon Trail)

the Black Hills

What did Francis Parkman have to give up to get his rifle back?

a spur

after being in the mountains and traveling with the Indians, what seemed like the center of comfort and civilization?

Fort Laramie

spatial order

the way one’s eyes move

descriptive paragraph

1. develop by using sensory details

2. place the supportive sentences in spatial order

narrative paragraph

1. develop by using facts or examples and sensory details

2. place the supportive sentences in chronological order

expository paragraph

1. develop facts, examples, or steps

2. place facts and examples in order of importance

3. place steps in chronological order

persuasive paragraph

1. develop by using facts or reasons

2. place supportive sentences in order of importance

3. end with a summary or clincher sentence

6 steps of planning an essay

1. choose a subject area

2. narrow your topic

3. write your thesis statement

4. formulate an outline

5. do research on your topic

6. arrange your note cards in order accord to your outline

when choosing an essay topic, pick a subject that:

1. interests you

2. will interest your readers

3. you know alot about

4. you can find research material for

in writing an outline, consider whether the topic falls into natural ______

divisions

When you do research for you topic, keep _____ and _____

source cards and note cards

start your essay with a:

question, quotation, definition, or outstanding fact