Purpose, Focus, and Organization
What kind of essay is this and what does it mean? Write an informative essay in which you explain the benefits of sports. Include the health and social benefits.
What is informative, which means that I am providing information (explaining).
Can you make up evidence? Why or why not?
What is no because it is based upon the actual text provided with the prompt.
Fix the errors in this sentence: Physicians will tell there patients too exercise daily.
Physicians will tell their patients to exercise daily.
How should you start the introduction paragraph?
What is with a hook to grab the readers attention.
What is a "nod to the other side" in an opinion essay.
When you mention what the other side of the argument.
What do ALL essays have to have? (how many paragraphs, what are these paragraphs)
What is an introduction paragraph (that introduces the topic and sets up the organization of the essay), body paragraphs (that elaborate and explain ideas), a conclusion paragraph (restates main ideas and leaves an impact on the reader).
How is evidence different from elaboration?
What is evidence is pulled from the text. Elaboration, comes from your head and is when you take the evidence and apply it in some way. It is also using creative ways to do it.
Fix the errors in this sentence: Wearing a uniform dosent stop a students creativity it encourages.
Wearing a uniform doesn't stop a student's creativity, it encourages.
What should be included in an opinion essay introduction?
Hook, Answer the prompt, Two main ideas (details), and transition.
What should you do the night before a big test?
What is try to go to bed on time and get good rest. Also eat a good breakfast. DON'T Stress and relax.
What kind of essay is this and what does that mean? Write an essay in which you give your opinion. Should students be required to wear uniforms to school? What are the social and educational effects of your choice?
What is opinion essay and it means that I have to take a side about whether students should have to wear uniforms or not.
What is citation, where should it be and what are several ways that you can do it and what should you NOT do?
Citation is telling the reader where you got your text evidence. You can use, "According to," "in the article," you can give the author, paragraph number or the title of the article. You should not just say, "According to the text," you should not put your citations at the end - it needs to be right before or right after the evidence.
Fix the errors in this sentence: Principal's belive that uniforms prevent student's from being distracted
Principals believe that uniforms prevent students from being distracted.
How should you start each of your body paragraphs?
What is with a topic sentence to introduce the reason you will focus on in that paragraph.
What are all of the things that you need to do before you can make a plan?
What is read the ENTIRE prompt and pick out key words and phrases to make sure you understand the topic. Then you need to actually read the text sets and gather evidence and ideas. Then use the strongest evidence in your essay.
If you are unsure what side to take on an opinion essay, what is the best way to decide which side to take on an opinion essay?
What is the side that has more text evidence to support the big ideas.
What do you need to do with your text evidence to show the reader that you understood it?
What is explain and elaborate on it.
What is wrong with this sentence? Children often report after exercising that their feeling better.
Children often report, after exercising, that they're feeling better.
What all should be included in each body paragraph?
Answer the prompt (what is the paragraph about), Evidence with citations, Elaboration, Transition.
How long should you spend PLANNING your essay? What should you include in your plan?
What is at least 15-25 minutes.
What must you have in your essay to clue the reader in on what you are writing about and how your essay is going to be organized? Where in your essay should this be located?
What are the main ideas and it should be in your introduction paragraph.
Where does your evidence come from and how do you find it?
What is from ALL the texts provided with the prompt.
Fix the errors in this sentence: Have you ever wondered why adults tell you that to much t.v. is bad for you.
Have you ever wondered why adults tell you that too much T.V. is bad for you?
What should be included in your conclusion paragraph?
What is a restating the prompt, Add Two details, Wrap up sentence.
How much time do you have for your FSA writing test
120 minutes (or 2 hours)