Essay Structure
How many pieces of evidence do you need in a body paragraph?
2 pieces per paragraph
To best include your evidence, you must:
- Never drop your quote into your writing, quotations should NEVER stand alone
- embed evidence by including context
Before answering the questions you must determine:
the text's central idea
What are the 3 types of writing you might get next week on the NJSLA ?
- narrative
- research stimulation (task)
- literary analysis
How many key rules are there for capitalization ?
10
Thesis Statements ALWAYS:
- fully answers the prompt
- includes titles, authors, and usually techniques
- create a debatable argument
Steps to embedding evidence are:
1. Start w/ WABAW transition
2. Provide context
3. embed evidence into your context
4. re-read your sentences and ask if it flow and/or make sense
Bracket the paragraph, and re-read sentences ____ and ____ the VIC word
before and after
What are the three main things you should have on your scratch paper ?
- annotations for ALL sources
- POE strategies for all MCQs
- planning page
What is the acronym to help remember the rules ?
FBBTPISWMS
Before citing evidence you MUST have _____ before it
Context
WABAW stands for what transition words ?
when, after, before, as, while
how many context clues should you have to help answer the questions
2-3
Describe how to plan for a narrative
draw the triangle map
- exposition -climax/turning point
- initial claim - resolution
- developing claim - theme
True or False are all pronouns are capitialized
false only I is capitialized
Your essay must contain ____ ?
- introduction
- 2 body paragraphs
- conclusion
What is the embedded evidence formula ?
transition word (WABAW) + context (who, what, when) + evidence lead in + evidence
before you selecting the best answer choice you MUST:
predict the connotation (pos or neg) and your own definition
Describe how to plan literary analysis
draw a box
- restate the prompt
- name your sources
- evidence from each source
- body paragraph arguments
- thesis
What are the coordinating conjunctions ?
for
and
nor
but
or
yet
so
What must you include in your conclusion ?
- restate your thesis
- explain the significance (what universal topics/ideas does your essay highlight?)
when providing context you must consider:
who, what, and when
PITA stands for ?
Plug in the answer
describe how to plan for a research stimulation (task)
draw a box
- restate the prompt
- name your sources
- evidence from each source
- authors claim
- body paragraph arguments
- thesis
What are the steps to avoiding run on sentences ?
1. add coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS)
2. separate the run on sentence into two or more sentences
3. use semicolon to link the sentences if they are closely related