Guide to Essay Writing

This essay that we are currently working on  is an argument.  Your job, as the author, is to ____________, to convince the audience that your claim is true – that your idea is solid and correct.

Introduce the Evidence: Tell us WHEN and __________ in the text the evidence comes from.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

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CCSS.RL.8.1

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The ________ catches your reader’s attention at the beginning of your introduction paragraph.

Sub-claim:  These are the supporting ideas/__________ that hold up your claim.

1. Inserting the Evidence: Use quotation marks and parentheses with the author and appropriate _________________.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Analyze the Evidence: Break down the sentence you chose.  What is the author revealing?  What words or phrases are ______________?

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

1. Your evidence should be _________ neatly and cleanly into your body paragraph. 

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

The ___________ sentence wraps up and closes out your argument in your conclusion paragraph.

What does the word ANALYZE mean?

• to read and define what a word means

• to write about a topic

• to break down and examine why something is important

• to look closely with a magnifying glass

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What does MLA stand for?

• Modern Language Association

• Multiple Language Accommodations

• Multiple Likewise Answers

• Ms. Hooks Loves Animals

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9