Purpose, Focus, and Organization
What kind of essay is this and what does it mean? Write an essay in which you explain the benefits of sports. Include the health and social benefits.
Informative, which means that I am providing information (explaining).
Can you just make up whatever you want for your essay?
No because it is based upon the actual text provided with the prompt.
Fix the errors in this sentence: Physicians will tell there patients too exercise daily. (2)
Physicians will tell their patients to exercise daily.
How should you start the introduction paragraph?
What is with a hook to grab the readers attention.
What should you do after you finish writing if you have extra time?
What are ALL the parts of an essay?
An introduction paragraph (that introduces the topic and sets up the organization of the essay), body paragraphs (that elaborate and explain ideas), a conclusion paragraph (restates main ideas and leaves an impact on the reader).
How is evidence different from elaboration?
Evidence is pulled from the text. Elaboration is when you take the evidence and explain how it supports the thesis or claim.
Fix the errors in this sentence: Wearing a uniform dosent stop a students creativity it encourages. (4)
Wearing a uniform doesn't stop a student's creativity, it encourages it.
What should be included in your thesis statement?
A direct response to the prompt stating the main point or arguement of the essay.
What should you do the night before a big test?
Try to go to bed on time and get good rest.
What kind of essay is this and what does that mean? Write an essay in which you take a position whether or not if students should be required to wear uniforms to school? What are the social and educational effects of your choice?
Argumentative and it means that I have to take a side about whether students should have to wear uniforms or not.
Give TWO examples of an evidence stem
An Evidence stem (Citation) is telling the reader where you got your text evidence. You can use, "According to," "in the article," you can give the author, paragraph number or the title of the article. You shot your citations at the end - it needs to be right before or right auld not just say, "According to the text," you should not pufter the evidence.
Fix the errors in this sentence: Principal's belive that uniforms prevent student's from being distracted (4)
Principals believe that uniforms prevent students from being distracted.
How should you start each of your body paragraphs?
What is with a transition and a topic sentence to introduce the reason you will focus on in that paragraph.
What are all of the things that you need to do before you can make a plan?
Read the ENTIRE prompt and pick out key words and phrases to make sure you understand the topic. Then actually read the text set and gather evidence and ideas. Then use the strongest evidence in your essay.
What is the best way to decide which side to take on an argumentative essay?
The side that has more text evidence to support the big ideas.
What comes after text evidence to show the reader that it supports your thesis or claim?
Explain and elaborate on it.
What is wrong with this sentence? Children often report after exercising that their feeling better. (3) (commas)
Children often report, after exercising, that they're feeling better.
What all should be included in each body paragraph?
A topic sentence, text evidence supporting that idea, and a clear, well developed elaboration of the idea.
How long should you spend PLANNING your essay? What should you include in your plan?
AT LEAST 15 minutes. Plan the thesis/claim, the order of the body paragraphs, and what evidence can be used to support them.
What must you have in your essay to tell the reader in on what your essay is going to be about? Where in your essay should this be?
A thesis statement and it should be in your introduction paragraph.
Where does your evidence come from and how do you find it?
From ALL the texts provided with the prompt.
Fix the errors in this sentence: Have you ever wondered why adults tell you that to much t.v. is bad for you. The florida department of health says being a couch potato leds to obesity. (6)
Have you ever wondered why adults tell you that too much T.V. is bad for you? The Florida Department of Health says, being a couch potato leads to obesity.
What should be included in your conclusion paragraph?
A restating the thesis or claim statement, summarizing the main ideas in the body paragraphs, and leaving the reader with something to think about.
How much time should you spend typing the essay? Why should you give yourself this much time?
About 55 minutes. To make sure you carefully explain all of your reasons and elaborate on all the text evidence used.