Expository or Argumentative?
What type of writing is to inform the reader or explain something?
What is expository
What are the three components needed for an introduction?
What are hook, background, and thesis?
How many sources do you have to cite in each body paragraph?
What is 2?
What is the first sentence that should be in your body paragraph?
What is a topic sentence?
What is a counterclaim?
What is the opposing claim?
What type of writing tries to persuade the reader to do or think something?
What is argumentative?
What information goes in your conclusion?
What is a reference to your introduction, thesis restated, and call to action?
What are the two ways you can include evidence in your essay?
What are paraphrased or quoted?
What is the name for the explanation of evidence?
What is elaboration
What is a sentence starter for a counterclaim?
What is "some people may say...."?
What type of writing includes a claim, counterclaim, and rebuttal?
What is argumentative?
What is missing from this introduction?
Ever wondered who makes our world better – the government or the regular folks like you and me? Both are very important to creating change, it is the government who leads society in making improvements.
What are the transition and reasons.
What must be at the end of any evidence used?
What is a citation (source number, paragraph number).
Place the paragraph sentences in the correct order:
- Evidence
- Topic Sentence
- Elaboration
- Evidence (Another source)
- Wrap-up
- Elaboration
- Topic Sentence
- Evidence
- Elaboration
- Evidence (Another source)
- Elaboration
- Wrap- Up
What comes after the counterclaim in an argumentative essay?
What is rebuttal
What words in a prompt would indicate that an essay is Expository?
Ex. Explain, describe
What can you never (EVER) introduce in your introduce and conclusion?
What is EVIDENCE?
Create elaboration for the following evidence:
For example, caffeine can "cause children to have stunted growth if consumed frequently" (Source 1, par. 7).
Ex. Caffeine is a chemical that is found in coffee, some teas, and chocolate.
Place the paragraph sentence on the correct order:
- Evidence
- Counterclaim
- Topic Sentence
- Elaboration
- Elaboration
- Rebuttal (with Evidence from another source)
- Wrap-up
Correct Order
-Topic Sentence
- Evidence
- Elaboration
- Counterclaim
- Rebuttal (with Evidence from another source)
- Elaboration
- Wrap Up
Create a rebuttal for the following counterclaim:
Some people say that cat owners are more lazy than dog owners.
ex. Cat owners can walk their cats with a harness to walk them outside.
What kind of prompt would this thesis statement work for:
Gold can be used as currency and to enhance the value of an item.
What is expository?
Give me a hook (that is not a question) for the following topic:
Should students drink caffeine?
Imagine waking up early for school and not having coffee.
Give an example of a cause and effect elaboration for the following topic sentence:
Classes should start later to enhance student performance.
Ex. When students can sleep in without missing time in their first class, they are able to focus in class instead of sleeping.
What must you have to get over a 2 on the B.E.S.T Writing?
What is a Counterclaim (and rebuttal)?
Create a Counterclaim for the following claim:
Dogs are the best pets for active people.
Ex. Some say that dog owners are not as active as horse owners.