Step 1
Decode the Prompt
What is Step 1?
Gather Evidence
What is Step 2?
Create a Thesis Statement
What is Step 3?
Boxes & Bullets
What is Step 4?
Drafting
What is Step 5?
Statement + ___, ___, and ___.
What is a Thesis Template for an Informative Essay?
(Author's Last Name pg#)
What is a citation?
The most important sentence in the whole essay.
What is a Thesis Statement?
Topic Sentence
What goes in the box?
This paragraph contains a hook, background information and the thesis statement.
What is the introduction paragraph?
Even though some may disagree, statement + ___, ___, and ___.
What is a Thesis Template for an Argumentative Essay?
At least 6 quotes.
How many quotes are necessary in our notes?
The Thesis Statement appears in these two paragraphs in the essay.
What are Introduction and Conclusion?
"Quote" (citation).
What do you write for the bullets?
Lead in, Quote, Cite, Explain
What is a Quote Sandwich?
action word and task
What do we circle and underline in a prompt?
Figuring out the main points of the Thesis Statement.
What is the purpose of Step 2?
The Thesis Statement is formed using this from Step 1.
What is a Thesis Template?
The information used for the bullet points will be used in what part of a Body Paragraph?
What is a Quote Sandwich?
This type of paragraph only appears in an Argumentative Essay.
What is a Counterclaim Paragraph?
To discover the underlying meaning of something.
What is decode?
Finding quotes to use in the Body Paragraphs.
What is the purpose of taking notes?
The 3 main points in the Thesis Statement are the topics for these paragraphs.
What are Body Paragraphs?
This is the percentage of a Body Paragraph that is completed in Step 4.
What is 1/2?
5 or 6
What is how many paragraphs are in an Informative Essay (5) and how many paragraphs are in an Argumentative Essay (6)?