Essay Workshops Handout Def. & Notes

Fill in the blank with a word from below: Writing an essay takes _____ planning.

• no

• careful

• extensive

• little

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

True or False: A good plan makes writing an essay easier.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.W.6.2A

CCSS.W.6.5

What is the name for time order?

• plot

• spatial

• chronological

• order of importance

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

What is the name for the type of order that puts details by going from the most important to the least important or the reverse?

• order of importance

• spatial order

• grouping

• outline

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is spatial order?

• time order

• science fiction

• ordering details by classifying

• ordering details by location

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What are two important things an introduction does?

• capture your reader's interest

• always tells an anecdote

• states ideas according to relationship

• states the main idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Fill in the blank: A formal outline uses letters and numbers to show the _____ of ideas.

• ideas

• phrases

• relationships

• facts

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What are the two kinds of formal outlines?

• option outline

• relationship outline

• topic outline

• sentence outline

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

What is the last part of your essay called?

• finally

• conclusion

• The End

• anecdote

Tags

CCSS.W.6.2F

CCSS.W.6.4

Which of the following is NOT a technique to write interesting introductions?

• Tell an anecdote or short, interesting story

• State an intriguing or startling fact

• Tell the most important point first

• Ask a question

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10