Types of Writing

What is the format for the introduction of an explanatory essay?

• -hook

  -background information

  -thesis

• -claim

  -background information

  -thesis

• -topic sentence

  -background information

  -thesis

• -hook

  -background information

  -claim

What is the structure of an extended constructed response?

• topic sentence

  evidence

  explanation

  example

  explanation

  restate thesis

• claim

  evidence

  explanation

  evidence

  explanation

  conclusion

• claim

  example

  explanation

  example

  explanation

  conclusion

• claim

  evidence

  explanation

  conclusion

What is the structure of a short constructed response?

• claim

  evidence

  explanation

  conclusion

• claim

  example

  explanation

  conclusion

• topic sentence

  evidence

  explanation

  conclusion

• thesis

  evidence

  explanation

  conclusion

What is the format for the introduction of an argumentative essay?

• -topic sentence

  -background information

  -counterclaim

  -thesis

• -hook

  -background information

  -thesis

• -claim

  -background information

  -counterclaim

  -thesis

• -hook

  -background information

  -counterclaim

  -thesis

What is the structure of a summary?

• claim

  four details

  conclusion

• topic sentence

  four details

  conclusion

• main idea

  details

  conclusion

What inference can be made about Dicey's relationship with Gram? Support your answer with details from the text.

• summary

• short constructed response

What conclusion can be drawn about the quality of the shelter Troop 500 built? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

• summary

• short constructed response

According to the author of source #2, mobile technology is the classroom of the future. Provide three different examples of mobile technology from different sources and explain how each is an example of the classroom of the future. Identify the source for each example by title or number.

• summary

• short constructed response

• extended constructed response

Your school has been selected to receive enough money to add tablets to every classroom. The editor of the school newspaper has asked you to write an article about educational apps. The audience for your article will be other students, teachers, an parents.

Using more than one source, develop a thesis/controlling idea to explain how apps affect the way people learn. Once you have a thesis/controlling idea, select the most relevant information to support your thesis/controlling idea. Then, write a multi-paragraph explanatory article explaining your thesis /controlling idea. Clearly organize your article and elaborate on your ideas. Unless quoting directly from the sources, use your own words. Be sure to reference the source title or number when quoting or paraphrasing details or facts from the sources.

• argumentative essay

• explanatory essay

• narrative essay

Summarize the central idea of the text. Use key evidence from the text to support your summary.

• summary

• short constructed response