ECR_Introduction

What is the GIST?

• A one sentence summary of a writing piece.

• A puzzle made with wooden blocks.

• the introductory paragraph

• The last paragraph of an essay.

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The GIST should include the writing piece's _______, who/what it is about, and what happens.

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When we are writing about a piece of literature, what tense should we write in?

• progressive tense

• past perfect

• present tense

• future

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The introduction of an extended constructed response (ECR) should be at least how many sentences?

• four sentences

• two thousand four hundred words

• two sentences

• five to seven sentences

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The two sentences in the introduction should include the following:​ (a)   ​ and ​ (b)   .

• the GIST
• the controlling idea
• supporting details
• the topic sentence

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The controlling idea is _____________.

• how you will dominate the world

• RACE

• not important to include in an essay

• your answer to the prompt

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The controlling idea is also known as the​ (a)  

• thesis
• parenthetical expression
• allusion
• topic sentence

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A GIST for "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" could be: "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" is a teleplay about a community that succumbs to its suspicion and resorts to violence and destruction.

• True

• False

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"The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" is a teleplay about a community that succumbs to its suspicion and resorts to violence and destruction. This GIST meets the following criteria (select all that apply):

• written in present tense

• includes the genre

• includes who it's about

• includes what happens

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The controlling idea should contain phrases like "I believe", "In my opinion," or "I think"?

• True

• False

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