Purpose, Focus, and Organization
Evidence and Elaboration
Conventions
Essay Parts
Testing and Writing Mix
100
What kind of essay is this and what does it mean? Write an informative essay in which you explain the benefits of sports. Include the health and social benefits.
What is informative, which means that I am providing information (explaining).
100
Can you make up what you write about? Why or why not?
What is no because it is based upon the actual text provided with the prompt.
100
Fix the errors in this sentence: Physicians will tell there patients too exercise daily.
Physicians will tell their patients to exercise daily.
100

How should you start the introduction paragraph?

What is with a hook/lead in sentence to grab the readers attention.

100

What do you do as soon as the test begins?

What is read the prompt

200
What do ALL essays have to have?
What is 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).
200
How is evidence different from elaboration?
What is evidence is pulled from the text. Elaboration is when you take the evidence and apply it in some way. It is also using creative ways to do it.
200
Fix the errors in this sentence: Wearing a uniform dosent stop a students creativity it encourages.
Wearing a uniform doesn't stop a student's creativity, it encourages.
200

What should be included in your introduction?

What is opinion/topic + your reasons.

200
What should you do the night before a big test?
What is try to go to bed on time and get good rest.
300

What kind of essay is this and what does that mean? Write an essay in which you give your opinion. Should students be required to wear uniforms to school? 

What is an opinion and it means that I have to take a write my opinion about whether students should have to wear uniforms or not.

300
What is citation, where should it be and what are several ways that you can do it and what should you NOT do?
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 should not just say, "According to the text," you should not put your citations at the end - it needs to be right before or right after the evidence.
300
Fix the errors in this sentence: Principal's belive that uniforms prevent student's from being distracted
Principals believe that uniforms prevent students from being distracted.
300

How should you start each of your body paragraphs?

What is a transition and  a topic sentence to introduce the reason you will focus on in that paragraph.

300

What are all of the things that you need to do before you can make a plan?

What is read the ENTIRE prompt and pick out key words and phrases to make sure you understand the topic. Then you need to actually read the text sets and gather evidence and ideas. Then use the strongest evidence in your essay.

400

What is the best way to decide your opinion on an opinion based prompt?

What is the side that has more text evidence to support the big ideas.

400

What do you need to do with your text evidence to show the reader that you understood it?

What is explain and elaborate on it.

400
What is wrong with this sentence? Children often report after exercising that their feeling better.
Children often report, after exercising, that they're feeling better.
400
What all should be included in each body paragraph?
What is an introduction to the main idea of that body graph, text evidence supporting that idea, and a clear, well developed explanation of the idea.
400

How long should you you PLAN your essay? 

 What is using ACES.

500

What must you have in your essay to clue the reader in on how your essay is going to be organized? 

What is a thesis statement. 

500
Where does your evidence come from and how do you find it?
What is from ALL the texts provided with the prompt.
500

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.

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.

500

What should be included in your conclusion paragraph?

What is a restating the introduction, including the main ideas in the body paragraphs, and leaving the reader with something to think about, a call to action, or a question.

500

What should you do after you finish writing?

What is proof read your response.

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