Conventions
Prompt
Plan
Middles
Intro/End
100
What is wrong with this sentence? i believe students should not work towards school improvement activities.
The i needs to be capitalized.
100
What are the two types of essays?
Informational and Opinion
100
What all needs to be in your plan? A_____,_______,_______, and _____
A beginning, middle, middle, and end.
100
How many middles are there in your essay when you have three articles?
2. There will always be two middles.
100
With an opinion essay what needs to be in the introduction?
Writer must state his or her opinion.
200
Global warming is the heating up of the Earth
There needs to be a period (punctuation) at the end of the sentence.
200
What is the first thing you should do when reading the prompt?
Determine if it is an informational or opinion essay.
200
What needs to be added to your plan that comes from your own background knowledge?
Insight.
200
What are uneven middles?
It's when the two middles do not have equal insight and evidence.
200
In an informational essay, what needs to be in the introduction?
1.Writer must state the topic 2.General facts about the topic 3. Introduce the middles without giving away any details/bullet points from plan.
300
What is wrong with this sentence? Mom, their coming with us.
Wrong there. Needs to be they're not their.
300
What will reading the prompt tell you?
Whether it is informational and opinion, the topic, and the two middles.
300
What are the bullet points that are added into your plan?
The details supporting the middles.
300
Where do your two middles come from?
The first part of the prompt. The two middles are two reasons that either support your opinion if it is an opinion essay or supports your topic if it is informational.
300
With an opinion essay, can I state both sides of the opinion in the introduction?
No. Only one side.
400
Define these terms:
There Their They're
400
When determining how to annotate your articles, what do you write down next to your plan?
The text coding strategy.
400
Does your plan have to have complete sentences?
No
400
What needs to be in both middles in order to score a 3? (______,________,and_______)
Even amount of insight and evidence in both middles.
400
How should I begin the end/conclusion of the essay?
With a transition. Examples: Finally, To clarify, In conclusion
500
Define these terms:
To Too Two
500
When you read a prompt that has two parts, what do you do with the first part?
The first part gives you the two reasons (two middles). The second part should be blended or mixed into both middles.
500
Does your plan get graded?
No.
500
What does each middle need to start with?
An opening phrase or transition.
500
How do you write an ending?
Summarize/wrap up the essay. Restate topic or opinion and middles. Do not repeat the details or repeat the introduction.
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