Details, Details, Details
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The Grade
Powerful Planning
100

As a general rule, a good number of details to include in each body paragraph

What is four?

100

The organization structure we use for expository writing

What is the expository pillar?

100

The two parts of an introduction paragraph should be in this order

What is lead and topic sentence?

100
Your writing will be graded in this many big areas. On our writing rubric, it was the number of rows.

What is four?

100

This quick outline includes the topic and the main ideas.

What is a summarizing framework?

200

Details should always relate back to this, the first sentence of the body paragraph

What is the main idea sentence?

200

The first paragraph in an essay made up of the lead and topic sentence

What is the introduction?

200

A topic sentence sets the organization for your essay by including these elements.

What is the topic and the main ideas

200

Language Use and Conventions is one graded area. In order to score well in this area, you need to edit your paper for these things.

What are word choice, sentence structure, voice and tone, and grammatical errors?

200

Your essay's main idea paragraphs should be in the same order as this sentence in the introduction.

What is the topic sentence?

300

Sometimes details can get off topic. In addition to relating back to the main idea, details should also support this, the point of the whole essay

What is the topic?

300

As a general rule, an essay should have this many main idea paragraphs

What is three?

300

This type of lead is often the easiest and asks the reader to answer. 

What is a question?

300

The structure of your paper should be guided by the expository pillar. If it does, you should score well in this rubric area. 

What is organization?

300

As you read the prompt, it's a good idea to write one of these sentences to keep your writing focused and on task. 

What is a TAP sentence?

400

These two questions help elaborate on details in order to better explain your ideas

What are "What does it look like?" and "Why is it important?"

400

The last paragraph in an essay. Its purpose is to restate the main ideas and include analysis that relates your ideas to others and the world.

What is the conclusion?

400

This type of lead includes a lot of descriptive adjectives and other details to paint a mental picture for the reader. 

What is a descriptive segment?

400

One part of the Development and Support category requires you to create significance to the rest of the world. This paragraph in your essay should include analysis that connects your ideas to answer the question "so what?" 

What is the conclusion?

400

TAP stands for these three important things to consider when writing your essay.

What is task, audience, and purpose?

500

The BEST main ideas paragraphs should have AT LEAST this many sentences

What is five?

(one main idea sentence, four detail sentences; a detail can have more than one sentence!)

500

A piece of writing that includes multiple paragraphs around a single topic or idea

What is an essay?

500

This type of lead tells a personal story that is related to the topic of the essay.

What is an anecdote?

500

Ideas and Analysis is closely related to organization. In order to score well in this area, you must make sure that your details always relate back to these two bigger elements of your essay. 

What is the main idea of the paragraph and the topic of the essay?

500

After you write, it's important to go through this step in the writing process which means "to see again."

What is revise?