Essay Scores
What is the highest score you can get on an essay for the state test?
4
What is a narrative?
A story
What is an opinion essay?
An essay where you give your opinion
What is an informational essay?
An essay where you give information.
How many paragraphs is an essay?
5
What possible scores can you get for an essay on the state test?
1, 2, 3, 4
What point of view is a narrative essay in?
It doesnt matter, but normally 3rd
What point of view is an opinion essay in?
1st
What point of view is an informational essay in?
3rd
How many sentences are in each paragraph?
5 or more
If an essay answers the prompt, has good format, but has a lot of grammar mistakes, what score will it get?
3
What is something that all narrative essays need in them? Give two examples.
Characters, setting, plot, story elements, dialogue.
What do you need to use to back up your opinion in your essay?
Evidence/Sources/Facts
How do you put facts into your essay?
By putting them in your own words
What is the space called that needs to be at the beginning of EVERY paragraph?
Indent or indention
If an essay answers the prompt a bit, has multiple grammar mistakes, and some format mistakes, what score will it get?
2
What are the punctuation marks that you use with dialogue called?
Quotation marks.
What do we use to write the body paragraph of an opinion essay?
OREO
If you want to, can you only use facts from one source?
No.
Which type of essay does not follow the rules for the introduction paragraph and conclusion paragraph?
Narrative
If I write a beautiful essay that has no mistakes at all, but I write an opinion essay when I should have written an informational essay, what score will I get?
1
What is the dialogue tag in the following sentence?:
"I love dogs!" she said.
she said.
What does each letter in OREO stand for?
Opinion, reason, evidence, opinion
What is logical order?
Making sure your facts are given in an order that makes sense/ Making sure your body paragraphs match up with your reasons
When I write an introduction paragraph for an opinion or informational essay, I write them the same way.
Tell me how I write it.
1. Attention Grabber
2. Topic Sentence
3. Reason 1
4. Reason 2
5. Reason 3