Organization
The amount of paragraphs in an argumentative essay
FOUR
This essay is trying to convince your audience.
What is an argumentative essay?
This is the definition of claim (and where it belongs).
What is the writer's overall argument or opinion?
This is why you need textual evidence.
What is to prove your opinion or claim?
Paragraphs should contain this many sentences.
What is between 5-7?
The amount of paragraphs typically in an expository essay.
FOUR
This essay prompt will tell you to explain something.
What is an informative/explanatory essay prompt.
This is the definition of elaboration
What is the details you include from self, world, etc. to support your reasons?
This describes a direct quote.
What is word for word from the text?
This is the first step you should take when you sit down to begin your essay.
What is read and unwrap the prompt?
These are words or phrases used to connect paragraphs together.
Transitions
An argumentative essay has one but an informative essay does not.
What is a claim?
This is the definition of textual evidence (and where it belongs).
What is information cited directly from the sources?
This describes an paraphrase.
a quote put into your own words
This is the second step you should take after reading the prompt.
What is read and annotate the sources?
This acronym is used to write the body paragraphs. Please also tell me what each letter stands for.
What is REST?
Restate
Explain
Support
Tie Up
These are the key words for an explanatory essay prompts.
What is explain or inform?
These are the two parts of a thesis statement (and where it belongs).
What is topic plus reasons?
A way to begin a quote
according to..., x author states, the author of source..., etc
You should ALWAYS do this before you submit your essay.
What is read over it again OR spell check?
The names of all 5 paragraphs in an essay.
What are introduction, body #1, body #2 and conclusion?
Both an argumentative and informative essay need these two things.
What are textual evidence and a thesis statement?
This is the definition of reasons.
What is why you believe your position to be true?
You put these around a direct quote
quotation marks
The total number of points you can get on an essay
10