1. Plan—7 minutes Brainstorm ideas. Try to think of examples that relate to the theme and jot them all down. Sort out the weak ones and keep two or three strong points. Craft a simple thesis sentence and decide in what order you want to introduce your evidence.

2. Write—15 minutes Write a brief introductory paragraph that presents your thesis. Demonstrate your argument in two or three body paragraphs using your examples. Be sure to develop each example fully because readers are looking for depth of thought. Finish with a short conclusion.

3. Edit—3 minutes When you’re done, read over your essay to make sure that your handwriting is clear and that there are no spelling, punctuation, or grammar mistakes. You won’t have time to rework your whole essay, so this step is about fine-tuning. Edit: vocab, semicolon, capitalization/punctuation, vocab, vocab, vocab! Edit out errors that are assessed in the Writing mc section!

Prompt: Plan with one partner if you desire If you think that what you do is your own business, you are wrong. In this world your conduct affects not only you, but the conduct of other people as well. If you behave in a way that is considered unacceptable and other people copy your behavior, you are responsible for the consequences. (Adapted from Margaret Banning, “Letter to Susan”) Prompt: Is a person responsible, through the example he or she sets, for the behavior of other people? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your studies, reading, experience or observations. 7 minutes: Brainstorm ideas. Try to think of examples that relate to the theme and jot them all down. Sort out the weak ones and keep two or three strong points. Craft a simple thesis sentence and decide in what order you want to introduce your evidence.

Prompt: Plan with one partner if you desire If you think that what you do is your own business, you are wrong. In this world your conduct affects not only you, but the conduct of other people as well. If you behave in a way that is considered unacceptable and other people copy your behavior, you are responsible for the consequences. (Adapted from Margaret Banning, “Letter to Susan”) Prompt: Is a person responsible, through the example he or she sets, for the behavior of other people? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your studies, reading, experience or observations. 15 minutes: Write a brief introductory paragraph that presents your thesis. Demonstrate your argument in two or three body paragraphs using your examples. Be sure to develop each example fully because readers are looking for depth of thought. Finish with a short conclusion.

Prompt: Plan with one partner if you desire If you think that what you do is your own business, you are wrong. In this world your conduct affects not only you, but the conduct of other people as well. If you behave in a way that is considered unacceptable and other people copy your behavior, you are responsible for the consequences. (Adapted from Margaret Banning, “Letter to Susan”) Prompt: Is a person responsible, through the example he or she sets, for the behavior of other people? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your studies, reading, experience or observations. 3 minutes: Read over your essay to make sure that your handwriting is clear and that there are no spelling, punctuation, or grammar mistakes. This step is about fine-tuning. Edit: vocab, semicolon, capitalization/punct uation, vocab, vocab, vocab! Edit out errors that are assessed in the Writing mc section!

Now let’s share! I will call on you to read parts of your essay