Purpose, Focus, and Organization
Can you make up what you write about? 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 the first thing you do when you get your essay packet?
Dissect the prompt
What do ALL essays have to have?
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).
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 your thesis statement?
What is opinion/topic + your reasons/main ideas
What should you do the night before a big test?
What is try to go to bed on time and get good rest.
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. I have to take a side about whether students should have to wear uniforms or not and explain how it affects them socially as well as educationally.
What is a citation? Where does it belong in the essay? Give one example of how to start a citation
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 put it 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 transition word/phrase
What are all of the things that you need to do before you can make a plan?
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?
What is transition, restate the topic, answer with the reason, citation, explanation, elaboration, and a summary
How long should you spend PLANNING your essay? What should you include in your plan?
What is 20 minutes. At least the thesis, the order of the body paragraphs, and what evidence can be used to support them.
What must you have in your essay to clue the reader in on how your essay is going to be organized? Where in your essay should this be located?
What is a thesis statement and it should be the last sentence 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. The florida department of health says being a couch potato leds to obesity.
Have you ever wondered why adults tell you that too much T.V. is bad for you? The Florida Department of Health says, being a couch potato leads to obesity.
What should be included in your conclusion paragraph?
What is a restating the thesis statement, summarizing the main ideas in the body paragraphs, and leaving the reader with something to think about or a call to action.
Where does your thesis come from?
What is from the prompt