1. Writing Review
March 12, 2017

2. EQ: How can I develop and strengthen my writing?
Bell Ringer: In your WRITING comp book, write out what each letter in POW represents.
EQ: How can I develop and strengthen my writing?
When you take the writing assessment, the first thing you should remember is POW! What does this mean? P- O- W-

3. EQ: How can I develop and strengthen my writing?
Pull apart the prompt
Before you read the articles/stories, read the prompt.
Complete a do-what with the prompt (so you know what you are looking for when you read the articles/stories.

4. Organize your thoughts
EQ: How can I develop and strengthen my writing?
Organize your thoughts
Read the articles/stories.
Highlight, circle, take notes, etc. as you read. (This will help you with your four-square later.)
Complete a four-square.

5. EQ: How can I develop and strengthen my writing?
Write your essay
Write your essay making sure to use transition words, spell correctly, and don’t leave any parts out of your essay.

6. Pull apart the prompt Let’s practice pulling apart the prompt.
EQ: How can I develop and strengthen my writing?
Pull apart the prompt
Let’s practice pulling apart the prompt.

7. EQ: How can I develop and strengthen my writing?
Pull apart the prompt

8. Organize your thoughts
EQ: How can I develop and strengthen my writing?
Organize your thoughts
Let’s practice a four-square.

9. Organize your thoughts
EQ: How can I develop and strengthen my writing?
Argumentative/Persuasive Essay
Transition Word: Next, in addition to, also
Main Pt./topic sent
I.C.E.
Transition Word: First of all, to begin with, to start off
Main Pt./topic sent
I.C.E.
Hook
Claim
Organize your thoughts
Transition Word: to conclude
Claim reworded
Revisit hook.
Transition Word: Some people may say, others may think, another opinion is,
Counter claim: state what others may say, then tell why their wrong

10. Organize your thoughts
EQ: How can I develop and strengthen my writing?
Expository/Informational Essay
Transition Word: Next, in addition to, also
Main Pt./topic sent
I.C.E.
Transition Word: First of all, to begin with, to start off
Main Pt./topic sent
I.C.E.
Hook
Thesis
Organize your thoughts
Transition Word: to conclude
Thesis reworded
Revisit hook.
Transition Word: Next, then, in addition to, another point is,
Main pt./topic sent.
I.C.E.