BLUE
True or False
You have to guess what kind of essay you will have to write.
False
(the prompt tells you what kind)
Who or What the essay is about is called the ______.
Topic
How many kinds of prompts are there? What are they called?
Opinion and informative essays
what words hint that the essay is an opinion essay? guess at least one phrase.
Write an essay in which you give your opinion about whether or not taking Spanish should be mandatory in school. Use information from the sources in your essay.
give your opinion
whether (whether or not)
what part of the sentence hints that the essay is an informative essay?
Write an informative essay about the effects pollution. Use information from the passages in your essay.
write an informative essay
A) make someone believe your statement
B) Make someone like you
C) make someone want to read your story
A) make someone believe your statement
what's the best meaning of explain?
A) help someone understand something
B) drawing a picture
C) finding the differences between two things
A) help someone understand something
What is the meaning of contrast?
A) help someone understand something
B) finding the similarities between two things
C) finding the differences between two things
C) finding the differences between two things
what does compare mean?
A) help someone understand something
B) finding the similarities between two things
C) finding the differences between two things
B) finding the similarities between two things
What is the meaning of inform?
A) to give thoughts and opinions
B) to give an educated guess
C) to give facts and information
C) to give facts and information
when trying to figure out what we are supposed to do in our essay we must look at...
A) the title in our sources
B) verbs in the prompt
C) nouns in the prompt
B) verbs in the prompt
What word helps you find the topic or question of a prompt?
A) Write
B) About
C) probably
D) Question
B) About
Write to inform your reader about climates. Use information from the passages in your essay.
What kind of essay is this?
Informative essay
Convince the reader if your school should or should not have school uniforms.
what kind of essay this?
Opinion.
Volcanoes erupt on all 7 continents. Explain how volcanoes erupt.
what kind of essay is this?
Informative
the sources you read were about different opinions on whether or not we should have school uniforms. Convince the reader if your school should or should not have school uniforms.
what is the topic of this essay
School uniforms.
read the prompt. What is the Topic?
Write to inform your reader about climates. Use information from the passages in your essay.
Write an informational essay about the characteristic of insects.. Your essay must be based on ideas, concepts, and information from the sources.
What is the topic
Characteristics of insects
Write an essay in which you explain about the relationship between exercising and mood. Use information from the passages in your essay.
What's the topic
relationship between exercising and mood
the sources you have read were on the volcanoes erupt in all 7 continents. write an informative essay to explain how volcanoes erupt. Use information from the sources.
What is the topic of this essay
Volcanoes + eruption
The readings talked about clutter and being tidy. Write an essay in which you give your opinion: Is clutter sometimes okay, or should you always try to be neat? Use the information from the passages in your essay.
what is the question you need to answer?
Is clutter sometimes okay or should you always try to be neat?
There are many reasons why people have jobs. write an informative essay in which you explain why most people have jobs. use information from your sources.
what is the question we need to answer?
why do most people have jobs
students participate in afterschool activities like sports and clubs. Write to give your opinion on whether sports or clubs are better for students. Use information from the sources in your essay.
what is the question we need to answer?
Are sports or clubs better for students?
The sources you read were on Japan and the USA. Write an informative essay to compare and contrast the two countries and their culture. Use the information in your sources.
what is the question of this essay?
What are the similarities and differences between Japan and USA?
How can I compare and contrast Japan and USA?
write an opinion essay in which you decide whether being homeschooled or going to school is better. Use the information from the sources in your essay
what is the question of this essay?
Is being homeschooled or going to school better?
why is A better than B?