OUTLINE AND SPAF
Video Games or Board Games?
In your opinion, are video games or board games more fun to play? Write a well-organized essay stating your opinion. Support your opinion with evidence from the texts.
S - Are video games or board games more fun to play?
P - State your Opinion
A - Teachers, Students, Gamers
F - An Opinion Essay
What is 90 minutes?
This is the On-Demand Writing Strategy we use for Introduction Paragraphs.
What is A.S.T.T.?
This is the On-Demand Writing Strategy we use for Main Idea Paragraphs.
What is TTS, SD, SD, SD, CS?
This is the On-Demand Writing Strategy we use for Conclusion Paragraphs.
What is T.R.A.C.?
All sentences must begin with this.
What are Capital Letters?
Recess or PE?
Do you think recess or physical education (PE) is more important during the school day? Write a well-organized essay stating your opinion. Support your opinion with evidence from the texts.
S - Is recess or physical education more important during the school day?
P - State your Opinion
A - Teachers, Students, Principal
F - An Opinion Essay
Each paragraph in your opinion essay should take this long to write.
What is 10 Minutes?
In this part of A.S.T.T., we share something that is happening related to our topic.
What is State the Situation?
This is abbreviated as TTS, and it is the first sentence in a Main Idea Paragraph.
What is Transition to Topic Sentence?
This is the "A" in T.R.A.C.
What is Acknowledge the Opposition?
These words are used to connect two ideas together in a single sentence.
What are Conjunctions?
Cell Phones?
In your opinion, should students be allowed to bring cell phones to school? Write a well-organized essay stating your opinion. Support your opinion with evidence from the texts.
S - Should students be allowed to bring cell phones to school?
P - State your Opinion
A - Teachers, Students, Parents
F - An Opinion Essay
This should be done immediately after the Outline and S.P.A.F..
What is Reading the Passages?
The following sentence is an example of this part of A.S.T.T.:
Keep reading to find out more about why On-Demand Writing is important to learn.
What is Transition Sentence?
Facts, Experiences, Data, If/Then Statements, Rhetorical Questions, and Direct Quotes are all examples of these.
What are Supporting Details?
This is the number of sentences used to write the "T" and "R" of T.R.A.C.
What is One Sentence?
This is missing from the following sentence:
I went to the store with my mother last Thursday
What is a Period?
School Uniforms?
In your opinion, should students be required to wear uniforms at school? Write a well-organized essay stating your opinion. Support your opinion with evidence from the texts.
S - Should students be required to wear uniforms at school?
P - State your Opinion
A - Teachers, Students, Parents
F - An Opinion Essay
This is where you should go to find the reasons for your Thesis.
What are the Passages or Texts?
This sentence is the most important part of your essay and is the core of everything else you write.
What is the Thesis or Thesis Statement?
This sentence is constructed by using a sentence starter such as, "It is clear to see..." and restating your reason.
What is a Conclusion Sentence?
The following sentence is an example of this part of T.R.A.C.:
What are you waiting for? Get out there and learn about On-Demand Writing!
What is Call to Action?
"to the store" and "after breakfast" are examples of these?
What are Prepositional Phrases?
Zoos?
In your opinion, should animals be kept in zoos? Write a well-organized essay stating your opinion. Support your opinion with evidence from the texts.
S - Should animals be kept in zoos?
P - State your Opinion
A - Teachers, Students, Community, Animal Lovers
F - An Opinion Essay
This is the number of sources you must cite from in your opinion essay.
What is Two?
or
What is All?
A Thesis Statement has one of these and three of these.
What is One Claim and Three Strong Reasons?
Each Main Idea Paragraph should be based on one of these three things.
What are reasons from your Thesis Statement?
This is the Final sentence of your Conclusion Paragraph.
What is the Call to Action or Call to Attention?
In the series "dogs, cats, and bears," the comma before the word "and" is called this.
What is the Oxford Comma?