Prompts
These are the 3 Ws when breaking down a prompt
What are Who, What, and Why?
The three parts of the introduction paragraph
What are Hook, Set-up, Thesis Statement
Restatement
What is "In Conclusion..." or "Obviously..." or "Clearly..." or "As you can see..."
What is have someone else read it, run it through spell check, read it out loud
3 of the electives offered at BTNY Bronx (9 possible responses)
What are Drama, Speech & Debate, Art, Yearbook, Digital Music Production, Basketball, Spanish, Chess, Dance
This is another word for the Who of a prompt
What is audience?
The three types of hooks we learned
What are Anecdote, Strong Statement, and Question
Points
What is "First..." "Additionally..." "Finally..."
The difference between its and it's (use examples)
its = possessive of it (ex. I don't know its name)
it's = it is (ex. It's a nice day outside today)
The site coordinator of BTNY Bronx
Who is Josh
This is an example of a What (6 possible responses)
What is a letter, an essay, a text, an email, a college admissions essay, an argument
The third body paragraph of a persuasive essay
What is the counterargument
Review
The difference between then and than (use examples)
then = commonly used to express a sense of time or what comes next or used to be (ex. If there is heavy traffic, then I might be late)
than = used to form comparisons between two things (ex. I would rather eat than sleep)
The other two BTNY sites
What are Manhattan and Brooklyn
The difference between a persuasive and expository prompt
A persuasive prompt asks you to take a position and prove your point to your reader (persuade or convince), whereas an expository prompt asks you to write from personal experience (inform or describe)
The sections of the body paragraph and the conclusion paragraph
Body: point, illustration, explanation
Conclusion: restatement, review, reflection
Call to Action
What is "Now that you understand..."
The difference between their, there, and they're (use examples)
their = the possessive case of the pronoun they (ex. They left their cell phones at home)
there = an adverb that means “in or at that place” (ex. There is still hope)
they're = a contraction of the words they and are (ex. They’re such fantastic students!)
The address of BTNY headquarters
What is 123 William St, Manhattan, NY
Break down the 3 Ws of this prompt and explain whether it is persuasive or expository:
The Board of Education has decided to extend the school day for one hour because the State of Illinois has increased the number of subjects students must know about. Do you agree or disagree with making the school day longer? Write an essay to convince the principal of your argument, and explain your answer.
Who: Principal/Board of Education
What: a persuasive essay
Why: to convince the principal to (dis)agree with making the school day longer
Break down this conclusion into its three parts:
In conclusion, there are numerous places you could go in the world. You could travel the entire world for years exploring different types of cities. But if you are looking for great people, great food, and a great time, then New Orleans is your best choice.
Restatement: In conclusion, there are numerous places you could go in the world.
Review: You could travel the entire world for years exploring different types of cities.
Reflection: But if you are looking for great people, great food, and a great time, then New Orleans is your best choice.
A bad way to start a thesis statement
What is "This essay will be about..." or "In this essay I will talk about..."
Identify and correct 5 mistakes in the following paragraph:
Breakthrough instills a great work ethic in it's students. Students spend they're summers at Breakthrough building critical academic skills in math, writing, science, literature, and electives that will help them for their academic career. While this may be tiring over hte summer, Breakthrough students come to BreakThrough 5 day/wk to learn everything they can in a fun, great, supportive learning environment. I never liked going to beach during hte summer, but many other people do. every student at BT are driven, motivated, talented, persistent, Tenanacious, hardworking, and thoughtful. BreakThrough work really, really hard.
What are It's, they're, BreakThrough, hte, 5 day/wk, going to beach, BT, Tenanacious, Breakthrough work...
The two Program Assistants
Who are Mahtab and Janette