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After reading and gathering textual evidence, you should
Create a thesis with 3 reasons
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Organize ideas and evidence into a web graphic organizer.
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Reliable
and
valid
evidence is
Accurate
Trustworthy
Proven
Based on opinions
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Should you clump all of your evidence and elaboration together?
No, each piece of evidence must be explained separately.
No, each elaboration must be SPECIFIC to its evidence.
Yes, explaining everything helps us see the whole picture.
Yes, It will make more sense.
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Identify the key elements of an ARGUMENTATIVE essay, in sequential order.
Intro, 3 Body Paragraphs, 1 Counterargument, and Conclusion
Intro, 3 Body Paragraphs, and Conclusion
Counterargument, Intro, Conclusion, and 3 Body Paragraphs
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How should you begin each body paragraph?
Transition, restatement of the main idea, and a reason.
Summary sentence: All in all,...
Transition and reason: Moreover because...
Citation of evidence: According to...
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Examples of an effective Hook or attention-grabber is
Dialogue:"Jay, I want to take you on a date" Sara blurted.
Question: Do you watch movies? Well, I have.
Description: The large screen glowed in the dark theater.
Thought: As I sat and watched the meteor shower, I wondered
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The elaboration of your evidence MUST be connected to
the evidence
the thesis or controlling idea.
the introduction
The hook
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What do you do if the prompt is explanatory?
Argue
Explain or inform
Evaluate
Justify
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Examples of
precise
and
mature language
would be
Said, Walk
Awesome, Disastrous, Stupendous, As a matter of fact, Items.
Ogre, Coaxing, Ridiculing, Discussing
Good, bad, nice, things
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What do you do if the prompt is argumentative?
Choose a side of the topic to support or reject.
Organize the evidence that supports my claim.
Discuss the opposite side or counterargument in the 4th body
Evaluate the pros and the cons
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How do you cite the author?
According the source....it states...
According to Jamie in the thing he wrote...
Based on txt 2, Jamie Oliver say "..."
As stated by Lisa New, in article two, it states "....."
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The counterargument paragraph
comes before the conclusion
comes after the introduction
comes in the middle of the essay.
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All essays for the FSA must be written in what style of writing?
Subjective: focus on yourself "I, I, I"
Semi-formal: 1/2 serious and 1/2 casual
Formal: Serious and objective
Casual: laid back and chill
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A counterclaim
states the opposite of what you are currently arguing.
Argues and cites evidence to support the opposite side.
states the same point as the claim.
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Informative essays incorporate
Definitions and data
Facts, statistics, and primary and secondary sources.
Opinions
Beliefs and thoughts
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Which elaboration matches with this thesis?
The percentage of salt in seawater varies.
Seawater can contain anywhere from 1% to 5% salt.
Lowering snow’s melting point, salt makes snow melt quicker.
Cooks use many different kinds of salt to season dishes.
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Types of elaboration techniques for informative writing would include
Definitions and facts
Examples and concrete details
Lots of personal stories
Opinions
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What are the correct parts of an effective introduction?
Restate, Answer, Cite, and Summarize
Cite and explain, cite and explaiin
Thesis, Hook, Transition Sentence
Hook, Transition Sentence, and Thesis
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Which elaboration matches this thesis?
People often use salt to preserve foods.
Two common types of salt include sea salt and kosher salt.
Lowering snow’s melting point, salt makes snow melt more.
Salt helps to preserve fish.
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Elaboration is defined as
Telling more about the evidence
Explaining or stretching an idea or concept
Details used when telling about an interesting event or idea
Repeating the evidence in different words.
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What is the correct order for an informative essay?
Introduction, 3 Body Paragraphs, and Conclusion.
3 Body paragraphs, Introduction, and conclusion
Conclusion, 3 Body paragraphs, and Introduction
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What is the correct order of the writing process?
Organize, plan, read, revise
Proof read, revise, and edit
Revise, draft, plan, organize, annotate, read.
TAP, Read, annotate, plan, draft, revise.
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Argumentative writing MUST include
A claim
A conclusion
A claim, counterclaim, counterargument, and rebuttal
A counterargument and a rebuttal
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After writing, what should you do with the extra time?
Review, review, reread, rewrite, and edit.
Submit
Sleep
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Examples of transition words are...
Additionally, Another, In the final analysis, Furthermore.
One, two, three, four
To illustrate, For instance, Not to mention
Never, Always, Sometimes
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What is the correct order for building an effective body paragraph?
Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, Summarize (2 times)
Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, Summary (3 times)
Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, Summary (4 times)
Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, Summary (1 time)
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How many paragraphs do you write for a multi-paragraph essay?
4
2
5
3
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What does a quality conclusion include?
Transition, thesis restatement, and summary of evidence/ pts
Transition and thesis restatement.
Summary
New evidence
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What words should you avoid in academic writing?
Personally
In my opinion
Good, bad, nice, said
I, me, my, mine
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Evidence & elaboration should discuss the same aspect/part of the topic.
False
True
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A thesis is also known as
A controlling idea
A claim
A focus statement
A main idea
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Logical organization means...
The essay has a sensible structure from beginning to end.
The essay has a logical organization
The essay needs to be rewritten.
The essay does not make sense.
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The formula for a THESIS STATEMENT is
Topic x 3 reasons
There is not one
E = Mc2
State your Topic/ Opinion + 3 Reasons
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The counterargument paragraph is made up of 3 parts:
Counterclaim, warrant/evidence, and rebuttal
counterclaim, evidence, and summary.
claim and 3 reasons
