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Argumentative vs. Informative
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100
The most importance sentence of any essay paragraph.
What is the Thesis?
100
The last part of the writing process.
What is revising and editing?
100
How to decide if the essay is argumentative or informative.
What is read the prompt?
100
The first thing you do when you receive the essay test.
What is read the prompt?
100
This is where your main points and reasons/evidence come from.
What are the passages?
200
The type of writing in which you inform or explain a topic.
What is informative writing?
200
What to do after you read the prompt.
What is unpack the prompt?
200
The part of the writing process where you check to see if the essay is on topic and makes sense.
What is the proofreading/editing stage?
200
Here you use transitions, write reasons, make points, and include evidence.
What are the body paragraphs?
200
Key words that will help you determine the type of writing--informative or argumentative.
What are "Whether or not" and "Explain or Discuss?"
300
The part of your essay that opposes your claim.
What is the counterclaim?
300
The first thing you do after unpacking the prompt.
What is create simple thesis?
300
The main parts of the essay where your key points are made.
What are the body paragraphs?
300
Fix any mistakes including spelling, capitalization, and punctuation marks.
What is revise and edit?
300
You have this much time to write your essay.
What is 120 minutes?
400
Key words for this writing are: take a position, whether or not, state a claim, and support or go against.
What is argumentative writing?
400
The longest part of the essay writing process.
What is the body paragraphs with details and evidence support?
400
You need two reasons to develop your claim along with something else.
What is text evidence for each reason?
400
You use a lead-in sentence in this part.
What is the introduction?
400
Name four parts that you will see on any prompt's instructions.
What are read the prompt and passages, plan your essay, write you essay, and revise your essay?
500
The amount of points given for each section of the rubric (Purpose/Focus, Evidence/Elaboration, Conventions/Grammar)
What is 4 points, 4 points, and 2 points?
500
This is what the beginning paragraph of your essay should include.
What is an introduction with a lead-in sentence and a thesis sentence (claim)?
500
Create an outline for your essay.
What is prewriting or planning?
500
What you have to do to find two reasons or main points to support your thesis before you begin writing.
What is reading the passages and planning?
500
The important parts to use when citing text evidence.
What is ...a citation verb phrase and a named source. Give credit to the title of passage or author's name?