Unpacking
Name the three methods for unpacking a prompt
EAT
PACK
DO/WHAT
Using your own words is called
Paraphrasing
What color is a claim?
Green
The seventh grade word for beginning is ...
Introduction
Identify the thesis in the paragraph below.
Imagine eating so much you cannot keep your eyes open. The only thing you can do is sit on the couch and rub your belly. If you have ever experienced this, that is not good. Not only is eating too much bad for you, but eating too much of the wrong foods is equally unhealth. We should pick healthy food in order to stay fit and live longer.
We should pick healthy food in order to stay fit and live longer.
PURPOSE
AUDIENCE
CONTENT
KNOWLEDGE
True or False If your version is shorter than the original version, you have paraphrased.
Where should claims go?
At the beginning of your body (middle) and at the end of your body paragraph (middle).
Another word for ending is
Conclusion
Identify the hook in the paragraph below.
Imagine eating so much you cannot keep your eyes open. The only thing you can do is sit on the couch and rub your belly. If you have ever experienced this, that is not good. Not only is eating too much bad for you, but eating too much of the wrong foods is equally unhealth. We should pick healthy food in order to stay fit and live longer.
Imagine eating so much you cannot keep your eyes open. The only thing you can do is sit on the couch and rub your belly.
Unpack with EAT
Write an essay in which you argue which is worse---losing a finger or losing a toe. Be sure to use evidence from the text to support your position.
E
(A)
T: Whether losing a toe or finger is worse?
True or False: Paraphrasing is using different words as well as changing the structure of the sentence.
True
Identify the closing sentence in this mini-paragraph.
Airplanes should not have dress codes. To have a dress code is to violate their civil liberty (Source1). If a dress code is enforced soon other violations of freedom will be imminent. Where would the line be? People should be able to dress how they want on their flight.
People should be able to dress how they want on their flight.
Hook, Bridge, and Thesis go in to this paragraph.
What is an introduction?
Identify the opposing view in the conclusion below.
In short, sending robots to space is better than sending people. It is a way to dangerous and economically crippling to use humans for space exploration. Although some think humans should go to space, it is just not worth the risk. Robots are the best way to explore the unknown.
Although some think humans should go to space, it is just not worth the risk.
Unpack with Do/What
Write a paragraph in which you argue which is scarier-- a nine-headed hydra or a one-eyed cyclops. Be sure to support your claim with evidence from the text.
Do/What
write/paragraph
argue/which is scarier hydra or cyclops
support/claim
Read this sentence: John Lewis did not believe in violent protests.
Which is paraphrased correctly?
A. John Lewis did not like violent protests.
B. John Lewis supported peaceful demonstrations.
B. John Lewis supported peaceful demonstrations.
Identify the claim in this mini-paragraph.
Airplanes should not have dress codes. To have a dress code is to violate their civil liberty (Source1). If a dress code is enforced soon other violations of freedom will be imminent. Where would the line be? People should be able to dress how they want on their flight.
Airplanes should not have dress codes.
The three components of an EXPLANATORY conclusion (ending) are
Paraphrased thesis/claim
Overviewed reasons
Point!
Identify the reasons in the conclusion below.
In short, sending robots to space is better than sending people. It is a way to dangerous and economically crippling to use humans for space exploration. Although some think humans should go to space, it is just not worth the risk. Robots are the best way to explore the unknown.
Dangerous
Economically Crippling
Halloween is a week away. The question has been asked should kids be allowed to go to Halloween Horror Nights. Write an article in which you explain how Halloween Horror Nights affect kids. Be sure to support your response with evidence from the text.
P- EXPLAIN
A-PARENTS
C-Effects of Halloween Horror Nights on kids
K- Kids have nightmares, night sweats and night terrors over monsters.
Paraphrase the following statements.
The strongest animals for their size are insects. Some insects have been tested for their lifting ability. An ant can pick up a stone more than 50 times its own weight. When placed in little harnesses with a weight attached" beetles can lift 850 times their own weight. By comparison, a 200-pound man that strong could lift 82 tons. An elephant could lift a navy destroyer.
(Answers Vary)
Identify the commentary in this mini-paragraph.
Airplanes should not have dress codes. To have a dress code is to violate their civil liberty (Source1). If a dress code is enforced soon other violations of freedom will be imminent. Where would the line be? People should be able to dress how they want on their flight.
If a dress code is enforced soon other violations of freedom will be imminent. Where would the line be?
The four components of an ARGUMENTATIVE conclusion (ending) are...
Paraphrased claim
Overviewed reasons
Opposing view
Point
Look at the point in the paragraph below. Is it a universal ending or a demand.
In short, sending robots to space is better than sending people. It is a way to dangerous and economically crippling to use humans for space exploration. Although some think humans should go to space, it is just not worth the risk. Robots are the best way to explore the unknown.
Demand