Make a Thesis
Write an essay in which you explain how failure can lead to success.
Failure can lead to success by...
What is the first thing you should do when given an essay packet?
Find the prompt.
How many sentences of evidence should each body paragraph contain?
Two
The first sentence of your introduction should...
introduce your topic with a definition or interesting fact.
Correct the sentence: Your not my friend anymore.
You're not my friend anymore.
Write an essay in which you describe ways that people can overcome their fears.
Some ways that people can overcome their fears are...
What should you do as soon as you find the prompt?
Break it down / Write your fill-in-the-blank thesis statement at the top of your planning page.
What does PEEEEL stand for?
Point, Evidence, Elaboration, Evidence, Elaboration, Link
The last sentence of your introduction should ALWAYS be a...
thesis statement or claim.
Correct the sentence: i can't believe you just left me their!
I can't believe you just left me there!
Write an essay in which you take a position on whether or not the penny should remain a form of currency.
The penny should/ should not remain a form of currency because...
What do you take notes on while reading?
Only information that is relevant to your thesis.
Why are there two Evidence and Elaboration in PEEEEL?
You have to use Evidence and Elaboration from two different sources in each body paragraph.
The first sentence of your conclusion should...
restate the thesis.
Correct the sentence: Weather or not I got hurt isn't the point.
Whether or not I got hurt isn't the point.
Write an essay in which you decide whether or not SeaWorld should be allowed to keep orcas in captivity.
SeaWorld should/ should not be allowed to keep orcas in captivity because...
What is synthesis?
Combining similar ideas from multiple sources to complete your thesis.
Provide elaboration for this body paragraph: Pennies should not remain a form of currency because they are wasteful. According to Penny Anti, pennies are "literally not worth the metal they're made of."
This illustrates the fact that taxpayer money is being wasted with the creation of each new penny.
The last sentence of your conclusion should tell readers...
what they can or should do with the information from your essay
Correct the sentence: That which could have killed me!
That witch could have killed me!
Write an essay in which you decide if it is ever appropriate to intentionally break a rule.
It is/ is not ever appropriate to intentionally break a rule because...
How do you show synthesis on your planning page?
Number the main points in your thesis statement and in your notes to show what will go in each body paragraph.
Provide a link for a body paragraph stating that pennies should not remain a form of currency because they are wasteful.
The wastefulness of pennies is just one reason why they should not remain a form of currency.
The last sentence of your conclusion can also be called a...
call to action.
Correct the sentence: Now she's my best freind, because your dead to me.
Now she's my best friend, because you're dead to me.