Presented by Beverly Dunaway

 Be calm AND believe in yourself!  You are prepared and you will WIN!  You do make SMART choices  YOU CAN MAKE A 4 OR 5 OR 6!

 Read the prompt 3 times.  Decide if it is an Expository or Narrative  Remember:  Look for the word EXPLAIN and circle it.  ( EXPLAIN, write an Expository  with REASONS)  Look for Tell a Story or Tell about a time  ( write a Narrative with a BME – Beginning, Middle, End)

 Write on your Plan the wonderful tips!  LEAPS  FOCUS  BIG DOVE STAMPS  Plan: This will quide you during your paper.  This will keep you on task.  This will give you paper organization.

 Paragraph 1 : Introduction  Paragraph 2: 1 st Reason  Paragraph 3: 2 nd Reason  Paragraph 4: Ending

 Narrative Plan “To Tell A Story”  Paragraph 1: Grabber  Paragraph 2: Beginning  Paragraph 3: Middle  Paragraph 4: Ending  Paragraph 5: Takeaway Ending 

 GRABBER! (for narrative and expository)  Make your reader thirsty to read you paper.  Grab them in the first paragraph.  Begin with an interesting statement  Listen to grabbers……

 L iLLustrations ( Show don’t tell)   E EXAMPLES ( For example,…..  A ANECDOTE – (I REMEMBER A TIME,… )  P PLACEMENT  S SATISFIES!

 F FOCUS  O ORGANIZATION  C CONVENTIONS  U YOU ARE IMPORTANT!  S SUPPORT FOR 4,5, 6!!!!!!!

 B Beginning  I ______________  G Grabber  D Dialogue  O Organization  V Vivid Verbs  E Ending

 Well organized  Transitions  Elaborated paragraphs  Specific, precise word choices  Details  Focused on Topic  Interesting  Not boring  Similes, Onotomatopoeia, vivid words, Proper Nouns.

 Great grabber and takeaway ending  Well elaborated  Specific details  Balanced paper. All paragraphs are elaborated evenly.  Specific word choice

 S Similes  T Transitions  A Anecdotes  M Middle  P P _______________  S S________________