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The elaboration of your evidence MUST be connected to
the introduction
the thesis or controlling idea.
the evidence
The hook
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Evidence & elaboration should discuss the same aspect/part of the topic.
False
True
3
Examples of an effective Hook or attention-grabber is
Question: Do you watch movies? Well, I have.
Dialogue:"Jay, I want to take you on a date" Sara blurted.
Description: The large screen glowed in the dark theater.
Thought: As I sat and watched the meteor shower, I wondered
4
Informative essays incorporate
Beliefs and thoughts
Opinions
Facts, statistics, and primary and secondary sources.
Definitions and data
5
What is the correct order for building an effective body paragraph?
Reason, transition, evidence, elaboration, cite
Elaboration, transition into reasons, evidence
Evidence, elaboration, transition into reasons
Transition into reasons, evidence and elaboration
6
What do you do if the prompt says to give your
opinion
?
Evaluate the pros and the cons
Organize the evidence that supports my claim.
Choose a side of the topic to support or reject.
Write an argumentative essay
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What is the correct order for an informative essay?
3 Body paragraphs, Introduction, and conclusion
Conclusion, 3 Body paragraphs, and Introduction
Introduction, 3 Body Paragraphs, and Conclusion.
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Reliable
and
valid
evidence is
Accurate
Proven
Based on opinions
Trustworthy
9
Examples of
precise
and
mature language
would be
Said, Walk
Good, bad, nice, things
Ogre, Coaxing, Ridiculing, Discussing
Awesome, Disastrous, Stupendous, As a matter of fact, Items.
10
What does a quality conclusion include?
Transition and thesis restatement.
Restate thesis (prompt), reasons, and punch (paraphrase)
New evidence
Summary
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Evidence
&
elaboration
are the same thing?
True
False
12
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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Which elaboration matches this thesis?
People often use salt to preserve foods.
Salt helps to preserve fish.
Lowering snow’s melting point, salt makes snow melt more.
Two common types of salt include sea salt and kosher salt.
14
After reading and gathering textual evidence, you should
Start typing
Create a thesis with 3 reasons
Organize ideas into graphic organizer and create a plan
15
What are the correct parts of an effective introduction?
Give reasons, Grabber/Hook, Introduce prompt
Grabber/Hook, Introduce Prompt, Give Reasons
Restate, Answer, Cite, and Summarize
Cite and explain, cite and explaiin
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Examples of transition words are...
Never, Always, Sometimes
To illustrate, For instance, Not to mention
One, two, three, four
Additionally, Another, In the final analysis, Furthermore.
17
What is a
thesis
statement?
the introduction
What kind of essay it is asking you to write
What the prompt is asking you to write about
the conclusion
18
Elaboration is defined as
Details used when telling about an interesting event or idea
Telling more about the evidence
Repeating the evidence in different words.
Explaining or stretching an idea or concept
19
How should you begin each body paragraph?
Summary sentence: All in all,...
Transition, restatement of thesis (prompt), & reason
Citation of evidence: According to...
Transition and reason: Moreover because...
20
What is the correct order of the writing process?
Proof read, revise, and edit
Read,annotate,unpack prompt, organize & plan, draft, revise.
Unpack the prompt, organize and plan, read, revise
Revise, draft, organize & plan, unpack prompt, annotate
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After writing, what should you do with the extra time?
Sleep
Submit
Review, review, reread, rewrite, and edit.
22
Logical organization means...
The essay has a sensible structure from beginning to end.
The essay has a logical organization
The essay does not make sense.
The essay needs to be rewritten.
23
Types of elaboration techniques for informative writing would include
Opinions
Lots of personal stories
Definitions and facts
Examples and concrete details
24
What words should you avoid in academic writing?
In my opinion
Good, bad, nice, said
Personally
I, me, my, mine
25
All essays for the FSA must be written in what style of writing?
Casual: laid back and chill
Formal: Serious and objective
Subjective: focus on yourself "I, I, I"
Semi-formal: 1/2 serious and 1/2 casual
26
What is the prompt asking you to write if it uses the word
explanatory
?
Argue
Justify
Evaluate
Explain or inform
27
How many paragraphs do you write for a multi-paragraph essay with 3 sources?
5
3
4
2
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Should you clump all of your evidence and elaboration together?
Yes, explaining everything helps us see the whole picture.
No, each elaboration must be SPECIFIC to its evidence.
No, each piece of evidence must be explained separately.
Yes, It will make more sense.
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How do you cite the author?
Based on txt 2, Jamie Oliver say "..."
As stated by Lisa New, in article two, it states "....."
According to Jamie in the thing he wrote...
