Focus/Organization
What should you include at the beginning of your introduction to make the reader interested in reading your essay?
What is a hook.
How many pieces of evidence should you have to support your main idea?
What is ....1-2 with a lot of elaboration.
When should you elaborate in your paragraph?
What is .... after you state the evidence.
What is wrong with this sentence? To Begin with, Technology has helped us with deep sea exploration by helping us go deeper than ever.
What is... To begin with, technology has helped us with deep sea exploration by helping us go deeper than ever.
How many minutes do you have to take the writing test?
What is ... 120 minutes or 2 hours!!!
What do you need to include at the beginning of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th paragraph?
What is a transition in the topic sentence! To begin, In addition, As you can see.
What do you need to remember to include before giving your evidence from the articles?
What is ... Cite your source!!!!!
How would you elaborate this sentence? My ELA teacher is the best teacher ever.
What is .... My ELA is the best teacher ever. He/she has taught us so much about essay writing. I learned so much this year about how to write an essay with evidence and elaboration. He/she is the best writing teacher ever!
What is wrong with this sentence? Have you ever wondered why you can't see all of the stars in the night sky.
What is ... a question mark!! Have you ever wondered why you can't see all of the stars in the night sky?
Which pieces of paper will be scored?
What is ... only the writing pages. NOT the planning sheet!
What is wrong with this paragraph so far? To begin with, we should continue to circulate the penny because according to source one...
What is... there is no main idea!!! It should have said, To begin with, we should continue to circulate the penny because most Americans like it.
Give three ways to cite your source.
What is ... According to the text, According to source one, The first article stated, I learned in source one,
How would you elaborate this piece of evidence? To begin with, Ann Bailey was a hero because she was brave. According to source one, she did many manly things like dress in men's clothing and use weapons.
What is ... example: This shows that she was brave enough to do something that most women of that time period would not have even tried. If she had been caught disguising herself as a man she could have gotten in a lot of trouble. That was really brave.
Correct this sentence: As you can see, Light Pollution is a prodlem for many reasons
What is ... As you can see, light pollution is a problem for many reasons.
What should you do when you have completed your essay? a) take a nap b) read and edit your paper c) talk to someone near you
What is ... B! Read and edit your paper!
What is wrong with this paragraph? To begin with, Ann Bailey was a hero because she was brave. According to source one, Ann was willing to ride 100 miles to get gunpowder to help save a settlement. Source one also states that she was willing to dress as a man in order to fight. Obviously, Ann Bailey was a brave hero.
What is ... There is no elaboration!!! What should it have said?
Which piece of evidence does NOT support the main idea? Main idea: My teacher is a great reading teacher. Evidence: a) he/she always has a great suggestion for a book. b) he/she has taught us a lot about reading poetry. c) he/she taught me how to write an essay. d) he/she gives us helpful test taking strategies on Unit tests.
What is... C! Writing an essay does not have to do with being a reading teacher! That's writing!
How would you elaborate this sentence? The FSA writing test will be a piece of cake as long as you remember to write an organized essay.
What is... The FSA writing test will be a piece of cake as long as you remember to write an organized essay. You need to have an introduction, two main idea paragraphs, and a conclusion. You also need to make sure each paragraph states the main idea and supports it with evidence and elaboration in order to prove your point.
What's wrong with this sentence? Clearly ann bailey was a hero becase she was determined
Clearly, Ann Bailey was a hero because she was determined.
When reading the source articles, what is the best strategy you should use to pick out the important information?
What is...take notes of important information as you go.
Why should you use your planning sheet?
What is... To organize your essay!
Think of at least three pieces of evidence to support this main idea: My teacher has taught me everything that I need to know to do well on the FSA writing test.
What is ... My teacher taught me how to: write an introduction, write an main idea paragraph, cite your source, give evidence, elaborate write a conclusion!
Think of at least two elaboration techniques that you could use after stating your evidence.
What is... This means... If....then.... One example... One time....This illustrates
Fix what is wrong with this sentence: First, technology has help us go deeper down.
What is... First, technology has helped us go deeper down into the ocean.
How will you prepare for your FSA Writing test?
What is...listen to my teachers instruction, get a good night sleep, eat a good breakfast, get to school on time or early.