Which paragraph(s) include your relevant evidence?
What is body paragraph(s)?
100
In your thesis, you should always be sure to _____ the prompt
What is restate?
100
What are the 3 purposes of an author?
What is entertain, persuade, and inform
200
For a compare/contrast essay, this is the number of paragraphs recommended
What is 4?
200
Prompt: Analyze what President Kennedy meant when he said, "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for you country.
Response/Thesis: President meant many things when he said, "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for you country
Is this an acceptable thesis? why or why not?
What is no. Because the thesis in not specific in addressing what Kennedy meant
200
No essay or writing is complete without TEA ingredients. What does TEA stand for?
What is Thesis, Analysis, Evidence.
300
For a type of essay that is not an analytical summary or compare/contrast, this is how many paragraphs that are recommended.
What is five?
300
Prompt: Persuade the school board to lengthen summer vacation.
Response: Many people think that summer vacation should be extended.
Acceptable or not? Why or why not?
What is no. Because the author is not being persuasive nor are there any reasons specified.
300
What should your evidence always have mixed in with it?
What is my analysis?
400
For an analytical summary, how many paragraphs should you respond with?
What is 3?
400
Prompt: Justify the government's duty to collect taxes.
Response: The government has a duty to collect taxes.
Acceptable or not? Why or why not?
What is no. Nothing is being justified in the response.
400
When writing a conclusion, it is important to do which of the following: restate your thesis, summarize your points, leave the reader with closure, or all of the above.
What is all of the above?
500
Which paragraph includes your thesis? (technical name)
What is the introductory paragraph?
500
Compare and contrast the imagery the movie and the book The Giver.
Response: The movie and the book The Giver both give detailed accounts of Jonas's life in a Utopian society.
Acceptable or not? Why or why not?
What is No. It does not address all parts of the prompt.
500
What is the first thing you should ask yourself when attempting to respond to what the prompt says?