Planning
Introductions
Body Paragraphs
Elaboration
Conclusions
100
What is the first thing you do
when you get an essay packet?
Read the prompt and determine
what the question is.
100
What are the three sentences you need
to have in an introduction?
Hook: Get the readers attention
Bridge: Connecting sentence from hook to claim
Claim or Thesis: Restate the prompt then add your reasons.
100
What are the seven sentences in order you
need in each body paragraph?
Topic sentence- Restate prompt with one reason.
Reason sentence- Explain a little more about your reason relating to the prompt.
Evidence- “first evidence for the reason”
(Last name of author, Paragraph#)
Elaboration- Using an elaboration sentence starter,
how does the evidence support the claim.
Evidence- “second evidence for the reason”
(Last name of author, Paragraph#)
Elaboration- Using an elaboration sentence starter,
how does the evidence support the claim.
Summary: Wrap up the body paragraph
100
Are you allowed to summarize the evidence for elaboration?
NO!!! It is very important that elaboration is
your own thoughts and words or you
will receive a 0 for copying text.
100
How many sentences should be in a conclusion?
3 sentences minimum
200
What do you underline when you are
annotating the text to write an essay?
Only underline evidence that
answers the prompt.
200
What is the difference between
a thesis and a claim?
Claim is for argument essays. You pick a side then answer the prompt.
Thesis is for informative/explanatory essay where you just answer the prompt.
200
Does this evidence match the topic sentence?
Music should not be censored because it violates freedom of speech. For example, “Parents are more influential than music” (Stein, p.18)
No, the evidence does not match the claim since it does not talk about freedom of speech.
200
Which elaboration best fits this topic sentence and evidence?
Why?
Claim: One benefit of a garden at the high school is that eating healthy improves academic performance.
Text Evidence: To illustrate, "students have seen
improvement in their grades" (Iverson, 8).
1. This shows that students grades will improve if they eat healthy lunches at school.
2. If students eat healthier lunches at school, then their grades and performance and focus in school will get better.
3. As a result of eating healthier, students grades will improve because if you eat healthy and get all your nutrients then you will be less likely to be tired and fall asleep in class and can focus on the work.
3. As a result of eating healthier, students grades will improve because if you eat healthy and get all your nutrients then you will be less likely to be tired and fall asleep in class and can focus on the work.
200
What are the three sentences needed in a conclusion?
Remember, backwards introduction.
Thesis/claim in different words.
Summarize your essay in one sentence.
Leave the reader with something to think about.
300
Turn this prompt into the question you would
write at the top of each source.
As landfills are quickly filling, people are trying
to figure out how to reduce their carbon footprint.
Write an informative essay that explains the
benefits to limiting the use of single
use plastics on the environment?
What are benefits to limiting single use
plastics on the environment?
300
Write a bridge sentence for this introduction:
Imagine being in danger and getting your house
vandalized and family threatened daily for standing
up for what is right like Martin Luther King Jr.
(Bridge sentence here!) _____________
________________________________________________
_______________________. Being courageous means
doing what is right through adversity and
taking risks.
Answers will vary:
Example: Many influential leaders like
Martin Luther King Jr changed the world
but also had to fight battles
and be brave when faced with danger
for doing what is right.
300
How long should each piece of text evidence be in a body paragraph?
5-7 words because evidence should be short to allow for more elaboration.
300
Write elaboration using the starter instead of to this topic and evidence.
Courageous people stand up for something they believe is right.
For example, "Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus during segregation" (Greene, 4).
Answers will vary.
Instead of being a coward, Rosa Parks was extremely brave and stood up for what is right even though she knew the consequences of not following the laws at the time.
300
Write the final sentence to this conclusion.
Leave the reader with something to think about.
Prompt: Write an explanatory essay on the benefits of High schoolers learning to garden as part of the curriculum.
Conclusion: In conclusion, there are many positive things that occur when people start eating healthy in their adolescence. As a result, the skills that gardening and eating healthy build can help lead to a successful life.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________.
Answers will vary.
Next time you see a teenager eat junk food, think about how gardening in school could teach them the healthy habits to be the best they can be!
400
Break down the prompt:
As landfills are quickly filling, people are trying
to figure out how to reduce their carbon footprint.
Write an informative essay that explains the
benefits to limiting the use of single
use plastics on the environment?
What type of essay:
How would you start your thesis?
Type of essay: Informative
Thesis: The benefits to limiting the use of
single use plastics on the environment are…
400
Write a hook for the prompt using the sentence starter
Imagine or Picture this
Prompt: Your art teacher has asked
that you write a paper about a specific kind of art.
Write an explanatory essay about art created from
found or recycled items. Your essay must be based on ideas
and information that can be found in the
“Art from Found Items” passage set.
Answers will vary
Example: Picture this, seeing a mountain of trash in a landfill and envisioning a masterpiece from materials someone has thrown away.
400
Write the topic sentence for this thesis!
An extended school year is beneficial for students
because it allows students to not forget information
and receive assistance over long breaks and allows
for shorter school days since the year is longer.
Possible topic sentence:
An extended school year would be beneficial for students because students would be less likely to forget the learning and progress they made throughout the year since there wouldn’t be long breaks.
400
Write two sentences of elaboration using imagine for one sentence.
Professional sports are too much of a risk to athletes' health because they do not understand the effects it will cause them later down the line. For example, “concussions increase the risk of mental illness like dementia” (Smith, paragraph 3)
Answers will vary.
Sample elaborative technique: Imagine, signing up to play high school football not realizing that the concussion you got at practice is a contributing factor to your dementia when you retire. Kids don’t typically think about how their actions will affect them 40 years from when they made them.
400
Restate the thesis in different words for the first sentence of a conclusion.
Thesis: Professional sports are too much of a risk to athletes' health because it affects them mentally and physically.
Answers will vary.
To wrap up, professional sports can have lasting effects on athletes overall health.
500
Create a trees planning sheet for an
essay based on this prompt:
Write an essay for your school newspaper
arguing whether playing
video games significantly affects physical
health.
500
Write a bridge in response to the prompt below.
A lot of teachers assign homework during the weeknights and on weekends too. Your English class is having a debate about teachers assigning homework. Write an argumentative essay that shows if assigning homework to students every night is beneficial toward their education or causes more stress.
Answers will vary.
Sample Bridge: Homework is something that many teachers give to support students' classroom learning.
500
Write a counterclaim in response to the supporting reason below. Make sure to include a stem!:
- School uniforms help students focus on their academics so that they can perform better.
Answers will vary.
Sample Counterclaim: Others argue that school uniforms do not help students focus and that they take away from learning.
500
Use an elaborative technique for the reason and evidence below:
Students will feel safer if they have cell phones as they can assist in potentially disastrous situations such as "dangerous weather" (Klein, p. 1).
Answers will vary.
Sample Elaborative Technique: This is similar to when a someone suffers a severe injury and need a phone to receive assistance.
500
Write the first and last sentences of the conclusion. Thesis is provided and then the second sentence of the conclusion.
Thesis Statement – Courageous people believe in themselves and stand up for what they believe is right.
Conclusion: ________________________________________________________________________________________.
To be courageous means to overcome fears and help others no matter what you are faced against, just like Rosa Parks and MLK Jr did.
_______________________________________________________________________________________.
Answers will vary.
First sentence: In conclusion, people who are courageous stand up for what they believe in no matter what. To be courageous mean to overcome fears and help others no matter what you are faced against, just like Rosa Parks and MLK Jr did. Last sentence: Next time you are faced with a problem where you need to be courageous, channel those heroes to give you the motivation to do what it is right!