The Prompt
When you are reading your prompt, what is the first thing you should look for?
I should look for the type of essay.
What is the purpose of an opinion essay?
The purpose is to express your opinion and support it with evidence.
What is the purpose of an informative essay?
The purpose is to inform, teach, and explain.
Bonus (100 pts) - What does HRT mean?
What is the purpose of writing a narrative essay?
Write a made-up story.
After your teacher reads the directions and tells you to start, what is the first thing that you do?
Read the prompt.
Bonus question (100 pts) - What do you do if your prompt tells you to do something that we haven't practiced in class?
When you find the type of essay you are supposed to write, what should you do to show that you've found it?
I should circle the type of essay.
What is the first paragraph called? What do we use to remember how to write it?
In the body paragraphs, include facts and details from all of the passages. Give me an example of a sentence starter that shows you including information from a passage.
These passages focus on ________.
According to the second article, __________.
Bonus (100 pts) - If you mention the _______ _____, you can get extra points for your essay.
A narrative essay should have a _________, ________, and __________.
beginning, middle, end
Bonus (100 pts.) - What does it mean if the prompt says to tell the story from a certain character's point of view?
When you start a new paragraph, what should you do to show that it is a new paragraph?
Indent
After you know what type of essay you will be writing, what is the next thing you should look for?
I need to look for what my essay should be about.
H and R in HRT are the same as an informative essay. What does the T stand for in an opinion essay?
T - Tell your opinion.
Your conclusion paragraph includes XYZ. What does the X mean?
Explain your main point.
Bonus (100 pts) - Give me a sentence starter for the first sentence of your conclusion paragraph.
When you are writing a narrative essay, your story must include _________ and __________ from the nonfiction passages that go with it.
facts, details
All sentences should start with a ______________ and end with some type of ________________.
capital letter, punctuation
How many times should you read the prompt?
at least 2 times
100 Bonus Points: Why should you read it more than once?
You should write 1 - 3 body paragraphs in an opinion essay. What should you include in the body paragraphs?
Tell your opinions and support them with appropriate facts and details from all of the given passages.
What does Y mean for sentence two of your conclusion paragraph?
State WHY your audience should care.
The characters in your narrative must be able to speak. What do you use to show that your characters are speaking?
quotation marks
Bonus Question for 100 points: What word do we use to say that characters are speaking?
What two types of sentences can you write to earn extra points?
compound sentences and sentences that use commas in a series
Bonus questions (100 points): What do you do if it asks you to compare and contrast?
When the prompt says "Use the conventions of standard written English," what does that mean?
Follow all of the grammar rules.
The last paragraph is your conclusion. The first sentence should have a sentence starter with your opinion. The last sentence should Zing. What about the middle sentence?
You should summarize your reasons that support your opinion.
Z stands for Zing readers with a lasting thought. Give me an example of a sentence pattern that you can use.
You will remember the importance of ________ every time you _________.
Next time you _________, remember ________.
Which of these sounds like a natural way of including a fact in a made-up story?
A. Dolphins travel in family groups called pods.
B. Flipper and Sammy swam quickly to catch up with their pod.
B.
When you are finished with your essay, what should you do next?
I should reread the essay and look for mistakes.