Introductions
What are the three parts of an introduction? What order to they fall in?
1. hook
2. background
3. thesis
What are the three ways to cite evidence?
1. direct quote
2. paraphrase
3. summarize
What is the first sentence in a body paragraph and what does is do?
A topic sentence; it states a claim and tells the reader the main idea of the paragraph
What are the elements are included in a conclusion?
1. Restate thesis with different words.
2. Call back to hook/final thoughts.
What is wrong in the following sentence?
The civil war was fought between the north and the south.
Civil War, North, South
What is missing from this thesis statement?
Many people take summer vacations.
The reasons being discussed in the essay.
What must you always include when quoting, paraphrasing, or summarizing?
The citation (aka: the title of article and/or author's name).
Edit this topic sentence based on the Thesis Around-the-World prompt about colonizing the moon to correct what is missing and finish the sentence.
Keeping clean is an important part of humans being able to colonize the moon for proper living in order to...
Answers will vary, needs to include a transition and be a complete sentence.
What are the two main parts of a counterargument paragraph?
The counterargument (jumping to the other side) and the rebuttal/refutation (stating your side of the argument is still correct).
What is wrong in the following sentence?
There sacrifices changed the world.
Their not There.
Write a thesis statement for the following prompt:
Should parents set screen time limits for their children?
Thesis statements in the correct format with strong language will earn points.
What is wrong with the following citation?
The author wrote that they learned, "how to dance in time for the next party."
Missing title or author's name
List all the elements are needed in a body paragraph after the topic sentence.
Evidence A, Elaboration/Explaining, Transition from A to B, Evidence B, Elaboration/Explaining.
Use your Counterargument and Refutation notes to write a sentence to start the Counterargument Paragraph with the correct transition for the following reason and prompt:
Prompt: In many countries around the world students are separated by gender, and here in the U.S. some schools have begun to do the same. Based on what you know and what you have learned from the following passages, should schools separate boys and girls into different classes?
Reason: Academic Impacts
Answers will vary, points given to those who write the sentence correctly.
Edit the following:
Climate change is causing the temperature of Earth to rise, and glaciers to melt.
Comma is not needed.
Write a hook for the following prompt:
Should parents set screen time limits for their children?
Strong hooks will earn points. No question hooks will be allowed.
Shorten the following quote to use in as sentence as Evidence A:
"Effects that scientists had predicted in the past would result from global climate change are now occurring: loss of sea ice, accelerated sea level rise and longer, more intense heat waves." (from Source 1)
Something like:
Previous scientists have already predicted effects of global climate change that are already occurring, these include "loss of sea ice, accelerated sea level rise and longer, more intense heat waves" (Source 1).
What does elaboration need to do for the essay? What should it NOT do?
It should connect back to topic sentence (and/or thesis statement) and explain why the evidence is important to informing/arguing the essay's point.
It should NOT restate the evidence already presented in the previous sentence.
Rewrite the following thesis from the example thesis on the Thesis Around-the-World for a conclusion paragraph:
What made Martin Luther King Jr. so inspirational was the major events of his life and death, his participation in the Civil Rights Movement, and his continued legacy seen today.
(Remember it can be two sentences if needed.)
Answers will vary. Strong answers will earn points.
Edit the following:
Harriet Tubman played a big role in the Civil War. She is helping slaves escape to freedom.
She helped
(The sentence is in wrong tense.)
Write a hook for the following prompt:
Should school be year-round?
Strong hooks will earn points! (No question hooks will be allowed)
Change this direct quote to a paraphrased piece of evidence:
Dr. Robbinson describes the effects of climate change when she writes, "Effects that scientists had predicted in the past would result from global climate change are now occurring: loss of sea ice, accelerated sea level rise and longer, more intense heat waves."
Answers will vary. The direct quote should be changed into your own words.
Fix the following sentence, then elaborate (explain why important to the example thesis statement on the Thesis Around-the-World) in an additional sentence.
Reason: Legacy Today
Dr. Martin Luther King once said, "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color in their skin, but the content of their character."
Answers will vary. Strong writing with shorten quotes and good explanation in evidence sentence as well as a clear elaboration explaining why/how the evidence connects back to the thesis statement/reason will earn points.
Write a counterargument sentence and a rebuttal sentence using your Counterargument and Refutation notes for the following prompt and reason:
Prompt: Technology is becoming increasingly more popular every day. Think about whether or not the use of cell phones is appropriate in school. Use the following passages to support your argument on whether or not cell phones should be allowed in schools.
Reason: Socialization (i.e. communicating for group projects)
Strong answers will earn points. Needs to include the correct transitions from the notes.
Edit the following hook:
Notifications buzzing lights flashing in pocket while taking an exam.
Notifications are buzzing and lights are flashing in your pocket while you are taking an exam.