Essay Workshops Handout Def. & Notes

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

• no

• careful

• extensive

• little

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CCSS.W.6.2A

CCSS.W.6.5

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

• True

• False

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CCSS.W.6.2A

CCSS.W.6.5

What is the name for time order?

• plot

• spatial

• chronological

• order of importance

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CCSS.RL.6.3

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

What is spatial order?

• time order

• science fiction

• ordering details by classifying

• ordering details by location

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CCSS.RI.6.5

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

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

• ideas

• phrases

• relationships

• facts

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CCSS.W.6.2C

What are the two kinds of formal outlines?

• option outline

• relationship outline

• topic outline

• sentence outline

What is the last part of your essay called?

• finally

• conclusion

• The End

• anecdote

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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

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CCSS.W.6.2A