Essay Parts
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Effective Writing
Formatting Fun
Can You Spell Punctuate?
100

Where should your answer to the prompt and supporting reasons be?

Thesis statement

100
The first step in the writing process.
What is planning?
100
To include direct information from a piece of text.
What is cite evidence?
100
These are the basic parts of an essay
Introduction, Body, and Conclusion
100

When your skateboarding, your burning calories and strengthening muscles.

When you're skateboarding, you're burning calories and strengthening muscles.

200

This is where you refer back to your topic and your main points, but state it differently.

Conclusion
200
This is what should be done after the draft is written to ensure the writer's thoughts are complete and the punctuation and spelling are correct.
What is revise and edit?
200
This word, indicating 1st person point-of-view, should be avoided in all opinion and informational essays!
"I"
200
The purpose of this is to introduce the topic and the opinion/thesis statement to the readers.
What is the introduction?
200
These should always be capitalized. 
Proper Nouns
300

This is where you provide a sentence or two of insight (how/why all of the the textual evidence is important)?

Elaboration
300
Using this type of graphic organizer is a good way to take notes on the articles for an argument essay. 
What is a t-chart?
300
The phrase: According to the text... followed by " " is an example of this.
What is quoting text?
300
This is where the evidence, examples, and elaboration go in an essay.
What are the body paragraphs?
300

Recycling are important for our planet and Everyone can help.

Recycling is important for our planet and everyone can help.

400
How many pieces of text evidence should you include and where does it go? 
Two, Body Paragraph 
400
What type of graphic organizer should you use to plan for an informative essay? 
Column notes 
400
E_________ is specific information from the text whereas e___________ adds more detail and expands on the specific information.
What is evidence and elaboration?
400
What should you do in the conclusion? 
Reinforce that your claim has been made, give the essay a sense of completion, and leave an impression on the reader
400

The author of "cell phone scramble" explains its a distraction in class.

The author of "Cell Phone Scramble" explains it's a distraction in class.

500
What do you include in your introduction? 
Hook Sentence, Attack Sentences, and Thesis
500
Where does the topic sentence come from?
By restating the thesis statement. 
500
What two questions should the Elaboration step aim to answer? 
"How" and "Why"
500
These words connect one idea to the next in a piece of writing. They are important to have in an essay so the writing is logical and organized and easy to understand for the reader.
What are transition words?
500

henry ford had a major impact on the transportation industry in our country

Henry Ford had a major impact on the transportation industry in our country.