ESSAYS
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A narrative is another name for a ....
Story
When should you capitalize a word?
It's a proper noun (name, name of a place, etc.) or the beginning of your sentence
If a prompt says "write at least two sentences" you should....
The prompt says "...write at least two sentences to explain how learning to weave baskets and spending time with her grandmother affected Yo’ee." What question is it asking?
How did learning to weave baskets and spending time with her grandmother affect Yo'ee?
What are the names of the paragraphs in an essay?
Introduction Paragraph, Body Paragraph, Conclusion Paragraph
A narrative should always include these three sections..
Beginning, Middle & End
What is a transition or sentence starter for adding text evidence?
In the text it says
If a prompt says to write a paragraph, what is the structure like? (what parts are included?)
Claim, Evidence, Reasoning, Conclusion
The prompt says "write at least two sentences to explain how George's decision affected the team." What question is the prompt asking?
How did George's decision affect (or impact) the team?
A statement that turns the question around and then answers the question
What are the story elements in a narrative? (Hint: there are 5)
Character, Setting, Problem, Solution, POV
What is a transition or sentence starter for adding your reasoning?
This shows that
This is important because
This proves that
If a prompt says "write a paragraph to explain and include two pieces of evidence", what is the structure like (what parts are included)?
C.E.R.E.R.C.
Claim, Evidence, Reasoning, Evidence, Reasoning, Conclusion
The prompt says "Write at least two sentences that explain why problems with the environment affected women more than men in Kenya." What question is the prompt asking?
Why did problems in the environment affect women more than men in Kenya?
What is a thesis?
A statement that turns the question around and includes at least two reasons/answers to the question.
It is also a "roadmap" to your essay! (50 bonus points)
True or False: In a "continue the narrative" prompt, you re-write the story from another character's point of view.
FALSE! Continue the narrative is when you keep going with the story using the same POV, characters, settings and main events.
Every time that you add evidence into your essay, you need to include...
Quotation marks!
If a prompt says "write a story that tells what will most likely happen..", should you change the point of view or continue the narrative using the same point of view as the text?
Continue the narrative using the same POV as the text
The prompt says "write an essay to explain why Miss Rumphius decided to make the world a more beautiful place." What question is the prompt asking?
Why did Miss Rumphius decide to make the world a more beautiful place?
What is a reasoning?
A reasoning connections your evidence to your claim.
It also gives context from your story to help your reader understand your argument/claim.
It should be a couple sentences long in most cases (50 point BONUS)
In the beginning of a narrative, what should I include? (bonus points if you can name for the middle & end as well)
Introduce characters, setting & problem (inciting incident - 50 bonus points, character motivation - 50 bonus points)
Middle - rising action-characters try to solve the problem but may fail, main events in the story (100 bonus points)
End - the problem is solved or the story is resolved in some way as well as the lesson is learned (50 bonus points)
How would you fix this?
C: The princess was brave.
E: In the text it says "She ran toward the dragon with her fist high in the air!"
R: This shows that the princess faced the dangerous dragon bravely, even though she was not equipped to fight such a beast.
Get rid of the C, E, and R. When we are typing a paragraph or an essay, the CERC is only for our notes.
All of the sentences should also belong together because it is one paragraph. There is too much space inbetween.
If a prompt says "write an essay to explain how the details in the story support the main idea", should you write one or two body paragraphs to support your thinking?
Two body paragraphs!
The prompt says "write an essay to describe what helps the Preacher change his attitude towards Opal from Chapter 2 to Chapter 3. " What question is the prompt asking?
What helped the preacher change his attitude towards Opal across the chapters?