Writing Workshop Composition Pre-Assessment

What does evidence support?

• reason
• conclusion
• punctuation
• title

Where do you use the HIT strategy?

• introduction
• body paragraphs
• counterclaim & rebuttal
• conclusion

Where do we need MIC DROP sentences? Sometimes we use the SO WHAT? Strategy here or Call to Action.

• introduction
• body paragraphs
• counterclaim & rebuttal
• conclusion

What should be the last sentence of the introduction and restated in the first sentence of conclusion?

• thesis statement/claim
• topic sentence
• restating evidence
• a sentence to tie the claim together with the evidence

Which is NOT used as a hook?

• question
• imagine that/description
• metaphor/simile
• claim

What is the difference between a fact and a statistic?

• one is based on text and one is based on opinion
• both are based on opinion
• fact has a number and statistic does not
• statistic has a number and fact does not

What are the four types of evidence?

• fact, statistic, evidence, flashback
• fact, statistic, example, flashback
• fact, statistic, example, flashforward
• fact, opinion, statistic, flashback

Flashbacks start with the text frame: I remember . . . and ends with

• Looking forward . . .
• Looking back . . .
• Next . . .
• This reminds me . . .

What are the text frames/transitions when elaborating your evidence?

• This shows . . .
• This means . . .
• Only This shows . . .
• Both This shows . . . and This means . . .

What should your entire persuasive essay support?

• claim
• examples
• supporting details
• conclusion