Creative Writing

An Eagle Scout is a Scout with the highest ranking in the Boy Scouts of America. Since the award of Eagle Scout was introduced in 1911, the rank has been earned by over one million young men. Requirements for the title include earning merit badges and demonstrating service and leadership. This includes an extensive project that the Scout plans, organizes, and leads. The Girl Scouts give an equivalent badge, but it doesn’t require as much time or effort.

Which sentence does NOT support the main idea?

• Since the award of Eagle Scout was introduced in 1911, the rank has been earned by over one million young men

• Requirements for the title include earning merit badges and demonstrating service and leadership.

• This includes an extensive project that the Scout plans, organizes, and leads.

• The Girl Scouts give an equivalent badge, but it doesn’t require as much time or effort.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Sun, surf and sand, is what makes the beach relaxing.

Is an example of...

• Alliteration

• Personal pronouns

• Rhetorical Question

• Facts

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

Each Body Paragraph should include the following

• central idea, evidence, elaboration, concluding sentence

• evidence and elaboration

• central idea, evidence, elaboration

• thesis statement

A paragraph should cover ________ topic(s).

• two

• one

• five

• three

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is the purpose of an opinion essay?

• To give others the answer to questions

• To persuade others to agree with your idea

• To write a funny story

• To inform others about a topic

What is the purpose of an informative essay?

• To provide information, or explain steps in a process. 
• To tell a story. 
• To entertain the readers.
• To persuade the reader.

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What are the three main parts of an essay?

• The hook, the topic sentence, and conclusion.
• Introduction, Hook, Body
• Introduction, Body, Conclusion
• Claim, Counterclaim, Rebuttal. 

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What is a hook?

• A hook grabs the reader's attention.
• A hook ends the essay.
• A hook is the main idea of an essay.
• The hook explains what each paragraph is about. 

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

In which part of the essay should your hook go?

• The body paragraphs.
• The introduction.
• The conclusion. 
• The topic sentence. 

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Usually, a good paragraph contains ____ sentences

• 4-5

• 5-7

• 8-10

• 3

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2