Before writing
Opinion or Informative?
Types of Transitions
Before you turn in
Writing
100
This is the very first thing you should read once you get your writing
What is the prompt
100

In your essay, state whether you think students should have cell phones and why.

What is opinion.

100

What transition would begin a paragraph giving a main idea for an opinion essay.

An example, One reason, To begin with, ??

100

These should be at the beginning of every paragraph.

What is an indent

100

This should be in your introduction

What is a hook, prompt, 2 main ideas.?

200
You should do this after you read the passages but before you start writing your essay
What is planning?
200
Write an essay telling whether or not you think kids should have to play an after school sport.
What is opinion
200

Write an informative essay in which you explain

who Juliette Gordon Low was and why she formed the Girl Scouts organization. What are transitions for the first reason.

First, To begin with, ??

200

You should re-read your writing this number of times when you are finished.

What is two.

200

This should be in your MIP body paragraphs.

What is transition, reason, evidence, explanation and elaboration?

300

What we should do when reading a passage. 

What is to annotate or short note.

300

Write an essay in which you explain the different types of minerals.

What is informative.

300

The passages are discussing whether or not students should be required to play an instrument in

school. Write an essay in which you give your opinion about requiring every student to learn to

play a musical instrument. How many paragraphs should you have?

What is 4.

300

Every letter at the beginning of a sentence should be this.

What is capital.

300

This should be in your conclusion.

What is restate your prompt, summarize your main points and add a clincher?

400

When reading the prompt, it is important to underline...

What is the prompt?

Then turn the prompt into a question.

400
Write an essay describing the different types of paintings done by Pablo Picasso that you read about.
What is informative
400

The sources that you read were about different materials. Write an informative essay in which you

contrast two interesting materials that you read about and how the materials are used. Use information from the sources in your essay.

What are transitions you might use to compare the subjects?

What is: they are similar, both can be compared because, both are, ??

400

Paragraphs should have (at least) this number of sentences.

What is five

400

You must make sure all of your paragraphs do this.

What is stay on topic.

500

You should read the prompt ____ times.

What is three times. First to understand, second to get the topic and what to write about, and third to clarify and underline what you will be writing about.

500
Write an essay telling what you thinking about cities having public transportation in every neighborhood.
What is opinion.
500

The passages are about bottled water. Write an essay in which you give your opinion about which

system would be better for your school; selling bottled water or buying a water purification system

and why the other idea would not be a good choice for your school. 

What are transitions to contrast the two:

On the other hand, they are different because, ??

500

You have this number of minutes to take the writing FSA.

What is 120 minutes

500

This should be done after you are finished writing. 

What is reread and revise?