introduction, body paragraph(s), closing

introduction, body paragraphs

introduction, closing paragraph, body paragraphs

body paragraphs, closing sentence

1 sentence

at least two sentences

five sentences

You do not have to use sentences.

attention getter

topic sentence

claim statement

detail sentences

1st person

2nd person

3rd person

no person

he, she, them, they, hers, his

it, itself, person

I, me, my, we, us, you, your, yours

first, second, next, then, also

As the author states, According to the text, For example

For instance, In paragraph three it states, When the author mentions

topic sentence, text evidence, explain the evidence in your own words, infer/analyze

topic sentence sentence, explain the evidence in your own words, infer/analyze

topic sentence, text evidence, infer/analyze, explain the evidence in your own words

Here is what I found in the passage, Let me tell you what I read

These are examples of evidence from the text, These lines come from the passage

I am going to tell you what the passage states, You will see what I read

As the author states, The author wrote, According to the text,

I am going to tell you about the words in the passage, here is what the author wants us to know

The author's use of the word/phrase, the author's description of, When the author mentions

This is the information the author is telling us, Those were the lines I think the author wants to explain

Based on the information from the author, the reader knows, The author is trying to tell the reader

I can infer that, An inference that you can make

I will tell you what I learned, From the text I will tell you

The text evidence proves that, From the evidence it is obvious

This evidence shows, An inference can be made that

explanation of the evidence

quotes from the passage

analyze/infer what the prompt requires

restate the claim statement in a new and different way

Furthermore, In addition, Similarly, In contrast, Additionally

I am also going to include, The passage also states

This is more information from the passage, These are words from the author

First, Second, Also, Another

once

multiple times

skimming the prompt is fine

They will remind me of the areas I need to focus on when writing my response.

I am a good writer and do not need the checklist or rubric.

They take up space on my desk.

They help answer the prompt.

information that is not directly in the text but implied based on the text

information that is directly from the text

information that explains the text

information that is important

information that is directly from the text

information that is not directly in the text but implied based on the text

academic and informal

academic and formal

persuasive and informal

tell a story