Paired Texts Info Analysis Review

What is Step 0 in the writing process?

• Brainstorm: claims & evidence

• Annotate prompt for essay type and topic

• Write the thesis

• Write the essay

What is Step 1 in the writing process?

• Brainstorm: claims & evidence

• Annotate prompt for essay type and topic

• Write the thesis

• Write the essay

If writing about 1 text, what should you draw for your brainstorm?

• T-Chart

• Venn- Diagram

• Both

• Neither

If writing about 2 texts, what should you draw for your brainstorm?

• T-Chart

• Venn- Diagram

• Both

• Neither

Regardless of whether you are writing to one text or two texts, what goes inside the brainstorming diagram?

• Ideas in support of prompt

• Fully written ideas in support of prompt

• Paragraph #s for Evidence

• Fully written out sentences of evidence

• All of the above

What goes in the center of a Venn Diagram when writing about 2 texts?

• Differences

• Similarities

• Both

• Neither

What goes in the outer circles of a Venn Diagram when writing about 2 texts?

• Differences

• Similarities

• Both

• Neither

When in doubt, how should you start your thesis statement?

• Compare and contrast both texts

• Write about the central ideas in the text

• Convert prompt into a sentence starter for thesis

• List the arguments both authors make

When writing a thesis statement, how many points should you have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

On writing rubric, where will the bulk of your points come from?

• Thesis & evidence

• Thesis & explanation of evidence

• Evidence & explanation of evidence

• Evidence and topic sentences