Essay Type
What type of essay would ask you to “Justify”, “Whether or not”, or “Support a side”?
ARGUMENTATIVE
What is the first thing you do when you start your FSA essay packet?
Read/Circle the prompt.
A lead, a remark, and a thesis statement
INTRODUCTION
Begins each body paragraph; Comes from the thesis (Change some of the wording); Starts with a transition: To begin, In addition, Furthermore,
TOPIC SENTENCE
What type of essay explains, informs, or gives more information by defining, comparing and contrasting, or sequencing?
INFORMATIVE or EXPLANATORY
Before you start writing, where should you write down your ideas, and map out your essay?
The planning sheet
Topic sentence that starts with a transition, Remark, Evidence, and Elaboration PLUS a second piece of Evidence and another Elaboration
BODY PARAGRAPHS
Adds to the topic sentence; For example/For instance; Can be true or made up; MUST connect to the topic sentence
REMARK ON THE TOPIC SENTENCE
Author’s purpose is explained with “P.I.E.” What does the “P” stand for?
PERSUADE
True/False: A question is the best type of hook/lead/opener.
FALSE
Last paragraph in an essay; Starts with a transition; Includes a wrap up sentence to give the reader something to think about or is a call to action. Includes the thesis statement from the introduction, BUT says it a different way;
Conclusion
MUST support/connect to the topic sentence: MUST start with: According to source __, The author states, (says, explains, declares, or stresses); Based on source __, etc; MUST have quotation marks "around the words from the text"
EVIDENCE
Author’s purpose is explained with “P.I.E.” What does the “I” stand for?
INFORM
What part of your introduction contains the main topic and your reasons?
The Thesis.
Last sentence in the introduction; Include information from the prompt; Include reasons if asked for them; reasons are found in the text set. Should be on your FLEE map.
THESIS STATEMENT
Describes why the evidence is important, defines terms, a personal story (true or made-up) that is connected to the evidence, OR provides an example of the evidence; Starts with: This reminds me of, This is important because, For example, For instance...
ELABORATION
What is the high-level word that is another way of saying “explanatory” or “informative” essay?
EXPOSITORY
Whenever you are shifting ideas or paragraphs, what do you need? (Hint starts with a “T”)
Transitions.
Where you pull your facts, evidence, and statistics from.
SOURCES
“This reminds me of”, “This is important because”, “For example”, “For instance;” are types of these
Transitions