Sentence Frames
This is a sentence frame to integrate evidence.
What is 'On line/page __ the author writes, "..."'
You should make sure you read these things (that aren't the main text)?
What is the preface, author, title, date, captions, directions - EVERYTHING ELSE.
This is how much of the text you should read.
What is all of it?
In Ms. U's opinion, you SHOULDN'T READ THESE before you read the text.
What are the multiple choice questions?
The purpose of this part is to state your argument for your entire essay.
What is a THESIS or CLAIM?
This is a sentence frame for Reasoning Part I.
What is 'What the author is saying is....'?
You should read THIS first.
What is the writing prompt?
You should do this if a question asks you to go back to the text.
What is go back to the text?
The purpose of this part is to explain what your evidence means.
What is Reasoning Part I?
This is a sentence frame for Reasoning Part II.
What is, 'This is important because...'?
This is something you can create on scratch paper.
What is a graphic organizer OR another way to take notes?
If you are somewhat confused by an informational text, you can often look at this part for a summary of the points.
What is the conclusion?
You should do this with the multiple choice answers for a question about vocab.
What is plug them in to the original sentence and see which one fits best?
The purpose of this part of the introduction is to capture your readers' attention.
What is the hook?
This is a way to ZOOM IN.
What is 'When the author uses the word ___ they mean...'?
You can use these to help you understand the text, if you are careful.
What are the multiple choice questions?
What is the claim or thesis?
You should make sure to read these for each question carefully.
What are the directions?
The purpose of this part of a body paragraph is to explain how your evidence connects to the thesis/claim (AKA why it is important).
What is Reasoning Part II?
This is the way you would write a CLAIM/THESIS.
What is restate the prompt and add your strong idea?
These count so you should make sure to edit your writing!
What are grammar, punctuation, and spelling?
These are words like "Even though...While...Despite" or "At the same time... Furthermore" and they can help you identify how an author is building their ideas.
What are transition words?
You should read all of this before starting the multiple choice questions.
What is the text?
The purpose of this advanced writing technique is to pick out a specific word or bit of figurative language and really show how the author's word choice affects the text.
What is ZOOM IN/OUT?