Do/What
What are the dos for the prompt below?
Community parks, state parks, and national parks provide a wide variety of interesting activities. Write about an enjoyable way to spend time outdoors. Using specific details and examples, explain why someone might find that activity enjoyable.
Write, using, explain
Make topic sentence 1 for the following thesis statement.
One activity that students enjoy is soccer because they can make new friends, it is good for their health, and they enjoy the competition.
First, students enjoy soccer because they can make new friends.
In order, what goes in an PERSUASIVE introduction?
1. Hook
2. Explain the hook
3. Counterargument/Rebuttal
4. Thesis and Three Reasons
Is the following prompt expository or persuasive?
Write about someone who has shared wisdom and experience with you. Explain why it is important to learn from the experience of others. Include specific details and examples in your response.
Expository
If the prompt has a quote in it, what can you use the quote for in your essay?
Hook
What are the dos for the prompt below?
Many professional athletes and entertainers earn large sums of money. Do you agree or disagree with these individuals making high salaries? Use specific details and examples to convince others to support your position.
Agree OR Disagree
Use
Convince
Make topic sentence 3 for the following thesis.
One challenge facing students is getting good grades, which they can overcome by staying after school for help, turning in all their work, and studying for tests.
Lastly, students can earn good grades by studying for tests.
In order, what goes in an EXPOSITORY introduction?
1. Hook
2. Explain the hook
3. Connect hook to thesis
4. Thesis and Three Reasons
Is the following prompt expository or persuasive?
Some people believe owning a pet is important, while others do not. Using specific details and examples to support your position, argue for or against owning a pet.
Persuasive
What are three transitions you could use to start your body paragraphs/topic sentences?
First
Furthermore
Finally
What are the dos of the prompt below?
Some schools have a program that pairs older students with younger students. The older students are available to assist the younger students. How would this program help both the older and the younger students? Explain the effects of such a program on the students involved.
Explain
Write topic sentence 2 for the following thesis?
One object that has an unattractive appearance but that has a special meaning is my baby blanket because it reminds me of happy memories, was given to me by my grandparents, and comforts me when I am scared.
Furthermore, my baby blanket is special because it was given to me by my grandparents.
What three things MUST a conclusion include?
1. Transition (in conclusion)
2. Restatement of thesis and three reasons
3. Takeaway ending
Is the following prompt expository or persuasive?
Identify a challenge facing students, and use specific details and examples to explain ways to overcome that challenge.
Expository
1-challenge 3-ways to overcome that challenge
On the timed writing and SOL, you will be given blank computer paper, lined paper, and a computer...
What should you do on each of these things?
Computer Paper=Graphic Organizer
Lined Paper=Rough Draft
Computer=Final Draft
What are the dos for the prompt below?
If you could make a significant change to the structure or appearance of your school, what would it be? Identify the change you would make, and explain why you would make it.
Identify
Explain
Write a topic sentence 3 for the following thesis:
Learning to budget time is an important skill for students because it helps them get better grades, it helps them prioritize what is important, and it helps them not get behind.
Finally, learning to budget time is an important skill for students because it helps them not get behind.
In order, what goes in a body paragraph?
1. Transition and topic sentences
2. example 1
3. explanation of example 1
4. example 2
5. explanation of example 2
6. example 3
7. explanation of example 3
8. transition sentence
Is the following prompt persuasive or expository?
Many schools have partnerships with local companies and organizers that allow students to explore certain professions. Write a letter to the manager of a local workplace that performs the type of work you would like to pursue. Convince the employer to allow you to visit. Include details about why you chose that workplace and the specific job.
Persuasive
What types of examples should you include in your body paragraphs?
How many examples do you need in EACH body paragraph?
3 examples
Specific examples, when possible use yourself in the examples!
What are the dos for the prompt below?
Many teachers assign group projects. Sometimes, however, an uncooperative member can affect the entire group. Argue for or against the use of group projects using specific details and examples
Argue
using
Write topic sentence 1 for the following thesis:
I think that students should be given short outdoor breaks during the school day because they will be less talkative in class, they can get their energy out, and they can be more productive in class.
First, students should be given short outdoor breaks during the school day because they will be less talkative in class.
How many paragraphs should be in your essay?
5
Is the prompt below expository or persuasive?
There is a common saying, "Don't judge a book by its cover." Think of something that has an unattractive appearance but that has special meaning to someone for other reasons. It might be an old car, a well-used toy, a faded photograph, or something else. Identify the object and explain why it has special meaning.
Expository
What are the five options for creating a hook?
1. Personal Statement
2. General Statement
3. Generalization
4. Quote
5. Statistic