Before writing
Your first paragraph.
What is introduction?
These should be at the beginning of every body paragraph.
What is a transition word?
This should be in your introduction
What is a controlling main idea?
This is the number of paragraphs you write for an essay in which you explain if water bottles should be banned.
What is 4
You should re-read your writing this number of times when you are finished.
What is two.
This should be in your MI body paragraphs.
What is transition, reason, evidence and elaboration?
Do this when reading a passage.
What is to annotate or underline details.
The two possible choices for this. The passages are discussing whether or not students should be required to play an instrument in
school. Write an essay in which you give your opinion about requiring every student to learn to
play a musical instrument.
Students should/should not be required to play an instrument in school.
Every letter at the beginning of a sentence should be this.
What is capital.
This should be in your conclusion.
What is restate your controlling main idea, summarize your main points and wrap up ?
These are the signal words.
What are: Why, What, How
You do this when you respectfully disagree.
What is get sassy?
What is get smart?
Paragraphs should have (at least) this number of sentences.
What is five
You must make sure all of your paragraphs have this.
What is a main idea.
Write an essay telling what you think about cities having public transportation in every neighborhood.
What is opinion.
This is how you get sassy,
What is...it is absolutely ridiculous for________ to think?
It is absurd for __________ to suggest?
It is foolish for the author to say?