Unpacking the Prompt
An explanatory or argumentative essay is based on this.
What is facts, such as evidence from the text?
It's the punctuation you use when there is a pause in a sentence or writing a list of items.
What is a comma?
This is the main idea statement that must be part of each body paragraph.
What is topic sentence?
The last sentence in the introduction.
What is the thesis or claim?
This is done first when completing evidence based writing.
What is unpack the prompt?
A thesis statement for this prompt.
Write an essay in which you take a position on whether or not naps are generally good for people. Use the information presented in the passages to support your argument. Make sure to include information from all the passages in your essay.
What is.....
Naps are generally good for people.
Naps help people _____,______,_____.
Naps are not helpful to people and can cause ___,____,____.
These should always be put around the words you copied directly from the text.
What are quotation marks?
It's what you do when you copy from the text to support your claim.
What is citing text evidence?
This is a theme.
What is a moral or life lesson?
The main idea of an informational essay.
What is a thesis?
A thesis for the writing prompt.
Write an argumentative essay on whether you support extended school hours for your school. Use information from the passages to support your argument.
What is......
School hours should not be extended for our school.
School hours should be extended for our school.
School hours should not be extended to support ____,____,_____.
This is sufficient to include if you run out of time to completely finish your conclusion.
What is rephrase your thesis/claim?
Changing the words in the text to make the sentence your own.
What is paraphrasing/restating?
This should be the majority of your essay. It is your explanation of the evidence.
What is elaboration?
This is elaboration.
What is explaining the meaning of the evidence and why it matters? What is tying your evidence to your thesis/claim?
A thesis statement for this prompt.
Write an informative essay that explains the benefits of young people using social media. Include specific details from the sources you read. Be sure to include information from multiple texts.
What is....
There are a variety of benefits for young people using social media.
Social media is beneficial to the youth population.
Social media helps young people ___,___,___.
The error in this sentence: Charlie has to buy, flashlight batteries, butter cookies, and ice cream.
What is the comma after the word "buy" should be removed.
Sentences that have words copied from the text should always start with these words.
What is 'According to the text' or 'The author states' or
What is evidence stem?
The minimum pieces of evidence needed in a paragraph.
What is 2 pieces of evidence?
This is evidence.
What is a sentence/phrase/statistic from the text that supports your thesis/claim?
A thesis statement for this prompt:
In the short story, “Thank You, Ma’m,” Langston Hughes creates two memorable characters whose chance encounter causes a change in both characters.
In a multi-paragraph response-to-literature essay, analyze what the text reveals about how Roger’s actions over the course of the story change.
What is.... EXAMPLE
Roger’s actions show that his character changes from _adjective 1_ at the beginning of the story to __adjective 2_ by the end of the story.
This should never be included in the conclusion paragraph of an essay.
What is evidence?
This is elaboration.
What is explaining the meaning and why the evidence matters? What is how the evidence ties to the thesis or claim?
This is 2 examples of evidence stems.
What is : (EXAMPLES)
According to the author.....
The data table indicates......
The author explained.....
This is 2 examples of elaboration stems.
What is: EXAMPLES
This shows...
The data clearly explains.....
The information indicates ....