Essay Steps and Components What do I have to do? What do I need in my essay?

What are the five steps, in the RIGHT order, for completing the essay? Question 1 What are the five steps, in the RIGHT order, for completing the essay?

What are the four or five paragraphs you must have in your essay? Question 2 What are the four or five paragraphs you must have in your essay?

What 3 things do you do when you dissect the prompt? Question 3 What 3 things do you do when you dissect the prompt?

The prompt becomes your what? Question 4 The prompt becomes your what?

Question 5 What 7 elements do you need to include on your planning map? Make a template of your planning map.

What three things do you do when you read the articles? Question 6 What three things do you do when you read the articles?

What six elements do you need to include in each body paragraph? Question 7 What six elements do you need to include in each body paragraph?

Where do you find the topic sentence for each body paragraph? Question 8 Where do you find the topic sentence for each body paragraph?

What are two ways to state your evidence? Question 9 What are two ways to state your evidence?

What are four ways to cite evidence? Question 10 What are four ways to cite evidence?

What two questions do you ask when you elaborate?

What two things must you include in your introduction paragraph? Question 12 What two things must you include in your introduction paragraph?

What are three types of "grabbers" you can use to begin your essay? Question 13 What are three types of "grabbers" you can use to begin your essay?

What three things must you include in your concluding paragraph? Question 14 What three things must you include in your concluding paragraph?

What three things do you do when you revise your essay? Question 15 What three things do you do when you revise your essay?

What three things do you look for when you edit your essay? Question 16 What three things do you look for when you edit your essay?

Answers Q1: prompt, read, plan (map), write, revise & edit Q2: Introduction, body 1, body 2, body 3, conclusion Q3: Circle the purpose, underline the task, ask the questions Q4: "So what" Q5: so what; category boxes; state evidence; cite evidence; elaboration; transitions; so why  [see last slide for template] Q6: ask the question; underline the evidence; key words in the margin

Answers continued Q7: transition; topic sentence; state evidence; cite evidence; elaboration; concluding sentence Q8: in the category boxes Q9: paraphrase or quote it directly (use sparingly!) Q10: title, author, source number, paragraph number Q11: what does this mean? Why is this important? Don't use those actual phrases in you essay! Q12: grabber and so what (filler will most likely be needed)

Answers continued Q13: startling statement; direct quote; visualization Q14: so what restated in a new way; so why; leaver Q15: paragraph elements; sentence variety; voice Q16: capitalization; punctuation; spelling

Planning Map Template So what: Transition Transition Transition State evidence State evidence State evidence Cite evidence Cite evidence Cite evidence Elaboration Elaboration Elaboration So why: Category 1 Category 2 Category 3