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 ....at least two.
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! 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? Mrs. Gomez is the best writing teacher ever.
What is .... Mrs. Gomez is the best writing teacher ever. 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. 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 three writing pages. NOT the planning sheet!
What is wrong with this paragraph so far? To begin with, cell phones should not be allowed in schools because according to source one....
What is...There is no reason. It should say....To begin with, cell phones should not be allowed in schools because they can be a distraction to students.
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? In source one it states, "The preamble, or introduction, explains why people wrote the Constitution."
What is ... example: This is important because in the Preamble they clearly said they want a country that provides tranquility, which means peace, and justice for the people of the United States.
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! Your hand is not working as fast as your brain!!!!
What is wrong with this paragraph? To begin with, To begin with, candy and sodas should not be allowed in schools. In source two it says, "About a third of children in the U.S. are overweight or obese."
What is ... There is no elaboration!!! What should it have said?
Which piece of evidence does NOT support the main idea? Main idea: Mrs. Gomez is a great writing teacher. Evidence:
a) She always has a great suggestion for a book. b) She has taught us a lot about collecting evidence from sources.
c) She taught me how to write an essay.
d) She taught us how to read a prompt and write a thesis statement.
What is... A! 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, at least two body paragraphs, and a conclusion. You also need to make sure each paragraph repeats the thesis statement, states the reason and supports it with evidence and elaboration 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 are the best strategies you should use to pick out the important information?
What is... underlining AND taking notes in the margins!
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: Mrs. Gomez has taught me everything that I need to know to do well on the FSA writing test.
What is ... Mrs. Gomez taught me how to: write an introduction, use transition words, write body paragraphs WITH evidence and elaboration, and write a conclusion!
Think of at least two elaboration techniques that you could use after stating your evidence.
What is... This means... This is important because....
This makes me think.... This makes me realize....This an example of...
Fix what is wrong with this sentence: People need to worked together to end plastiq Pollution in our Oceans
What is... People need to work together to end plastic pollution in our oceans.
What does Mrs. Gomez expect you to do tomorrow?
What is ... YOUR VERY BEST!!!!