Sentence Types
Prompt: Write an informative essay explaining how exercise benefits human health.
Regular exercise benefits people's health in two important ways.
What is restating the prompt?
The number of paragraphs an essay needs to have.
What is four (intro, body 1, body 2, conclusion)?
To begin with, First
Additionally, Next
Finally, Last
What are transition words?
Every sentence starts with a ___ and ends with ____.
What is a capital letter and punctuation?
This is used an outline and helps you put ideas together before writing.
What is a planner?
One benefit is that exercise improves people's physical health.
What is a topic sentence? (T1 or T2)
This paragraph states the topic and the plan for your essay.
What is an intro paragraph?
Alike, Similar, And
What are compare words
Space at the beginning of every paragraph.
What is an indent?
The punctuation mark that belongs after a transition word.
What is a comma?
Computers are also changing the way we listen to music.
What is a transition sentence (a or b)?
This paragraph focuses on one topic/reason and provides supporting details.
What is a body paragraph?
Uncommon, different, differ
What are contrast words
Each body paragraph must start with this.
What is a transition word?
The punctuation mark that belongs at the end of rhetorical elaboration.
What is a question mark?
For example, students can read magazines, newspapers, or even books on the internet just as they can in print.
What is elaboration?
This paragraph ends the essay and ties everything together.
What is a concluding paragraph?
Another example,
What is a transition word?
Where should you capture your reader's attention?
What is the intro (hook)?
What a planner looks like.
What is
I:
R1/T1: a b
R1/T2: a b
C:
It is clear that exercise is great for both the mind and the body.
What is a concluding or wrap-up sentence?
These paragraphs need to start with a transition words because they link ideas between paragraphs.
What are body paragraphs?
And, but , for , nor yet
What are conjunction words?
What you do when you finish writing your essay
What is a header (including name, teacher name, date, and hour)
The sentence order of a body paragraph.
What are
T1, T1a, Evidence, Interpret Quote, Elaborate
T1b, Evidence, Interpret Quote, Elaborate, Sum