Punctuation
Walk the Plank
Essay Writing
Annotations
A-E-Z-E-Z
100
When the narrator explains what walking the plank meant, he mentions "pirates never really made anyone walk the plank".

When the narrator explains what walking the plank meant, he mentions, "pirates never really made anyone walk the plank."

100

The person who invented "walking the plank"

Robert Louis Stevenson
100

Number of Paragraphs in our essays

Four
100

The End Note for Fiction

Theme

100

This answers the prompt.

Argument

200

After Shirley walked away "Yolonda considered running after Shirley"

After Shirley walked away, "Yolonda considered running after Shirley."

200

The two best friends of the story

Jack and Tommy

200
Total pieces of evidence in each Essay
Four
200

The end note for Nonfiction

Author's claim

200

When we should use AEZEZ Paragraphs

Body Paragraphs, Short Answer Responses

300

When Yolonda informs her mother of her plans to become a police officer, "her mother almost shrieked"

When Yolonda informs her mother of her plans to become a police officer, "her mother almost shrieked."

300

What happens when someone walks the plank

Fall into water, and it's the end!

300

Two components of Introduction Paragraph

Introductory Statement

Thesis Statement

300
Annotations for fiction text

4Cs

300

This connects the evidence to the argument.

Zoom Out

400

After Tommy tries to explain that walking the plank was never real, Tommy says, "I'm a pirate! Do you think I care about books."

After Tommy tries to explain that walking the plank was never real, Tommy says, "'I'm a pirate! Do you think I care about books?'"

400

The original "pirate" of the story

Jack

400

The purpose of the thesis statement

Answer ALL parts of prompt

400

Annotations for Nonfiction text

Sub-claims

400

Five words to start the context in Explain it. 

When, As, Before, After, While

500

After Jack told Tommy to walk the plank, Tommy tries to explain "pirates never really made people walk the plank"

After Jack told Tommy to walk the plank, Tommy tries to explain, "'pirates never really made people walk the plank.'"

500

The number of cookies the "captain" told Tommy to hand over.

three

500
Where we brainstorm our essays

planning pages

500

The four C;s

Conflict / Resolution

Characterization

Changes

Charged Language

500

Two components of an Explain It sentence

Context + Evidence