Writing Fast Facts
T or F: You must use correct spelling and capitalization in order to get a good score on your test.
TRUE!!!
T or F: I should include my opinion, personal stories and thoughts in my informative essay
False! Stick to the FACTS ONLY! DONT use the word I!!
When writing an opinion essay, my opinion on the topic is called my what? (Hint: This is my answer to the question on the prompt)
Opinion statement/topic sentence!
Descriptive words (ex. red, big, shiny) in a text can help me to create/do what?
Create pictures in head (imaginary pictures)
True or False: Your teacher can help you on the test.
False! We can only help with technology issues, we cannot help you with the test.
T or F: It's not okay to go back and re-read or annotate the source texts they give you.
FALSE!!!
When I'm writing an informative essay, all of my facts and details should connect to my essay ______.
Topic sentence/prompt/the question I'm answering
Instead of facts, you use _____ in your body paragraphs?
This is what I should do with words I do not know
1. Use the dictionary tool available to you!
What hint will my prompt likely give that will tell you what type of essay you are writing?
Write an OPINION essay on....
Give your OPINION on....
Write an INFORMATIVE essay on....
It'll use the words opinion and informative!!
T or F: It is okay to use a thesaurus to look up synonyms for common words. Using synonyms makes me sound more sophisticated and demonstrates that I can use complex vocabulary.
TRUE!!!
When writing an informative essay, I need to state my topic sentence in which two paragraphs?
Introduction and conclusion
When writing an opinion essay, you should re-read *this thing* over and over again to make sure your TS/OS is actually answering it.
The prompt
What should you do BEFORE you start reading the sources?
1. Read the prompt
2. Make your template
I can use this strategy to get rid of answers that are I know not correct.
Slash the trash! (cross it out)
T or F: It's okay to have randomly formatted words or phrases (i.e. random things that are bolded, underlined highlighted etc.) in your essay, because it makes your writing stand out.
FALSE!!!
When writing an informative essay, what should I refer to consistently to make sure my information is correct?
The sources!
When writing evidence from a source, what do you need to do in order for it to count as points?
Cite your source and use quotation marks.
What is HITRECORD?
Hook
Intro
Transition words
Reasons
Examples/Evidence
Conclusion
Organize
Revise
Draft
If I don't understand what the question is asking, I should...
Re-read the question (as many times as I need) and then try to write the question in my own words.
List at least 5 different kinds of punctuation.
Commas, periods, exclamation points, question marks, quotation marks, colons, semicolons, apostrophes
What are all the parts I need to include in each body paragraph of an informative essay?
1. Transition words
2. Fact 1/2/3
3. Quote
When writing an opinion essay, I need what 4 things in each body paragraph?
1. Transition words
2. Reason 1, 2, or 3
3. Examples/Evidence
4. Quote
Why is HITRECORD important for us to write/use?
It is a check list to make sure you include all parts to the essay that you need!!
If I am struggling with a question, but the next question is one that is super easy, I should...
Skip the difficult question, flag it, and answer the questions you know first! Sometimes future questions will give you a hint to the previous question. You can always go back and make an educated guess with the question that is hard for you.