Unpacking the Prompt

What are the three things we need to do when unpacking the prompt?

• Plan your essay

• Read the prompt

• Annotate your sources

• Box the keyword

• Underline what you will be writing about

Tags

CCSS.W.4.2A

Read the prompt. Select the type of essay you will be writing:

Write an informative essay about the effects wild animals and humans have on each other when they live in the same area. Use information from the passages in your essay.

• Opinion Essay

• Informative Essay

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.W.4.2B

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.4.4

Read the prompt. Select the type of essay you will be writing:

The sources talked about Juliette Gordon Low. Write an informative essay in which you explain who Juliette Gordon Low was and why she formed the Girl Scouts organization. Use evidence from the sources to support your answer.

• Opinion Essay

• Informative Essay

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.W.4.2B

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.4.4

Read the prompt. Select the type of essay you will be writing:

The passages are discussing whether or not students should be required to play an instrument in school. Write an essay in which you give your opinion about requiring every student to learn to play a musical instrument. Use information from the sources in your essay.

• Opinion Essay

• Informative Essay

Tags

CCSS.W.4.1A

CCSS.W.4.1B

CCSS.W.4.1C

CCSS.W.4.1D

Read the prompt. Select the type of essay you will be writing:

The passages you read were about bike sharing. Write an essay in which you give your opinion about whether or not a bike sharing program would work in your community. Use information from the sources in your essay.

• Opinion Essay

• Informative Essay

Tags

CCSS.W.4.1A

CCSS.W.4.1B

CCSS.W.4.1C

CCSS.W.4.1D

Once you unpack the prompt, what can you begin working on?

• Reading your sources

• Writing your essay

• Annotating your sources

• Planning your essay

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What important part of your essay can you find by unpacking your prompt?

• Evidence

• Main Ideas (reasons)

• Controlling Idea (thesis statement)

• Elaboration

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.8

Read the prompt. Select the type of essay you will be writing:

The passages were about experiencing the ocean through technology. Write an informative essay in which you explain how technology has helped explorers overcome challenges related to deep-sea exploration. Use information from the sources in your essay.

• Opinion Essay

• Informative Essay

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.W.4.2A

CCSS.W.4.2B

CCSS.W.4.4

Read the prompt. Select the type of essay you will be writing:

The passages are about bottled water. Write an essay in which you give your opinion about which system would be better for your school: selling bottled water or buying a water purification system and why the other idea would not be a good choice for your school. Support your opinion with evidence from the sources.

• Opinion Essay

• Informative Essay

Tags

CCSS.W.4.1A

CCSS.W.4.1B

CCSS.W.4.1D

CCSS.W.4.4

What is the FIRST thing you will do when you start your FSA Writing Assessment?

• Write down my main ideas.

• Unpack the prompt

• Work on my elaboration

• Think about my hook.