Prompt/ Intro.
What strategy do we use to understand what the Prompt is about?
HAT
What is the first thing you look at when you get your sources?
The title.
Why do we create a plan sheet before we write?
to organize our thinking
What is the first paragraph called in your essay?
Introduction
What is the first sentence in your introduction called?
Hook
What does an argumentative essay have in the introduction?
A Hook, a Claim and Reasons.
What are you looking for as you read the sources?
Information that answers a prompt.
How long should you work on planning your essay?
no more that 10-15 min.
What is the middle section of your essay?
Body
Why is important to reread your essay?
To edit any mistakes like spelling, or punctuation.
Both Expository and Argumentative Introductions should include what?
A hook and reasons.
What could you do to locate evidence easily in the sources.
Underline the information.
True or False
You must write complete sentences on the plan sheet.
False. Only short phrases to help you remember
True or False?
You can have more than one body paragraph?
True.
If you can group your reasons in more than one way.
What is it called when you tell more about the evidence?
ellaboration
What does the introduction include in an expository essay?
Hook, Prompt Statement and Reasons
What is the information you underline called?
evidence
True or False
The plan sheet is your essay.
False.
The plan sheet helps you write your essay.
What is the last paragraph of your essay?
conclusion
What do you include to show where you get your evidence?
The source number of the text.
What is an example of a hook?
Ask a question, Sound effect, Dialogue, State a fact, etc.
What can you do if you do not understand what you are reading?
Reread
Skip and read sections that you do understand
use context clues to help understand difficult words
What could you put on your plan sheet to help remember where you found your information?
source #
What do we call words or phrases that show a connection between ideas or order in your essay?
transition words.
What do include in your conclusion?
restate the controlling idea
your reason/s
a closing thought that relates to the controlling idea