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what is a prompt?

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  • set of instructions that tell you the information your essay should contain
  • 1-3 sentences or longer
  • followed by a question
  • can include additional instructions
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a college level essay is made to what?

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test the student’s writing, reasoning, and critical thinking skills

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what is the writing process?

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a cyclical process where writer goes back and forth between stages until your product is completed

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Steps of the writing process

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  1. Prewriting
  2. Drafting/Writing
  3. Revising
  4. Editing
  5. Publishing
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Prewriting

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Gather and organize details, gather as many ideas and details you can about the topic

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Drafting/Writing

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Develop the first draft and organize your ideas into sentences or paragraphs

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Revising

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Process of rereading a text and making changes in context, organization, sentence structures or word choice to improve writing.
- Use the ARMS method

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ARMS method

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add, remove, move, and substitute text

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Editing

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Process in which a writer/editor strives to improve a draft by correcting erros and making words/sentences clearer/more precise/effective. Check for conventions and use the ARMS method to declutter.

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Publishing

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Process of submitting your content/document physically or online

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What is a paragraph?

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Made up of sentences grouped together for a reason: usually to present and support a main idea

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Parts of a paragraph

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  1. Main idea
  2. Topic sentence
  3. Supporting sentences
  4. Clincher sentence
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  1. Main idea
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Provides the central focus of the paragraph

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  1. Topic sentence
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Directly states the paragraph’s main idea, introduces main point of the paragraph and is written in complete sentence

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  1. Supporting sentences
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support the main idea of the paragraph.
Uses the following details:
a. sensory details - information collected using the 5 senses
b. facts - information that can be proven
c. statistics - based on numbers
d. examples - specific instances or illustrations of a general idea

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  1. Clincher sentence
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Concluding sentence that reinforces the key message and emphasizes the main idea

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Qualities of a paragraph

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  1. Unity
  2. Coherence
  3. Elaboration
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  1. Unity
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Quality achieved when all sentences in a paragraph work together as a unit to express/support a main idea

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Unity is present when one of the following is true:

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  1. All sentences in a paragraph relate to the main idea in the topic sentence.
  2. All sentences relate to an implied main idea when there is no stated topic sentence.
  3. All sentences relate to a sequence of events (work together to narrate the event)
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  1. Coherence
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Ensures that ideas in a paragraph are arranged in a way that makes sense

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Use the following orders to build coherence:

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a. Chronological – tells a story to explain a process
b. Spatial – describes a place/object
c. Logical – explains or classifies (defines, divides a subject into parts)
d. Order of importance – to inform or persuade.
e. You can also utilize direct references (noun/pronoun that refers to a noun that was used earlier) or transitional expressions (words that connect sentences)

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  1. Elaboration
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Process of presenting and developing a paragraph’s idea.

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A paragraph lacks elaboration when it doesn’t contain the following:

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a. Supporting sentences
b. Supporting sentences that sufficiently develop a paragraph’s idea
i. Lack of elaboration confuses reader

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What is composition?

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Consist of paragraphs that individually elaborate on specific points of a complex main idea (which is the focus of the composition)

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A paragraph has 3 parts:

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  1. Topic sentence
  2. Supporting sentences
  3. Clincher/closing sentence
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Compositions may have 3 parts:

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  • Introduction
  • Body
  • Conclusions
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Paragraphs require _________ to support their main ideas

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unity , coherence and elaboration

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To have a good introduction, it must:

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  1. Catch the reader’s interest
  2. Set the tone of the composition
  3. Present the thesis statement
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What do most introductions have?

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A hook, which can be a question that appeals to your reader’s emotions, an example or an anecdote, among other things

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Techniques for writing introductions:

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  1. Begin with a question
  2. Begin with an anecdote or example
  3. State a starting fact/unusual opinion
  4. Begin with background information
  5. Set the scene
  6. Begin with a statement of your thesis

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What is a thesis statement?

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Sentence in an introducion that announces your topic and what you want to say about it.

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What do thesis statements identify?

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  • The main idea a writer is trying to prove in the composition
  • The thesis should be framed in relation to your topic, it’s your opinion/argument on the topic
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What does the topic do?

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The topic asks a question, the thesis answers the question with the writer’s opinion based on his/her research

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What is the core paragraphs of your composition?

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Body paragraphs

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What are body paragraphs?

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They support/prove the thesis’ main idea by developing it with supporting details

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What three things should every body paragraph have?

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unity, coherence, and elaboration

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Every body paragraph should what?

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Relate directlly to the thesis statement and should connect smoothly with eachother

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What do conclusions do?

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reinforce the main idea stated in the thesis statement

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Weak conclusions will leave the reader ____

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feeling puzzled

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Strong conclusions give the reader a sense that _____

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all of your ideas have been properly tied together and explained thoroughly

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Techniques for an effective conclusion

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  1. Restate the main idea
  2. Refer to the introduction
  3. End with a thoughtful comment, personal reaction or a look in the future
  4. Use a quotation
  5. End with a call to action
  6. Summarize the main points in the body

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