Writing Prompts
You have read the passage from Boy’s Life and “Emancipation: A Life Fable.” Write an essay that identifies a similar theme in each text and compares and contrasts the approaches each text uses to develop this theme. Be sure to support your response with evidence from both texts.
What type of writing is this?
What is explanatory essay?
In paragraph 7, what does the word endeavor mean?
What could be a note you would write in RELAX?
p. 7 endeavor?
What is central or main idea?
What do you need for an argument? List all of the parts.
What is: Claim, Evidence/Explanation, Counterclaim, Rebuttal, Conclusion?
What should you do if you are not sure of a multiple choice answer?
What is re-read and eliminate wrong answers?
The main characters in the passages from Peak and from Tower of the Five Orders are both adventurous in their own ways. Write a narrative that describes a meeting between the two characters where they describe their adventures and their different interpretations of success. Develop your narrative using well-chosen details and narrative techniques. Use details from both passages to support the events in your narrative.
What type of writing is this?
What is a narrative?
What is the impact of the author’s repetition of the phrase haunting eyes in paragraphs 3 and 7?
What is a note you could write?
Why does author repeat "haunting eyes" p. 3 & 7
The moral or message of a text.
What is theme?
If the writing prompt says write a narrative? What do you know you must include? List ALL the parts.
What is:
Characters, setting, plot, conflict, dialogue?
What should you do before you read the texts?
You have read two passages about plants. “Dissect a Flower” provides an experiment a reader can perform to learn about plants, while “Venus Flytrap” provides facts and descriptions to help the reader learn. Which type of passage provides a better opportunity for learning? Write a response arguing whether a reader learns more from thinking through an experiment or from thinking through facts and descriptions. Use information from both passages in your argument.
What type of writing is this?
What is an argument?
Which theme is revealed through Mira’s actions?
What is a note you could write?
Mira's actions--> Theme?
What is text structure?
What is how the text is formatted, organized and or set up?
If the writing prompt says to analyze, explain or describe--- what type of writing is it?
What is Essay? (Explanatory or Informative)
Why is it important to look at the prompt before reading?
What is to know what you have to write about and what to take notes on?
You have read the passage from Banner in the Sky and the passage from Gathering Blue. Write a response analyzing how the setting of each passage impacts the development of the characters. Use evidence from both passages to support your response.
What type of writing is this?
What is explanatory essay?
In the passage from Banner in the Sky, why does Rudi slow his pace as he climbs higher into the mountains?
What is a note you could write down?
Why does Rudi slow down?
What are the 3 purposes for writing?
What is to persuade, to inform/explain and to entertain?
The writing prompt asks you to write a narrative--- Draw the organizer you can use to plan your writing.
What is a PLOT MOUNTAIN
What should you do when a question gives you a paragraph number?
What is go back to the text and REREAD?
After reading the passages, do you think that videogames are good for children or bad for children? Write a response in which you clearly state your opinion on the issue. Support your opinion with reasons and details from both passages.
What type of writing is this?
What is argument?
Which two quotations from the passage best explain why the Sphinx was built?
What is a note your could write?
Why was the sphinx built?
You are given a writing prompt asking for your opinion-- draw an organizer to help you plan your argument.
Responses vary
Your writing prompt asks you to analyze the texts and compare and contrast the two types of sodas: coke and pepsi-- Draw an organizer to show how you will plan your essay.
Responses vary
You finish early--- what should you do with your extra time?
Go back and check your answers, add to your writing, check your notes