Inform or Argue
The purpose of Informative writing is to...
What is inform?
Why should you underline 1-2 of the most important lines in each source when reading?
So I know what text evidence I will use for each source.
How many times should you read the writing prompt?
2 times
Both the argumentative and informative essay include how many paragraphs?
5
These types of nouns should always be capitalized.
What are proper nouns?
Should an argumentative essay be based on YOUR opinion? If not, what should it be based on?
NO. Facts, such as evidence from the text. (In your connect to the world you can express and connect to your opinion...but intro and body paragraphs should should always focus on the FACTS)
Changing the words in the text to make the sentence your own is called what?
What is paraphrasing/restating?
you need to write about?
A. The title
B. The passage
C. Your momma's house
D. The writing prompt.
D. The writing prompt.
On the FSA, where do you find where it tells you what you need to write about?
A. The title
B. The passage
C. Your momma's house
D. The writing prompt.
D. The writing prompt.
Words copied directly from this should always be spelled correctly.
What is the text?
True or False
You should always write from the first-person point of view. (Meaning you use 'I' statements.)
???????
FALSE: Informational & Argumentative writing are FORMAL from the 3rd person point of view.
(third-person point of view, or outsider looking in, and uses pronouns like he, she, it, or they.)_
In rare cases, the prompt requires a less formal audience and tone (a blog, or letter to a peer/friend)
It's what you do when you copy from the text to support your claim. You put this info in quotations.
What is citing text evidence?
What you should do if you finish the FSA before the end of the testing period.
What is read the chapter book under my desk or put my head down?
Why is it important to write slowly and clearly?
So the reader can understand what I wrote.
What you put around the words you copied directly from the text?
What are quotation marks?
What type of text is making a claim on whether or not mistakes are the key to invention? Argumentative or Informative?
What is argumentative?
Sentences that have words copied from the text should always start with what words?
What is 'According to the text' or 'The author states'
How should you ask to use the restroom?
By raising my hand
The concluding paragraph can starts with what words? Give an example of a concluding transition,
In conclusion,
All in all,
In summation,
To conclude,
It's the punctuation you use when there is a pause in a sentence or writing a list of items.
What is a comma?
This is the LAST sentence in an informational essay. It provides the reader with a road map to the main points of the body paragraphs. It is either 2 or 3 points.
What is a thesis?
Restate this writing prompt into a clear and concise thesis:
Write an argumentive essay on whether you support extended school hours or not. Use information from the passages to support your argument.
Schools should not have extended hours because _________, _________, and __________.
TRUE or FALSE
I am allowed to ask for help.
False - You must work completely independently.
It's what we do when we take the writing prompt and put into the form of a statement?
Restating the writing prompt
It becomes a thesis when we add the 2-3 points.
What you put at the end of the sentence if:
1. you are making a statement
2. you are asking a question
3. you are surprised or excited
What is a period, a question mark, and an exclamation point?