Prompt Practice
Write about your favorite holiday. Provide details about why this is your favorite holiday.
What are you going to write about? Underline the prompt.
Write about your favorite holiday. Provide details about why this is your favorite holiday.
Your favorite holiday and why.
as a result, these towns and cities grew?
Correct the sentence
As a result, these towns and cities grew.
What is elaboration?
When you talk about your thoughts or give more information about a topic.
Name 2 ways that you can hook your reader?
Ask a question, or restate the prompt in a sentence.
True or False? Writing an essay on whether you believe 16 is a good age to start driving is informative writing?
False, it is not opinion it includes FACTS from the articles.
Write an informative essay to explain why elephants are endangered. Use information from the texts.
Underline the prompt, what are you going to write about?
explain why elephants are endangered
The most popular stop for tourists in florida is the walt disney world resort near Orlando.
Correct the sentence.
The most popular stop for tourists in Florida is the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando.
What are some phrases to use to elaborate?
This shows....
For example...
This proves...
Accept any answers off the chart on wall behind my desk.
What must you have at the beginning of each new paragraph? What else should be at the beginning of each new sentence or after a period?
Indent
Capital Letters
What is the first sentence of each paragraph called?
Topic Sentence
It includes: Transition word, prompt, and your topic (T1,T2, or T3)
Write any essay informing your reader about why boaters should drive at slow speeds at all times in hopes of protecting Manatees. Use information from the text.
What are you to write about?
why boaters should drive at slow speeds to protect Manatees.
Do you lik to go to the beech in the sumer.
Correct the sentence.
Do you like to go to the beach in the summer?
Wetlands are low areas of land, such as swamps, that are partially covered with water.
Elaborate on this....
This reminds me of the Everglades where many animals live like alligators.
True or False. This is a complete topic sentence:
An alligator lives in many different habitats.
False.
An is not a transition word.
First, alligators live in many different habitats.
What is the first sentence in the first paragraph called?
Hook
This is where you HOOK your reader. By restating the prompt in a question or a statement.
Write an essay informing you reader why scientists love to study Antarctica. Use information from the text.
What is your essay going to be about?
Why scientists love to study Antarctica.
This was a Palm Beach Performance Assessment and many students wrote about Antarctica instead of why scientists study it.
how many Times with judy ride here bike in da Rode.
How many times will Judy ride her bike in the road?
Kennedy Space Center created new job opportunities for Floridians.
This makes me think that Kennedy Space Center is a very large place in Florida that needs lots of workers.
Name three transitions words for a T2.
Secondly, Next, Also
Except anything that might be up on the wall.
How many sentences should be in your T1, T2, or T3? What are the 4 things you must have in each of these paragraphs?
8 Sentences
Topic sentence, cititation, elaboration, and a closing sentence.
Write an introduction for this plan.
I. Florida
T1 Disney World
T2 Beaches
T3 Weather
C. Florida
--> Have you ever been to Florida? Florida has many wonderful things like Disney World, beautiful beaches, and warm weather. Maybe Florida should be your next trip.
Answers may vary.
Spell these words correctly
beceause
intraduction
concluesion
because
introduction
conclusion
How many times should you elaborate in your T1, T2, and T3?
Atleast 2x
Make sure that you put your thoughts and feelings about a topic in after each time you cite!!!!!
Share a topic sentence for this topic.
Penguins
Live in the Arctic region
To begin with, penguins live in the Arctic region.
What does an informative paper do? Think of the reader.
Teaches the reader about a topic.
Remember: Use the articles to find all of your information. Think cheat sheet!!!!