Writing Prompt
List the 3 items you find when unlocking the prompt and how you show them in the prompt.
Topic (circle), Type (box), Task/Point (underline)
How many boxes do you draw when using the box method of planning?
6
About how many paragraphs should your completed essay be?
At least 4
What percentage of your essay should be evidence and what percentage should be elaboration?
90% elaboration, 10% evidence
Who's your favorite teacher?
Ms. Liss....duh
What is the Topic of an essay?
Who or what the essay will be about
In the chart method of planning, how many columns are you supposed to draw?
You draw the number of columns to match the number of sources you have.
How do you indicate that a new paragraph is starting?
What should you ALWAYS do when writing evidence from a text?
CITE YOUR SOURCES!
What's your favorite grade level?
5th grade..duh!
What are the two types of essays?
Informational/expository, opinion/argumentative
What do you NOT do on the planning sheet during FSA?
Write your essay
What should be written at the beginning of every new paragraph before stating the main idea?
Transition words/phrases
What are the four ways that you can cite your sources?
1. Source Number
2. Source Title
3. Author's Name
4. Paragraph Number
What is your favorite subject?
Reading and writing...duh!
What is the task/point of an essay?
What the prompt wants you to write about the topic
The information you will be giving about the topic
How do you find the two main ideas of your essay?
You chart all of your evidence and find the ideas that are repeated the most in the sources
You choose ideas that you can find the most evidence for
You choose ways/reasons that answer the writing prompt
What should EVERY sentence have?
A capital letter and punctuation
All of the evidence and elaboration that you write must have to be ON TOPIC.
What is the word that we use to describe evidence and elaboration that is ON TOPIC?
Relevant
What are three text structures?
Description
Compare/Contrast
Cause/Effect
Problem/Solution
Any others that make sense
How do you write a controlling idea?
It is made up of the topic and task/point
What are the titles of the boxes in the box method of planning?
Controlling Idea, Main Idea #1, Evidence/Elaboration, Main Idea #2, Evidence/Elaboration, Idea That Controls
Should you be lazy and use text language in your essay?
Examples: cause (because), gonna (going to), kinda (kind of), wanna (want to), u (you), ur (your), lol, omg, idk, info (information)
ABSOLUTELY NOT!
The evidence and elaboration must all be connected to what within your paragraph?
The main idea of that paragraph
Correct the sentence:
im gonna go to the movies said Marc
"I'm going to go to the movies," said Marc.