Welcome Back Spring Break '24 Essay Writing Recap

​Expository Refresh & Argumentative Preview
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April 1, 2024

​Essay Writing Unit

Poll

To start things off, how was your Spring Break?

• AWESOME!😀

• Relaxing 😌

• It was okay 🤠

• Spring Break is OVER?! 😲

Today's Lesson:
We will be going over what we learned with expository (also known as informational) essay writing and taking a look at argumentative essay writing, which is similar!

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Let's dive in.

Many essays that were turned in before Spring Break were very good!

The NUMBER ONE feedback to students was:

INCLUDE Sources/EBT ("according to Source _," "as stated in Source _", etc.) in each middle/body paragraph.

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First...Good news!

1. The Florida B.E.S.T. Writing Assessment will be this Thursday, April 4th (make-ups are next week).

2. The test will be on your laptop.

3. You will either have an Expository or an Argumentative prompt.

4. You will be given a copy of the rubric and sources to use in your essay. USE :) <3

5. The test is 120 minutes. More time and accommodations will be provided if/when needed.

​Reminders!

The rubric is a helpful tool to check your work and guide your essay planning.
Use it to check yourself...

Don't wreck yourself!



Question about the Expository Rubric coming up...

​Rubric

​Rubric

This is the Expository Rubric that your essay will be graded with.
It has three domains; Purpose/Structure, Development,
and Language.
Each has a top score of 4.
Each column explains the score.

​Later, we will see the argumentative rubric.

​Rubric

Labelling

Place the label where it belongs

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Development

Score

Purpose/Structure

Language

• Introduction

• 3 Body/Topic/Middle Paragraphs that include a balance of your own thoughts and ideas & paraphrasing, and quotes from the Sources.

• Conclusion

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An Expository Essay includes:

Staying on topic ~ repeat the prompt!

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An Expository Essay includes:

​Question about expository essays coming up!

Dropdown

The purpose of an expository essay is to ​

Select answer

When you begin your essay, the FIRST STEP is to read the Prompt carefully so that you understand what it is asking you to write.
Second, read the Sources carefully, Highlight and annotate.
Then, Create an ITC Outline.
Then, you're ready to start writing!

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Essay Steps

​Questions about prompts coming up next.

Labelling

Prompt Practice: Place the labels in the correct place.

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the Internet

Explain

Labelling

MLKJR prompt: Place the correct labels

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keyword

Main idea

ITC Outline

Do you remember the ITC outline?

Let's watch this video from Top Score Writing to see how much you remember or to get important reminders....

​"I" Paragraph

The key is to make sure you introduce the controlling idea and the topics that will be discussed in the essay.

​= Transition word, restate prompt, &
topic of the paragraph

​This is one way to write a "C" paragraph

Poll

We've covered everything so far. How are you doing?

• Good, I got this!!🙂

• Spring Break is OVER?!?!😲

• I think I got this...😐

• Uhh..🤔

Argumentative Essays

... are not very different from Expository!

Instead of just explaining a topic in detail, you will:
- choose a position that you will focus on
- combine evidence from the provided sources
- include and explain a counterclaim (the opposite view)
- transitions, evidence, grammar, multiple paragraphs (5-6)

​Quick Look!

​Last
year's
Argumentative
Prompt

Multiple Choice

What is this prompt asking you to write about?

• Whether facial recognition technology is beneficial or harmful.

• If hotdogs or hamburgers are better

• Write about why your favorite color is blue

• Write about why kids should be able to vote.

​Tomorrow, we will cover the argumentative rubric.
Here is a preview.
As you can see, it is pretty similar to the expository essay.

Word Cloud

Answer in only 1-2 words:

What are your thoughts on essay writing?

​Now you can relax and do any makeup work before report cards get printed!

That's it!

​THE END