spam-ing your prompt analysis tool. in each prompt- look for spam situation: event that causes you...
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SPAM-ing
Your Prompt Analysis Tool
In each prompt- Look for SPAM
In each prompt- Look for SPAM
• Situation: Event that causes you the need to write. (on test you pretend)
• Purpose: The reason you’re writing: to persuade, to narrate an event, to respond to a text/ graphic/ chart.
• Audience: The person (people) you’re pretending to write to.
• Mode: The type of writing you are to do: letter feature article, editorial, or speech.
• Situation: Event that causes you the need to write. (on test you pretend)
• Purpose: The reason you’re writing: to persuade, to narrate an event, to respond to a text/ graphic/ chart.
• Audience: The person (people) you’re pretending to write to.
• Mode: The type of writing you are to do: letter feature article, editorial, or speech.
SituationSituation• Situation is labeled for you• It’s always the first part of the
prompt• It’s a make believe situation that
hasn’t really happened to you• It creates a need to write• Underline key words in the
situation
• Situation is labeled for you• It’s always the first part of the
prompt• It’s a make believe situation that
hasn’t really happened to you• It creates a need to write• Underline key words in the
situation
PurposePurposeLook for one of these in the writing task:• Inform on a given topic(organize
information by using main ideas and supporting details.)
• Persuade (Consider the needs/feelings of the audience as you solve problems and/or convince them. Use main ideas and supporting details.)
• Narrate for a purpose (Narrate to inform or persuade)
Look for one of these in the writing task:• Inform on a given topic(organize
information by using main ideas and supporting details.)
• Persuade (Consider the needs/feelings of the audience as you solve problems and/or convince them. Use main ideas and supporting details.)
• Narrate for a purpose (Narrate to inform or persuade)
AudienceAudience• Look in the writing task for the audience• It might be an individual or a group• You write to an audience for reasons
stated in the prompt • Consider what the audience needs to
know, wants to know, and already knows
• Imagine what questions they will have for you. Answer them in your writing.
• Look in the writing task for the audience• It might be an individual or a group• You write to an audience for reasons
stated in the prompt • Consider what the audience needs to
know, wants to know, and already knows
• Imagine what questions they will have for you. Answer them in your writing.
Mode: The FormatMode: The Format
• Look in the writing task for the mode: letter, feature article, editorial, speech
• Follow the format• Letter has a date and heading, a greeting/
salutation, a body, a closing, & a signature
• Speeches, Editorials, and Articles have: titles, leads, bodies, closings
• Look in the writing task for the mode: letter, feature article, editorial, speech
• Follow the format• Letter has a date and heading, a greeting/
salutation, a body, a closing, & a signature
• Speeches, Editorials, and Articles have: titles, leads, bodies, closings
Constraints of On Demand Writing
Constraints of On Demand Writing
• Time (120 minutes *)
• Feedback (none)• No collaboration• Minimally authentic• No sources outside
of your personal knowledge on the topic
• Time (120 minutes *)
• Feedback (none)• No collaboration• Minimally authentic• No sources outside
of your personal knowledge on the topic
The Five-Paragraph Style
Your formula for writing success
Paragraph 1: IntroParagraph 1: Intro
• Should have an engaging lead• Start broad and narrow down
topic• Should include:
• Background information• Thesis Statement
• Should have an engaging lead• Start broad and narrow down
topic• Should include:
• Background information• Thesis Statement
Thesis StatementThesis Statement
• Indicates your paper’s topic• Identifies your position/stance on
the topic• Provides an overview of the
three main supporting points that will unify the essay
• Usually the last sentence in the intro
• Indicates your paper’s topic• Identifies your position/stance on
the topic• Provides an overview of the
three main supporting points that will unify the essay
• Usually the last sentence in the intro
Paragraph 2: Body Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2: Body Paragraph 1
• Begins with a transition phrase and a topic sentence that identifies the main idea
• Has at least 3 supporting details• Statements/Examples• Reasons• Evidence
• All of the sentences are on the same topic
• Ends with a transition sentence
• Begins with a transition phrase and a topic sentence that identifies the main idea
• Has at least 3 supporting details• Statements/Examples• Reasons• Evidence
• All of the sentences are on the same topic
• Ends with a transition sentence
Transition SentenceTransition Sentence
• Usually found at the end of a body paragraph
• Makes a clear connection from one paragraph to the other
• Uses transition words or phrases• Is logical• Develops coherence in the essay
• Usually found at the end of a body paragraph
• Makes a clear connection from one paragraph to the other
• Uses transition words or phrases• Is logical• Develops coherence in the essay
Common Transition Phrases & Words
Common Transition Phrases & Words
• First• First of all• Second• Secondly• Third• Next• Then• Afterwards• In the morning• In the evening
• First• First of all• Second• Secondly• Third• Next• Then• Afterwards• In the morning• In the evening
•In addition•Also•More importantly•Finally•At last•Therefore•In summary•In conclusion
Paragraph 3: Body Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3: Body Paragraph 2
• Begins with a transition phrase and a topic sentence that identifies the main idea
• Has at least 3 supporting details• Statements/Examples• Reasons• Evidence
• All of the sentences are on the same topic
• Ends with a transition sentence
• Begins with a transition phrase and a topic sentence that identifies the main idea
• Has at least 3 supporting details• Statements/Examples• Reasons• Evidence
• All of the sentences are on the same topic
• Ends with a transition sentence
Paragraph 4: Body Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4: Body Paragraph 3
• Begins with a transition phrase and a topic sentence that identifies the main idea
• Has at least 3 supporting details• Statements/Examples• Reasons• Evidence
• All of the sentences are on the same topic
• Begins with a transition phrase and a topic sentence that identifies the main idea
• Has at least 3 supporting details• Statements/Examples• Reasons• Evidence
• All of the sentences are on the same topic
Paragraph 5: The Conclusion
Paragraph 5: The Conclusion
• Restates the thesis statement in different words
• Reiterates the 3 main ideas from the body paragraphs
• Leave the reader with something to think about OR a call to action
• DO NOT REPEAT THE SAME WORDING USED ELSEWHERE IN THE ESSAY
• Restates the thesis statement in different words
• Reiterates the 3 main ideas from the body paragraphs
• Leave the reader with something to think about OR a call to action
• DO NOT REPEAT THE SAME WORDING USED ELSEWHERE IN THE ESSAY