What is to provide information or explain about a topic?
100
The first step in the writing process.
What is planning?
100
To include direct information from a piece of text.
What is cite text evidence?
100
This is what a basic essay includes.
What is an introduction, middle, and conclusion?
100
These types of nouns should always be capitalized.
What are proper nouns?
200
The purpose of an opinion essay.
What is state an opinion?
200
This is what should be done after the draft is written to ensure the writer's thoughts are complete and the punctuation and spelling are correct.
What is revise and edit?
200
An introduction should always begin with this.
What is a grabber?
200
The purpose of this is to introduce the topic and the opinion/thesis statement to the readers.
What is the introduction?
200
Words copied directly from this should always be spelled correctly.
What is the text?
300
This prompt: Write an essay in which you give your opinion on whether or not students should be required to wear uniforms to school.
What is opinion?
300
Using this type of map is a good way to jot down all your ideas related to the prompt.
What is a circle map?
300
Someone's exact words should always be surrounded by these.
What are quotation marks?
300
This is where the evidence, examples, and elaboration go in an essay.
What are the body/middle paragraphs?
300
This is the most and least amount of points you are given for the spelling/punctuation section of the writing rubric.
What is 2 and 0?
400
This prompt: Write an essay in which you explain the benefits of playing sports.
What is informational?
400
This type of map is best used for drafting your introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion, along with transitions.
What is a flee map?
400
E_________ is specific information from the text
whereas e___________ adds more detail and expands
on the specific information.
What is evidence and elaboration?
400
The purpose of the conclusion is to restate the thesis/opinion and end with this.
What is an interesting thought (ZINGER)?
400
This punctuation mark is used to indicate a brief pause and is often missing from your essays.
What is a comma?
500
This is the focus of an essay. It's what the writer wants to say about the topic.
What is a thesis?
500
This part of your essay includes a lesson learned, advice, what you want the reader to remember, or what you want the reader to do about the topic.
What is the zinger, in the conclusion?
500
This comes first when writing each body paragraph in your essay.
What is a topic sentence?
500
These words connect one idea to the next in a piece of writing. They are important to have in an essay so the writing is logical and organized and easy to understand for the reader.
What are transition words?
500
If these punctuation marks are missing in your essay, the reader will not know when to stop. This will lead to much confusion.