2. MONSTER Or 5 paragraph MONSTER

3. You have 45 minutes to:  Read your topic (the prompt)  Pre-write (free-write, brainstorm, etc)  Organize (write your topic sentence and outline)  Draft (write the essay)  Revise (READ THROUGH and make changes)  Edit (check grammar and spelling)

4.  Read your topic ( 3 minutes )  Pre-write ( 5 minutes )  Organize ( 3 minutes )  Draft ( 20 minutes )  Revise ( 8 minutes )  Edit ( 6 minutes)

5.  Two evaluators will score your essay according to its overall effectiveness. Their evaluations will be based on the following features…

6. *Well-focused main points *Clear organization *Specific development of your ideas *Control of sentence structure, ( including: punctuation, grammar, and spelling ) *Word choice

7.  Cuteness  Cleverness  Creativity  Comedy  So, the pressure is off right?

8.  Read- reading will help you internalize the structure of written English, a well read writer is a better writer.  Write – get in the habit of expressing yourself on paper, start a journal.  Learn – essay templates are great way to frame your essay work.  Brush up your grammar and spelling- correct your mistakes when you find them.  Clean up your handwriting – You are not supposed to lose points for handwriting, but if your scorer can’t make out what you’ve written you may get a lower score than you deserve.

9.  Read the entire prompt  Use an outline  Start with an introduction that addresses the prompt specifically  Support your introduction through the essay body  Write a conclusion that restates your essay’s purpose  Leave time for proof reading!!!

10.  You’ll do  Just great!