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Identify the key elements of an ARGUMENTATIVE essay, in sequential order.
Intro, 3 Body Paragraphs, and Conclusion
Counterargument, Intro, Conclusion, and 3 Body Paragraphs
Intro, 2-3 Body Paragraphs, 1 Counterargument, and Conclusion
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What is the correct order for building an effective body paragraph?
Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, Summary (3 times)
Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, Summary (1 time)
Topic Sentence, Reinforce, Illustrate, Conclude
Reinforce, Transition, Explain, Summarize
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Should you clump all of your evidence and elaboration together?
Yes, It will make more sense.
No, each elaboration must be SPECIFIC to its evidence.
No, each piece of evidence must be explained separately.
Yes, explaining everything helps us see the whole picture.
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Match the correct elaboration to:
The percentage of salt in seawater varies on the location.
Cooks use many different kinds of salt to season dishes.
Seawater can contain anywhere from 1% to 5% salt.
Lowering snow’s melting point, salt makes snow melt quicker.
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Examples of
precise
and
mature language
would be
Said, Walk
Awesome, Disastrous, Stupendous, As a matter of fact, Items.
Good, bad, nice, things
Coaxing, Ridiculing, Discussing
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Strong vs. weak topic sentences:
The rule of the Roman Empire ended over 1,500 years ago.
Weak topic sentence
Strong topic sentence
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Support the thesis w/ a "topic of the paragraph" (TP):
High schools should require students to play one sport
Dance should be considered a sport.
Students feel more energized to learn.
Sports keep young bones healthy.
Sports improve the students' emotional health.
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Elaboration is defined as
Analyzing and examining the cited evidence
Explaining or stretching an idea or concept
Telling more about the cited evidence
Repeating the evidence in different words.
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After writing, what should you do with the extra time?
Review, review, reread, rewrite, and edit.
Twiddle your thumbs.
Sleep
Submit
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How do you cite the author?
As stated "How to Budget" the author states "....." (New 4).
Based on txt 2, Jamie Oliver say "..."
According to Jamie in the thing he wrote...
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If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.
True
False
12
The counterargument paragraph is made up of 3 parts:
Counterclaim and 3 reasons
Counterclaim, counterargument, and rebuttal (with evidence)
counterclaim, evidence, and summary.
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Strong vs. weak topic sentences:
The next paragraph is about how young and old use technology.
Strong topic sentence
Weak topic sentence
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After reading and gathering textual evidence, you should
Create a thesis and 3 reasons
Organize ideas and evidence into a web graphic organizer.
Start typing
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What do you do if the prompt is explanatory?
Argue or persuade
Evaluate or give the value of
Justify or say why something is right
Explain or inform
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Argumentative writing MUST include
A conclusion
A counterargument and a rebuttal
A claim, counterclaim, counterargument, and rebuttal
A claim
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Citation that is included inside the paragraph with the author's last name and page number is
Internal Citation
In-text Citation
Parenthetical Citation
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What words should you avoid in academic writing?
Good, bad, nice, things, and stuff (dead words)
I, me, my, mine, personally
You, yours, you're
In my opinion and I think
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The counterargument paragraph
comes after the introduction, and supports the main claim.
comes in the middle of the essay.
comes before the conclusion; it supports the opposition.
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Relevant evidence and specific elaboration should
support and analyze the main points in the thesis.
discuss the same aspect/part of the topic.
skim over the non-essential parts of the topic.
21
Strong vs. weak topic sentence:
Next, I will tell you about smart phone games.
Weak topic sentence
Strong topic sentence
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Types of elaboration techniques for informative writing would include
Definitions, statistics, and facts
Examples and concrete details from experts
Lots of personal stories
Opinions
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Strong vs. weak topic sentences:
The Olympics only encourages competition, not friendship.
Weak topic sentence
Strong topic sentence
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Examples of transition words are...
Never, Always, Sometimes
To illustrate, For instance, Not to mention
Never say never and The fact that
Additionally, Another, In the final analysis, Furthermore.
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Logical organization means...
The essay does not make sense.
The essay has a sensible structure from beginning to end.
The essay needs to be rewritten.
The essay has a logical organization
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How many paragraphs are acceptable for the FSA Writing Assessment?
3 - 4 paragraphs
4 -6 paragraphs
4 paragrapghs
1 to 2 paragraphs
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The elaboration of your evidence MUST be connected to
The hook
topic and the thesis
the evidence
the introduction
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What is the correct order of the writing process?
Read, annotate, organize, plan, draft, revise.
Organize, plan, read, revise
Revise, draft, plan, organize, annotate, read.
Proof read, revise, and edit
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Reliable
and
valid
evidence is
Accurate
Based on opinions
Proven
Trustworthy
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What are the correct parts of an effective introduction? (Select the correct order)
Restate, Answer, Cite, and Summarize
Thesis, Hook, Linking Sentences
Cite and explain, cite and explaiin
Hook, Linking Sentences, and Thesis
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Examples of an
effective hook
or attention-grabber is
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
Dialogue:"Jay, I want to take you on a date" Sara blurted.
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A run-in quote
Only starts with your own words and ends with the quote.
Starts or ends with your own words and flows into the quote.
is just the lonely quote.
Only ends with your own words and starts with a quote.
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How long is the FSA Writing Assessment?
240 minutes
120 minutes
65 minutes
95 minutes
34
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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Informative essays incorporate
Opinions
Beliefs and thoughts
Explanations, definitions, and data
Facts, statistics, and primary and secondary sources.
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A counterclaim
Argues and cites evidence to support the opposite side.
states the opposite of what you are currently arguing.
states the same point as the claim.
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How should you begin each body paragraph?
Transition, restatement of thesis, and a reason: Initially, ...
Transition and reason: Moreover because ...
Summary sentence: All in all, ...
Citation of evidence: According to ...
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What do you do if the prompt is argumentative?
Organize the evidence that supports my claim.
Choose a side of the topic to support or reject.
Discuss the opposite side or counterargument
Evaluate the pros and the cons
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Support the thesis w/ a "topic of the paragraph" (TP):
Social media helps students become strong writers.
Students are less likely to express themselves.
Social media encourages honest, precise writing.
Some applications only allows 140 characters.
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Strong vs. weak topic sentences:
Teachers who give group projects encourage team work.
Strong
Weak
41
All essays for the FSA must be written in what style of writing?
Formal: Serious and objective
Semi-formal: 1/2 serious and 1/2 casual
Subjective: focus on yourself "I, I, I"
Casual: laid back and chill
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Language Arts/ English is made up of these five skills
Intro, Thesis, Body, Arms and Conclusion
Reading, Writing, Speaking, Viewing and Listening
Sleeping, Waking, Eating, Exercising and Drinking
Comprehension, Fluency, Vocabulary, Decoding and Phonics
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What does a quality conclusion include?
New evidence
Transition, thesis restatement, and summary of evidence/ pts
Transition and thesis restatement.
Summary
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If you do not know the author's name, what do you cite?
The page number (4).
The entire title of the text (Lord of the Flies).
The website (www.huffpost.com).
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A thesis is also known as
A controlling idea
A claim
A main idea
A focus statement
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The FSA Writing Assessment is only one session.
True
False
