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

2. 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?

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

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

12. What two questions do you ask when you elaborate?

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

14. 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?

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

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

17. 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?

18. 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

19. 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)

20. 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

21. 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