This is the first thing you should do before reading the sources or beginning your essay.
What is read/unpack the prompt?
What is an example of citing the text correctly?
What is "according to" or "as stated in..."
You should do this to keep track of important ideas while you read the sources.
What is highlight important ideas?
FSA Writing prompts can be either informational or this.
What is argumentative?
There are usually ____ body paragraphs.
What is 2?
This explains how a quote supports the topic sentence for your paragraph.
What is elaboration or commentary?
Before you start writing the introduction, you should first develop this important part of the essay.
What is the thesis/claim?
There should be at least this many quotes in each body paragraph.
What is two quotes?