Planning
PAT the prompt.
What should you do BEFORE you begin reading?
After you have PATed the prompt, what do you need to do next when writing an opinion paper?
What is read the sources?
This is how you site evidence.
What is "In source ____, the author states..."?
This is important to do for each beginning sentence of your paragraphs.
What is indent?
To begin with, First, To start off
What are ways to begin a paragraph?
This letter in PAT that tells you what type of writing you will be writing.
What is P?
This is how you should you start your controlling opinion sentence.
What is "In my opinion,..."?
The letter A in PAT.
What is your audience?
This is what you call your text evidence in your body paragraphs.
What is Say?
How you state your controlling idea for informative writing.
What is "As you read, you will learn about..."?
There should be at least 4 of these in your writing.
What is number of paragraphs?
Each body paragraph should start with this.
What is a reason?
How you should engage your reader.
What is a hook?
Mean and matter are examples of this.
What is elaboration?
What is Last but not least, In conclusion, To end with, To wrap up?
You should draw one of these on your planning sheet to help organize your writing.
What is a graphic organizer?
This is what you can add from your personal point of view.
What is elaboration?
The letter T in PAT stands for this.
What is task?
You should include these important paragraphs along with your body paragraphs.
What is an introduction and conclusion paragraph?
Must include an indent, hook, controlling opinion or controlling reason, supporting details, elaboration, proper capitalization and punctuation.
What is the introduction paragraph?
You need to have one of these to grab the reader's attention.
What is a hook?
You have to support this with evidence from the text.
What is your opinion/reasons?
This comes from the T in your PAT.
What is the controlling idea?
Main Idea sentence/Reason Sentence
Say
Means
Matters
Wrap up sentence
What are parts of a body paragraph?
Restates the controlling idea/opinion and wraps up the writing.
What is the conclusion paragraph?