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Explain why early human settlements developed around water. Cite evidence to support your answer
Is this prompt asking you to write an explanatory or argumentative essay?
Explanatory
Argumentative
Explain why early human settlements developed around water. Cite evidence to support your answer
What is the topic?
Water
Early life
Early human settlements
Developed human settlements
Explain why early human settlements developed around water. Cite evidence to support your answer
What is the prompt telling you to do?
Argue why early human settlements developed around water.
Give your opinion on why human settlements developed around water.
Tell why you shouldn't build things around water.
Explain why early human settlements developed around water.
Explain why early human settlements developed around water. Cite evidence to support your answer
What is the BEST thesis statement for this prompt?
Houses were developed around water .
Why did early human settlements develop around water?
Many early human settlements developed around water.
Many humans lived around water.
Write an essay arguing why a longer school year would or would not increase student’s academic performances. Cite evidence to support your opinion.
Is this prompt asking you to write an informative or argumentative essay?
informative
argumentative
explanatory
Write an essay arguing why a longer school year would or would not increase student’s academic performances. Cite evidence to support your opinion.
What is the topic?
Long school year
Middle school students
Students academic performances
School grades
Write an essay arguing why a longer school year would or would not increase student’s academic performances. Cite evidence to support your opinion.
What is the prompt telling you to do?
Explain why a longer school year will increase student's academic performances .
Argue that all students should stay in school longer
Argue why a longer school year would or would not increase student's academic performances.
Explain that school shouldn't be longer.
Write an essay arguing why a longer school year would or would not increase student’s academic performances. Cite evidence to support your opinion.
Pick the BEST TWO claims for this prompt.
A longer school year would increase student's academic performances.
A longer school year isn't good.
A longer school year would not increase student's academic performances.
A longer school year is a great way for students to learn more.
What makes an argumentative essay, argumentative?
you have to pick a side and a thesis statement
you have to pick a side and make the characters yell at each other
you have to pick a side and argue your point
you have to pick a side and make 5 paragraphs
What is the purpose of an argumentative essay?
to argue your side
to tell an interesting story
to entertain the reader
to give information about a topic
Which quote support the claim that we should stop using screens for a week?
"Screens cause students to be distracted and they cannot learn as well."
"Screens allow students to find information quickly and efficiently."
"Technology has become more advanced in the past ten years."
"Screens on cell phones have become larger in the past few years."
What two paragraphs in your essay should look similar?
Body and Conclusion
Body and Introduction
Introduction and Conclusion
Body Paragraph 1 and Body Paragraph 2
Which of these transitions would you use in your body paragraph?
In conclusion,
Additionally,
In my opinion,
Which of these phrases would be good to use to cite text evidence?
In conclusion,
In my opinion,
According to source _,
In other words,
What is elaboration?
to think about your evidence
explain in more detail how your evidence supports your main idea
it is your thesis statement
argue your opinion
What is ALL included in your introduction paragraph for an argumentative essay in the CORRECT order?
Claim, Main Ideas, Transition Sentence
Hook, Claim, Main Ideas, Wrap up sentence
Hook, Main Ideas, Claim, Transition Sentence
Transition Word, Claim, Man Ideas
What is included in your body paragraphs in the CORRECT order ?
Transition sentence, main idea, evidence
Transition word, claim, main idea, elaborate, evidence
Transition word, main idea, evidence, elaborate , wrap up sentence
include all the important details
What is included in your CONCLUSION paragraph in the CORRECT order?
Concluding sentence, main ideas, claim, transition word
Transition word, main ideas, claim, concluding sentence
Transition word, claim, main ideas, concluding sentence
Restate the entire introduction
How many pieces of evidence do you need in your essay?
1
2
3
4
What is the purpose of an argumentative essay?
To argue your point/side
To entertain the reader
To tell an interesting story
To give information about a topic
What is a claim?
Declarations made to explain an action or belief.
To prove something wrong or false.
A speaker's position on a problem or an issue.
The following sentence frames are used to indicate (show) I am citing evidence: (select all that apply)
In source _, it said
According to source _,
The author wrote in source _
Source _ states,
How do you know to use the "Argumentative Essay Outline" ?
The prompt is asking you to take a side or make a claim.
There are three stories.
It's a thesis only just restate.
You guess
Which transitions would be most effective in a concluding paragraph?
To sum it up,
All in all,
First,
Next,
In conclusion,
What are the three domains and their point values for scoring the FSA writing component?
Purpose , focus, organization-4; evidence and elaboration-4; conventions-2 (10 total)
Spelling, Punctuation, Capitalization-4; Transitions words-4; completion of essay-2 (10 total)
Number of correct paragraphs- 4; use of quotations and citations-4; spelling and sentences-2 (10 total)
Proper handwriting and spelling-4 ; correct number of paragraphs-4; use of transitions -2 (10 total)
What is the first thing you do when you open your writing test packet?
Start Writing
Plan Your Essay
Read the Sources.
Read the Prompt
Choose all correct answers.
Your essay must have
An Introduction
Body Paragraphs
A Conclusion
A Joke
You should have at least ___ body paragraphs in your essay
2
3
5
Potato
True or False:
You can state your opinion in an informative essay
True
False
True or False:
You will lose points for not capitalizing at the beginning of your sentence.
True
False
True or False:
You should underline evidence as you read the sources
True
False
What is a thesis statement?
The statement that is the main idea of an essay or what you have to explain.
The statement that introduces each paragraph.
The statement that grabs the reader's attention.
The final statement in an essay.
In which part of the essay should your thesis statement go?
The middle.
The body paragraphs.
The conclusion.
The introduction and conclusion
An informative essay is factually correct.
The thesis statement _______________.
provides an overview of what your essay will be about
is used to establish importance of the topic
explains why the reader should agree with you
is not necessary in the introduction paragraph
Here’s an example of a hook for an essay about the differences between British and American English.
I got off the train and pulled my luggage behind me. A cab pulled up to the curb, and the driver got out. He lifted my luggage and said, “Miss, I’m just going to put your stuff in the boot.” I didn’t know what he meant until I saw him open the car’s trunk. Then I realized the boot means car trunk. I got in the cab, wondering how many other words would be different in England.
Which type of hook is this?
startling statistic
anecdote
famous quote
rhetorical question
If you start your essay about the meaning of life with this:
“Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.” – Albert Einstein
Which type of hook are you using?
rhetorical question
starting statistic
onomatopoeia
famous quote
What is the purpose of an informative essay?
To teach the reader about a topic
To give your opinion
To tell a story
To tell about your life
