OBJECTIVEOBJECTIVE• Your goal:

– At the end of class on Friday, you should be able to hand in a three paragraph essay following the directions on the final page of your “SuperCroc” packet.

– You must also be able to show me:•The completed “Tool-Kit” including the

restated prompt and underlined key words•Your graphic organizer

• The entire packet, including the essay, is due Friday (Monday for Period 1) at the beginning of class!

WRITING ASSIGNMENTWRITING ASSIGNMENT

• You are going to write an explanatory essay about unusual “monsters” from the animal world. You must include one example from the ancient world and one from modern times!

Test-Taker’s ToolkitTest-Taker’s Toolkit

ANALYSING THE PROMPT:• Read the prompt carefully.• Circle key words in the prompt• Restate the prompt in your own words:

that means you need to rewrite the prompt in your own words on the lines provided!

Test-Taker’s ToolkitTest-Taker’s Toolkit

PLAN YOUR RESPONSE:• Indentify examples – Use the graphic

organizer we are going to go over in a moment OR a comparison chart like the one in the packet

• Organize your information –– PARAGRAPH 1: introduce the animals you are

talking about– PARAGRAPH 2: describe the animal from

history– PARAGRAPH 3: describe the animal from

modern times

Graphic Organizer: Graphic Organizer: ExampleExample

MONSTERS

Ancient modern

SuperCroc

Wrinkleface

Giant squid

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nce

size

Eat

ing

habi

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eara

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size

Eat

ing

habi

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size

Eat

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My essay would discuss SuperCroc and the giant squid,

comparing the appearance, size, and eating habits of both

‘monsters’.

__________________________________’s organizational chart - Period _____

MONSTERS

MONSTERS: ANCIENT MONSTERS: MODERN

SUPERCROC WRINKLEFACE SQUID

1. What did they look like?

2. What did they eat?

3. What was their size?

1. What did they look like?

2. What did they eat?

3. What was their size?

1. What did they look like?

2. What did they eat?

3. What was their size?

• Paragraph 1: Introduce the animals– TOPIC SENTENCE – Detail about where they were found– Detail about when they were found– Detail about who found them– CONCLUDING SENTENCE

• Paragraph 2: Ancient Monster– TOPIC SENTENCE – Detail about size– Detail about appearance– Detail about diet– CONCLUDING SENTENCE

• Paragraph 3: modern day Monster– TOPIC SENTENCE – Detail about size– Detail about appearance– Detail about diet– CONCLUDING SENTENCE