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Essay writing writing process modes of writing writing process budget your time. understand the prompt. plan your essay. write a beginning, middle, and end. – powerpoint ppt presentation.

• Writing Process
• Modes of Writing
• Budget your time.
• Understand the prompt.
• Plan your essay.
• Write a beginning, middle, and end.
• Revise and proofread.
• Rewrite clearly.
• Decide how much time you will spend on planning your essay, writing your rough draft, revising and proofreading your rough draft, and writing your final draft.
• All four of these areas deserve equal time because each step is important.
• Read the prompt carefully and make sure you understand what it is asking you to do.
• Make sure you write the essay to answer your prompt.
• Narrative write a story that tells about an event or a series of events.
• Expository write an explanation of something giving specific details.
• Persuasive write persuasively giving convincing reasons for your belief.
• Before you begin writing, plan your essay.
• First write down ideas about your topic.
• Make a list of all the information you know by brainstorming.
• Organize the ideas.
• Second narrow and organize your ideas before you begin to write your essay.
• Select the idea you know the most about.
• Create a web to organize your essay.
• Third begin writing your essay according to your plan.
• Your essay should have three distinct parts beginning, middle, and end.
• Your first paragraph should be the beginning of your essay.
• Narrative setting and characters
• Expository thesis statement including all parts of the essay.
• Persuasive thesis statement including all points of the essay.
• The last paragraph should sum up or close the essay.
• Narrative conclude the story.
• Expository explain all points.
• Persuasive give all convincing reasons.
• The paragraphs in between should give the meat of your essay.
• Once you finish your rough draft, DO NOT STOP!
• Make sure your transitions flow, sentences are clear and varied, and sentences contain precise language.
• Ask yourself these questions
• How can I make this essay better?
• Will the reader understand what I am trying to say?
• Does this essay flow from one idea to another?
• Have I included unnecessary or off topic sentences?
• Have I used correct English?
• After revising and proofreading, rewrite your final essay.
• Be sure to include all the corrections you made on the rough draft.
• Write the final draft clearly so that it can be easily read.
• Narrative writing tells about an event or a story with the person telling the story being the narrator.
• A narrative prompt will ask you to tell about an event or time.
• You should always include setting (time and place), sequence of events, and chronological order.
• Key words TELL ABOUT A TIME or WRITE A STORY ABOUT
• When my sister and I were growing up, my grandmother always had chickens, turkeys, and guineas in her backyard. She usually kept them penned up, but sometimes she let them out to peck in the dirt. One day my sister discovered they were not as harmless as they looked. She was reading on the back steps and not paying attention to the yard birds. Suddenly she felt something land on her head. As she began screaming
• I remember making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches every day after school when I was younger. I loved peanut butter and jelly sandwiches because they were tasty and easy to make. I made my sandwich when I came home from school every day.
• The first thing I did to make my peanut butter and jelly sandwich was to get out all the ingredients and utensils that I would need. I pulled out the peanut butter
• Expository writing explains or informs by giving reasons, information, explanations, or steps in a process.
• Expository writing should clearly explain the topic.
• Expository should always include a main idea, sufficient supporting details, and a conclusion.
• Key words EXPLAIN or HOW TO
• We need school rules because they are important. Rules help to keep us safe and promote responsibility. They should be designed to benefit all students and to help the school be a better place to learn. However, some of the rules we have do not fit into either category, and they need to be changed. If I could change some of the school rules, I would change the tardy rule, the book bag rule, and the fifteen minute rule.
• On Monday morning last week, I got to school as usual and was listening to the end of my favorite song on my CD player in my car. I had only been there a few minutes when an assistant principal opened my door to my car and told me that I could not sit in the car once I got to school. I tried to explain to him that I was just listening to a CD, but he got all huffy and told me to get out of my car and go to the office.
• Persuasive writing is designed to persuade.
• The goal for this type of writing is to influence the actions or thoughts of others by giving examples, reasons, or opinions.
• To be effective, persuasive writing must provide a clear position on an issue and then include logical reasons and/or examples that fully support that position.
• Key words CONVINCE or PERSUADE
• Dear Mom and Dad, I need your help. I want to buy a car, but I dont have enough money of my own to buy the one I want. I realize that owning a car would be a big responsibility for me, but it is one that I readily accept. Having more responsibility will make me a better person and allow me to prove that I can handle important obligations. If you will help me to buy the car, I will take full responsibility for servicing and maintaining it, buying gas, and paying required fees involved in owning a car.
• Dear Mom and Dad, My friend Johnny just got a new car, and it is really cool. The car is a red Mustang with a new paint job and new leather upholstery. The car is not new, but it is new to Johnny. He took me for a ride, and it was fun. The car is also a convertible. We had the top down until it started raining, and we had to stop to put the top up. One of the snaps that is supposed to hold the top came off, and Johnny got really wet driving home. I would love to have a car like this.
• ____Think of an incident when you were proud of yourself. Tell the story of what happened and include the details and results.
• ____ Some friends are going to the beach for a week this summer and have invited you. There will be no adults going, so you need to convince your parents to allow you to go. Write an essay giving your reasons to persuade them.
• ____ Think about a time when you did something that you knew was wrong. Explain the reasons you did it anyway.
• _____ My first day of high school was awful for several reasons. I kept getting lost because I did not know the buildings. I was late to classes and was embarrassed to enter late. I spilled my food on my new top and had to walk around all day with that spot. I did not know what to expect, and everything seemed wrong.
• _____ I heard the sound when I woke that morning. I lay in the bed and tried to decide what it was. I had never heard it before, so I decided to get out of bed and investigate. I went into the bathroom to take a shower, but when I turned on the water, the sound got even louder.
• _____ Smoking should be illegal in restaurants and other enclosed areas. Because second-hand smoke is more harmful to those who inhale it than the actual act of smoking is to the smoker, it should not be allowed, especially in buildings. Allowing smoking in enclosed areas is the equivalent to signing the death warrants for those who are forced to inhale the toxic fumes of others.
• It is very important to understand what mode you are writing in, but it is just as important to stay on task or topic.
• First, ask yourself what the prompt wants you to write about.
• Second, keep that the focus of your brainstorming and planning.
• Third, write your essay making sure you are doing what the prompt ask of you.
• Finally, revise to make sure you have taken out any sentences that get off task or topic.
• I will never forget the Christmas of 1994 when I was only eight years old. My older sister, younger brother, and I had been wanting bicycles for months. We made our wishes for Christmas clear often. I even remember our discussing it during Thanksgiving dinner however, the day after Thanksgiving something happened to make us forget about our material desires for Christmas.
• Growing up was fun for me because I came from a large family with many sisters and brothers. As the third of eight children, I was very proud of my family. A family as large as ours was unusual in our fairly small town. Our unusual last name added to our being well-known in our town.
• At my school, we have many rules for students to follow. We have rules telling us what we can and cannot do in the classroom. We have rules telling us what we can and cannot do in the halls. We even have rules telling us what we can and cannot do outside the school building on the school grounds. Of all these rules, I do not agree with the rules that tell us what we can and cannot do in the halls and on school grounds.
• Out of all the rules at our school, the ones that I dislike the most concern the dress code. We should be allowed to dress any way that we like. The dress code does not allow us to dress individually and express our creativity. I think most teachers would agree that creativity is important and should not be suppressed. Just think about what would happen if students could no longer be creative.
• Dear Mom and Dad, Since I have been saving my money for so long to buy a car, I hope you will agree to help me. I dont have quite enough saved yet, and I would be forever in your debt if you will help me buy the car I wantI have worked very hard to save the money, and I will continue to work to be able to pay for the upkeep on my car. I will be very responsible and buy my own gas and oil
• Dear Mom and Dad, I really want a car. I have saved my money, but I dont have enough. My friend Susie got her parents to help her buy a car. Susie has proven to be a really careful driver. She obeys all the traffic signals and is careful to look both ways before pulling out into traffic. She got a job, and I want to get a job too. A job would help me buy the things I want and need so I want have to be dependent on you
• Friends are important to everyone. A friend is someone who keeps my confidences. She would not repeat things I have told her to others. When I am talking to a friend, I do not worry about what I am saying. I should be able to say what I think and how I feel. I do not tell others what my friends tell me, and I do not want them to share my feelings to others
• Friends are special people, and I pick mine carefully. A friend does not have to be perfect, but there are some important qualities they should have. A friend should be someone who can listen, someone who is positive, and someone who is loyal
• Wearing seatbelts should be required in all private vehicles because they keep all the occupants much safer during an accident. Wearing seatbelts keeps the occupants from being thrown from the car and being killed by something outside the car
• Wearing seatbelts should be required, but I cannot stand them. They do not fit properly, so they are grossly uncomfortable. Seatbelts are constructed so that they fit too close to my neck, and they have rubbed me raw by the time I get to my destination.
• Purpose Writing always has a purpose to entertain, to inform, to persuade.
• Audience Who is reading what you are writing.
• Appropriate Language Formal language is the type of language you use in writing. Conversational English is not acceptable in written English.
• Uses complete sentences
• Uses complex sentence structure and proper punctuation.
• Uses correct spelling and standard words.
• Does not usually contain contractions.
• Uses clear, precise words.
• Another vicious fowl was my grandmothers bantam rooster. He was a tiny rooster, but he had big, sharp spurs on his legs, and part of his legs were covered with feathers. He did not like anyone buy my grandmother. He would try to flog anyone who got separated from Grandmother while he was loose in the yard. My sister was terrified of the rooster. When she went into the yard, she would hang onto the pocket of my grandmothers apron. However, she loved to collect feathers
• Another bird mean as a snake was my grandmaws bantie rooster. He has big old spurs on his legs. Part of his legs was covered with feathers. He didnt like noboby but Grandmaw. Hed try to get everybody while he be loose. My sister were scared to death of him. When she had went in the yard she would hang on grandmaw. One day she was fixin to pick up a feather
• I wont go to the bask your homeboy is throwing.
• I didnt expect to lay eyes on you when I got back.
• Hes no dummy hes got lots of smarts.
• When he run in front on the car, we had thought that dog was a goner.
• Yall come to see us.
• If I come by McDonalds, will you hook me up with chow?
• I aint going nowhere with you.
• Brainstorming using a web.
• Brainstorming using a list.
• Narrowing the details.
• The magic number is three.
• Expository Three good details or examples that explain your topic.
• Narrative Three main events to form your story.
• Persuasive Three good reasons supported with examples or data.
• For a narrative essay, you want to give general information that leads into your story, or you may choose to use the introductory paragraph to begin your story.
• Leading I have many pleasant memories of growing up.
• Beginning One autumn day, I got the idea to play cops and robbers when I found two really long sticks in the woods behind my grandparents house.
• The next sentences should tell more about the students memory.
• I have many pleasant memories of growing up. Most center around playing at home with my brother and sister.
• The last sentence of your introductory paragraph should be your thesis statement.
• A thesis statement is the controlling idea for the entire essay.
• To write a thesis statement, you must first determine the focus of your essay.
• For a narrative, the thesis should introduce the story that will follow in the remainder of the essay.
• I have many pleasant memories of growing up. Most center around playing at home with my brother and my sister. My favorite memory is the time we used the sofa and chair cushions to build pretend houses.
• Think about things you regret what you did or did not do and how you wish you could redo them. Pick one incident and write a story about what happened. Be sure to narrate an event or series of events and include specific details in your response.
• I broke an important promise to my best friend when I did not get up early to go help him.
• I wish I had not said what I did and hurt her feelings.
• Most people do things that they wish that they had not done.
• Think about a time someone helped you in some way. Write a story about what happened. Be sure to include specific details in your response.
• My sister helped me many times when I was in need.
• They all came together in a van to my house.
• My mother helped me make the dress even though she was sick.
• For your narrative essay, it is important that you narrate an event or a series of events by telling what happened with a time frame.
• First body paragraph will tell what happened first.
• Second body paragraph will tell what happened second.
• Third body paragraph will tell what happened third.
• You may have as many body paragraphs as you need to tell the story. Just make sure you are on topic.
• Use specific examples and details of the story.
• The conclusion should give the reader a sense of completion.
• For a narrative, a simple conclusion finishes the story.
• We had so much fun playing in our houses and using our imagination that we did not want to quit. When it was time for dinner, our mother made us put the cushions back where they belonged. Reluctantly, we obeyed, but we all looked forward to the next time when we would be able to swipe the cushions from the sofa and chairs to build more pretend houses.
• Must include a beginning, middle, and ending.
• Introduce your characters in the first paragraph.
• Use clear, specific details about one event or series of events.
• Second Hole Rule - Dont reveal the big moment until the second hole of your paper.
• Use transition words throughout to move smoothly between each scene.
• Use dialogue.
• Use SMILEY FACE TRICKS!!!!
• After, before, since, during, finally, later, when, until, next, immediately, suddenly, as soon as, at last, on Tuesday, last month, yesterday, by afternoon, meanwhile, afterward, while, at once, first, second, once.
• Magic 3 Three examples in a series.
• Figurative Language Similes, metaphors, personification.
• Specific Details Sensory descriptions.
• Repetition Words chosen to make a point.
• Expanded Moment Expand the actions or details.
• Humor Funny details can add spice.
• Hyphenated Modifiers Different way to describe.
• Full Circle Ending Wrap up the paper using a phrase from the beginning of the paper.
• Think about a time when you were afraid. Using precise details, write a story about the incident.
• Think about something you desperately wanted when you were younger. Write a story telling what you wanted, why you wanted it, and whether or not you were fortunate enough to receive it. Include precise details.
• Think back to a time when you were younger. Write a story narrating a time when you were bad and were punished for it. Be sure to include specific details.
• You have written three narrative essays, and they have been peer reviewed.
• Select the best one to edit and revise to turn in for a test grade.
• Writing Checklist
• Did I stay on topic?
• Does my essay tell a story?
• Did I write a thesis statement?
• Did I include characters?
• Writing checklist
• Did I include specific details?
• Do I have a clear beginning, middle, and end.
• Did I write the story in order?
• Did I use transition words?
• Did I check for grammar problems?
• Did I use SMILEY FACE TRICKS?
• Did I write clearly?
• The first sentence in an expository essay can be very general or very specific including a detail about the prompt.
• We need school rules because they are important. (General)
• Our school has too many rules for students to follow. (General)
• Rules are necessary in a school setting, and the dress code is an important part of the school rules. (specific to prompt)
• The next sentences should give more information the reader needs to know and transition into the thesis.
• We need school rules because they are important. Rules help to keep us safe and promote responsibility. They should be designed to benefit all students and to help the school be a better place to learn. However, some of the rules we have do not fit into either category, and they need to be changed.
• In your expository thesis statement, you should narrow your ideas to three. (one for each body paragraph)
• Make sure to list your three ideas in the thesis, which should be the last sentence in your introductory paragraph.
• We need school rules because they are important. Rules help to keep us safe and promote responsibility. They should be designed to benefit all students and to help the school be a better place to learn. However, some of the rules we have do not fit into either category, and they need to be changed. If I could change some of the rules, I would change the tardy rule, the book bag rule, and the fifteen-minute rule.
• Think of a favorite movie or television program. Explain which movie or program you liked and give specific reasons why you enjoyed it. Be sure to support your reasons with specific details.
• My favorite television program is Survivor because I like to watch different types of people interact with others.
• My favorite movie of all time is Crocodile Dundee.
• I did not like the movie Spirit because it was childish, slow, and animated.
• Think about winning a million dollars in a lottery and what you could do with all that money. Explain what you would do with a million dollars. Give one or more examples of what you would do and support with specific details.
• The second thing would be to buy a large new house.
• A million dollars would make me so happy.
• With a million dollars, I would build a new house, buy a new car, and donate to the animal shelter.
• For every point in your thesis, you should have a body paragraph.
• First paragraph tardy rule
• Second paragraph book bag rule
• Third paragraph fifteen minute rule
• Use specific examples and details.
• Stay on topic use your thesis as your guide.
• Keep a logical order.
• Least important to most important.
• Most important to least important.
• Make sure the order in your thesis is the order you follow in the body paragraphs.
• The conclusion ties together what you have already said.
• Summarize by restating your thesis and main points. (Do not repeat your thesis word for word)
• Explain why the points or events are significant.
• Schools must have rules to function properly, but the rules need to be fair and impartial to all involved. The rules for tardiness, book bags, and missing fifteen minutes of a class do not fit in the fair and impartial category. They need to be changed so that only the students who abuse the rules are the ones who are punished. Everyone should not be punished for the abuse of a few.
• Clearly identified subjects
• Use a specific organizing structure to provide logical flow.
• Least important to most important
• Most important to least important
• Use specific examples and details to explain your point.
• Integrate quotations, facts, and statistics into the text if relevant.
• Show connections among facts and ideas with transition words.
• Use smiley face tricks
• First, second, third, finally, also, in the same way, likewise, on the other hand, in the meantime, although, even though, for this reason, in fact, to emphasize, as a result, therefore, due to, all in all, additionally, for example, for instance, next, in addition, another, besides, moreover, as well as.
• Think of good friends and the qualities they have. What are the important characteristics you would look for in a friend? Explain the most important qualities a friend should have. Remember that you need to give clear reasons for your choices and use specific details in your response.
• Think about the funniest person that you know. In your essay describe this person and explain what makes them you choice as the funniest. Be sure to support your examples with details
• Think about a job or chore that you hate to do. Explain the job or chore and why you hate it. Be sure to give specific details.
• You have written three expository essays, and they have been peer reviewed.
• Does my essay explain?
• Did I write my ideas in order of the thesis?
• Do I maintain my point of view?
• Did I use one clear controlling idea?
• You have written three persuasive essays, and they have been peer reviewed.

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Introducing how to write an expository essay has never been easier! This informative writing prompt lesson guides students through a step-by-step process of writing an explanatory essay. It includes an expository writing graphic organizer , rubric, expository writing quiz, and an expository writing outline . The topic of this resource is - Rules for Schools.

All aspects of expository writing are covered in this resource: brainstorming ideas , developing a thesis statement , introducing supporting evidence , writing hooks and leads , and incorporating the 6 Traits of Writing ™.

The video, slide show, graphic organizer, worksheets, writing template, and rubric allow students to practice and develop their expository writing skills. The writing quiz reinforces guided note-taking techniques when used in conjunction with the instructional video. The detailed lesson plans make implementing informative writing easy for teachers.

The lesson can be used in class, assigned for distance learning, or given as independent student work. The instructional video with writing tutorial and template can also be presented as whole class instruction or assigned for students to complete at home.

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This Expository / Explanatory Essay Writing Prompt lesson includes:

Entertaining Instructional Video with:

• Description of expository essay
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• Brainstorming ideas
• Prompt identification and comprehension
• Thesis statement development
• Rubric explanation
• How to Write an Expository Essay tutorial and writing template
• How to Write an Expository Essay writing quiz / guided note-taking

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• Objectives/Goals
• Direct Instruction
• Guided Practice
• Differentiation
• ESE Strategies
• ELL Strategies
• I Can Statement
• Essential Question

Expository Writing Prompt Worksheets with:

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PowerPoint Presentation with:

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• If I Could Be Someone Else
• My Favorite Book
• My Favorite Movie
• What Makes Someone a Good Friend?
• How Can You Improve Your School?
• What Can I Do with No Internet?
• Rules for Schools
• Traveling in a Time Machine
• Uses for the Internet

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PowerPoint Tips: Simple Rules for Better PowerPoint Presentations

Lesson 17: simple rules for better powerpoint presentations.

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Simple rules for better PowerPoint presentations

Have you ever given a PowerPoint presentation and noticed that something about it just seemed a little … off? If you’re unfamiliar with basic PowerPoint design principles, it can be difficult to create a slide show that presents your information in the best light.

Poorly designed presentations can leave an audience feeling confused, bored, and even irritated. Review these tips to make your next presentation more engaging.

Don't read your presentation straight from the slides

If your audience can both read and hear, it’s a waste of time for you to simply read your slides aloud. Your audience will zone out and stop listening to what you’re saying, which means they won’t hear any extra information you include.

Instead of typing out your entire presentation, include only main ideas, keywords, and talking points in your slide show text. Engage your audience by sharing the details out loud.

Follow the 5/5/5 rule

To keep your audience from feeling overwhelmed, you should keep the text on each slide short and to the point. Some experts suggest using the 5/5/5 rule : no more than five words per line of text, five lines of text per slide, or five text-heavy slides in a row.

Don't forget your audience

Who will be watching your presentation? The same goofy effects and funny clip art that would entertain a classroom full of middle-school students might make you look unprofessional in front of business colleagues and clients.

Humor can lighten up a presentation, but if you use it inappropriately your audience might think you don’t know what you’re doing. Know your audience, and tailor your presentation to their tastes and expectations.

Choose readable colors and fonts

Your text should be easy to read and pleasant to look at. Large, simple fonts and theme colors are always your best bet. The best fonts and colors can vary depending on your presentation setting. Presenting in a large room? Make your text larger than usual so people in the back can read it. Presenting with the lights on? Dark text on a light background is your best bet for visibility.

Don't overload your presentation with animations

As anyone who’s sat through a presentation while every letter of every paragraph zoomed across the screen can tell you, being inundated with complicated animations and exciting slide transitions can become irritating.

Before including effects like this in your presentation, ask yourself: Would this moment in the presentation be equally strong without an added effect? Does it unnecessarily delay information? If the answer to either question is yes—or even maybe—leave out the effect.

Use animations sparingly to enhance your presentation

Don’t take the last tip to mean you should avoid animations and other effects entirely. When used sparingly, subtle effects and animations can add to your presentation. For example, having bullet points appear as you address them rather than before can help keep your audience’s attention.

Keep these tips in mind the next time you create a presentation—your audience will thank you. For more detailed information on creating a PowerPoint presentation, visit our Office tutorials .

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