Prompt practice
Prompt: Godzilla vs. Kong is a movie in which two titanic monsters fight each other. Take a position on whether Godzilla or Kong would win.
What type of essay would you be writing here?
What is argumentative
Your science class has been studying sleep and learning about sleep cycles. You will participate in a class debate about napping as part of a sleep cycle. To prepare for the debate, write an argumentative essay in which you take a position on whether or not napping is beneficial.
Is this essay informational or argumentative?
What is argumentative
What goes at the top left side of your planning sheet?
What is your thesis
T=
1=
2=
What goes at the top of your graphic organizer above the top box?
Hook
Where does your thesis go in your essay?
What is..the intro and the conclusion
Prompt: In The Infinity Gauntlet storyline of the Avengers, Thanos sees that the universe's resources are being depleted at an alarming rate. He believes that it is unsustainable and that it will lead to the inevitable demise of the universe. To solve this problem, he decides to eliminate half of all living creatures in the universe with the infinity gauntlet. Explain how Thanos did nothing wrong.
What type of essay would you write?
What is informational
Write an editorial for the city newspaper about the effects of taking regular naps. Use the information from the passages in your essay.
Is this argumentative or informational?
What is informational
What way does your planning sheet go if you are writing an argumentative essay
What is vertical (4 boxes on front). Create a t-chart VERTICAL source guide on back (must include side a and b w/line in middle of columns).
How do you complete your thesis to put at the top of your page?
*Hint you have to do something on your planning sheet*
You write
T=
1=
2=
You write out what they are based on the type of essay you are doing.
How many main ideas/reasons (at the minimum) do you need to have in your thesis/paper?
what is 2
Write an essay explaining the benefits and drawbacks of taking regular naps. Use the information presented in the passages to support your claims. Make sure to include information from all the passages in your essay.
What is the topic in this prompt?
What is naps
Write an essay explaining the benefits and drawbacks of taking regular naps. Use the information presented in the passages to support your claims. Make sure to include information from all the passages in your essay.
Is this an informational or argumentative essay? How would the planning sheet look?
What is informational
On the front 4 boxes
On the back 3 columns OR however may columns for articles they give you
What way does your planning sheet go if you are writing an informational essay?
What is vertical?
What is the rule when it comes to pulling evidence for your graphic organizer in the body paragraph boxes?
What is the evidence has to be from two different sources in each body paragraph.
AT LEAST how many sentences of elaboration do you need after every piece of integrated evidence?
What is 2
Write an article for your school newspaper in which you take a position on whether or not schools should include napping as part of the school day. Use the information from the passages in your essay.
Break down the prompt, what will the thesis be?
Schools (should or shouldn't) include napping as part of the school day because _____ and _____.
If I have an argumentative or informational planning sheet, what goes above the two reasons in the top left corner?
what is the T (for topic)
What could be the main idea for this piece of evidence
"When kids play 'exergames,' they burn more calories than if they were sitting and playing video games."
Answers may vary....make sure if it's in the text it's evidence- not main ideas.
Video games can make young people more active.
What needs to be included after your evidence?
What is my words/elaboration
When you receive your essay and prompt, what is the first step you should take in starting to write that essay?
What is draw the graphic organizer on your planning sheet as fast as you can (to guide you in your writing)
What are the 1st 4 steps in breaking down the prompt?
1. Find the type of essay you are writing
2. Find what it is asking you to write about
3. Change the prompt to the topic if it is informational then create column source guide on back with T at top that you created
4. Find the sides of the argument and create the source guide on back with the sides (cannot find T until you complete the source guide and see which one has the most evidence)
6th grade question: When writing an essay, can I use words like "I, me, my"? What are these called?
8th grade question: What must you include in an argumentative essay?
6th:No- personal pronouns
8th: what is a counterclaim
If I am using an informative planning sheet how do you know how many columns to create?
What is the number of texts that you receive.
How long should it take to create my blank outline?
3 minutes and 30 seconds tops
How many paragraphs (IN TOTAL - including Intro and Conclusion) do you USUALLY write in an essay?
What is 4