Essay Writing

The first step in the writing process is

• Brainstorm Ideas

• Make a graphic organizer

• Write your rough draft

• Write your final draft

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

When you brainstorm ideas, you should

• Come up with as many as possible, then choose the best

• Come up with two ideas and use both

• Think of one idea and get started

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

After you brainstorm, you should

• Write your rough draft

• Complete a graphic organizer

• Write our final draft

• Proofread

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

The purpose of a graphic organizer is

• To help you organize your ideas so they make sense

• To help make the writing easier

• To help make the rough draft writing quicker

• All of the these

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

After finishing your graphic organizer, you should

• Write a rough draft

• Write a final draft

• Proofread

• Brainstorm more ideas

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

The first paragraph should always include a

• Hook

• Introduction to the topic

• Thesis statement

• All of these

Your body paragraphs should include

• Details, writer's techniques and evidence (when appropriate)

• A hook

• A thesis statement

• All of the ideas from your brainstorming list

Your last paragraph should

• Summarize

• Give the reader a sense of purpose or meaning - lessons learned

• Use a conclusion sentence

• All of these

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

After writing your rough draft, you should

• Take a break from looking at your writing

• Label it final draft

• Proofread it right away

• Start brainstorming again

WHY should you take a break from looking at your rough draft?

• It helps you catch more errors when proofreading

• It helps you refresh your energy for writing

• It helps you think of new ways to improve/add detail

• All of these