Writing the Essay

N.C. Writing Test Remember your ___________ Tests students’ ability to write based on: _______________________ ________________________ Remember your ___________ Write in correct ___________

FOCUS Establish the _______________ _____ on that _____ for the entire paper Make sure every detail relates directly to the topic that you’re writing about ___________ from original subject Back

ORGANIZATION ___________________________ Establish ____________ between ideas with _______________ ________ and ________ Types of organization: ___________: time, beginning to end _______________: least to greatest Back

ELABORATION AND SUPPORT __________________________________ ___________: the support and elaboration must relate to the topic in a clear way ___________: specific, developed details that amply explain your topic Good elaboration and support means: ______________________________________ Back

GRAMMAR ______________: writing complete sentences with variety ________: writing sentences with correct agreement, tense, and case ______________: writing using correct capitalization, punctuation, and spelling Back

STYLE Style is like your ___________; it’s the way you put together your essay Style in writing comes from: _____________ (vocabulary) ___________ and ____________ ________________ (the way sentences are put together) Back

AUDIENCE Audience: ______________________ Make your writing _______ appropriate! You will write differently to your friends than you would to your teachers or principal or parents or even your congressman (or woman). Back

FORMATs You may be asked to write in one of these formats: ________________ Back

YOUR ESSAY… THE BASIC ESSAY HAS THREE PARTS: _______________

THE INTRODUCTION… _______________________ PURPOSE OF THE INTRODUCTION: _______________________ INTRODUCTION SHOULD HAVE ___________ SENTENCES

______~~~_________~~~_______ !!!THESIS STATEMENT!!! _______________________ A GOOD THESIS HAS ______ PARTS: ______~~~_________~~~_______

Thesis =TAR TOPIC = ________________________ ARGUMENT = ____________________ ROADMAP = _____________________ _____ + _______ + _______ = ______

EXAMPLE OF A THESIS STATEMENT While a motorcycle may seem like a cool way to get around, there are many negative effects to driving a motorcycle including facing hazardous weather conditions, facing risk serious injury and death, and having helmet hair.

THE CONCLUSION… _______________________ Restates the _______________ Purpose of the Conclusion: _______________________ Restates the _______________ Leaves the reader with some __________________ Conclusion should have ____sentences

THE BODY… CONSISTS OF ___ PARAGRAPHS with _______________________ ALL BODY PARAGRAPHS SUPPORT _____ FOLLOW THE __________ in order ____ specific SENTENCES IN EACH!

PARTS OF THE PARAGRAPH

_________________ ________________ ______________ ______________

TS: TOPIC SENTENCE Introduces _______________ All other sentences support the ____________ A sentence that supports the ___________ Back

CD #1: CONCRETE DETAIL A ____THAT SUPPORTS THE _______________ ONE PIECE OF ________ THAT PROVES THE TOPIC SENTENCE TO BE ______ Back

COM: COMMENTARY ____ sentences that _______ the connection between the ____________ and the _____________ _________ that shows the CD is true Answers ____ or _____ Back

CD #2: CONCRETE DETAIL # 2 Another, completely different ____ that proves the TOPIC SENTENCE is true Yet another ______ or ___________ Back

COM: COMMENTARY Another two sentences __________, __________, __________ concrete detail #2 Answers ____ or ____ the CD supports the TS Back

CS: CONCLUDING SENTENCE ________________________ Back