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STAAR Essay Prep: Constructing an Effective 28-Line Essay

In this partner project, students will select a STAAR essay prompt, construct a well-organized 28-line essay, and highlight key components such as thesis, hook, transition words, topic sentences, and supporting evidence. The project culminates with a presentation to the class for a major grade.

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STAAR Essay Prep: Constructing an Effective 28-Line Essay

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  1. Stop! Monday 

  2. Staar Essay Prep (9 Days Until STAAR!) Partner Essay Project • In groups of 2, you will pick a STAAR released essay prompt. You will construct a 28 line essay and highlight all of the following: thesis, hook, transition words, topic sentences, and supporting evidence. • You will present your essay and highlight all of its components to the class for a major grade.

  3. Select Your Prompt

  4. Select Your Prompt

  5. Select Your Prompt

  6. Review • Thesis-a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved as the subject for an essay. • Hook- the first sentence in an essay that attempts to grab the reader's attention so that they want to read on. It can be done by using a few different types of hooks, which are a question, quote, statistic, or anecdote (story).

  7. Review • Transition Words- words and phrases that provide a connection between ideas, sentences, and paragraphs. Transitions help to make a piece of writing flow better. They can turn disconnected pieces of ideas into a unified whole, and prevent a reader from getting lost in the storyline. • https://www.smart-words.org/linking-words/transition-words.html

  8. Review • Topic Sentences- a sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph in which it occurs. • Supporting Evidence- a crucial part of a body paragraph that supports the thesis/claim made in the introduction.

  9. Exit Ticket By The end of class, you and your partner should have… • Constructed the introduction paragraph. • Highlighted the • Begun the body paragraph(s). • Put your transition word in bold. • Italicized your topic sentence. • Underlined your supporting evidence.

  10. Stop! Tuesday 

  11. Staar Essay Prep (9 Days Until STAAR!) Partner Essay Project • In groups of 2, you will pick a STAAR released essay prompt. You will construct a 28 line essay and highlight all of the following: thesis, hook, transition words, topic sentences, and supporting evidence. • You will present your essay and highlight all of its components to the class for a major grade.

  12. Select Your Prompt

  13. Select Your Prompt

  14. Select Your Prompt

  15. Review • Thesis-a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved as the subject for an essay. • Hook-the first sentence in an essay that attempts to grab the reader's attention so that they want to read on. It can be done by using a few different types of hooks, which are a question, quote, statistic, or anecdote (story).

  16. Review • Transition Words- words and phrases that provide a connection between ideas, sentences, and paragraphs. Transitions help to make a piece of writing flow better. They can turn disconnected pieces of ideas into a unified whole, and prevent a reader from getting lost in the storyline. • https://www.smart-words.org/linking-words/transition-words.html

  17. Review • Topic Sentences- a sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph in which it occurs. • Supporting Evidence- a crucial part of a body paragraph that supports the thesis/claim made in the introduction.

  18. Exit Ticket By The end of class, you and your partner should have… • Completed the body paragraph(s). • Put your transition word in bold. • Italicized your topic sentence. • Underlined your supporting evidence. • Begun the concluding paragraph.

  19. Stop! Wednesday 

  20. Staar Essay Prep (9 Days Until STAAR!) Partner Essay Project • In groups of 2, you will pick a STAAR released essay prompt. You will construct a 28 line essay and highlight all of the following: thesis, hook, transition words, topic sentences, and supporting evidence. • You will present your essay and highlight all of its components to the class for a major grade.

  21. Select Your Prompt

  22. Select Your Prompt

  23. Select Your Prompt

  24. Review • Thesis-a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved as the subject for an essay. • Hook-the first sentence in an essay that attempts to grab the reader's attention so that they want to read on. It can be done by using a few different types of hooks, which are a question, quote, statistic, or anecdote (story).

  25. Review • Transition Words- words and phrases that provide a connection between ideas, sentences, and paragraphs. Transitions help to make a piece of writing flow better. They can turn disconnected pieces of ideas into a unified whole, and prevent a reader from getting lost in the storyline. • https://www.smart-words.org/linking-words/transition-words.html

  26. Review • Topic Sentences- a sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph in which it occurs. • Supporting Evidence- a crucial part of a body paragraph that supports the thesis/claim made in the introduction.

  27. Exit Ticket By The end of class, you and your partner should have… • Completed the body paragraph(s). • Put your transition word in bold. • Italicized your topic sentence. • Underlined your supporting evidence. • Begun the concluding paragraph.

  28. Student Presentations • Minimum 1 Intro, 1 Body, 1 Concluding Paragraph • Highlight the • Put your transition word in bold. • Italicized your topic sentence. • Underlined your supporting evidence. 20pts 20pts 20pts 20pts 20pts

  29. Stop! Thursday 

  30. Student Presentations • Minimum 1 Intro, 1 Body, 1 Concluding Paragraph • Highlight the • Put your transition word in bold. • Italicized your topic sentence. • Underlined your supporting evidence. 20pts 20pts 20pts 20pts 20pts

  31. Stop! Friday 

  32. STAAR Prep Quiz • Literature Book pg. 240-245 • Fiction • Sentence Completion (Grammar) • Revising and Editing

  33. Stop! Monday 

  34. STAAR Prep Quiz • Literature Book pg. 438-443 • Fiction • Sentence Completion (Grammar) • Revising and Editing

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