Time to get mentally prepared for the District Writing Assessment. You are going to take the knowledge you have about persuasive essay writing from 6th grade and move it up a notch to 7th grade level expectations. We are working to write strong position and thesis statements, elaborate on your arguments, include a meaningful counterargument and end with a passionate call to action. Please watch the following video to review the organization of persuasive essays. Leave an appropriate comment or question below regarding what you learned or what you still may have questions about.
So the thesis the single most important sentence
ReplyDeleteI think that's really cool. It was nice how they showed the essay as a diagram thingy!:)
ReplyDeleteThis taught me that there are two different types of persuasive essays. Which type would you use for the DWA?
ReplyDeletepersussive essays try to persuade the reader or the person written to.
ReplyDeleteThe body pragraphs are used to prove the thesis. You need many reasons to support your thesis.
ReplyDeleteIs "first off", "furthermore", and "finally" the only main transition words?
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If you ever need a rebreif on how to do a proper persuasive essay this video will do the trick. It showed me "The Machine", the importance of using transitions, and how to conclude my essay.
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the video was great! it taught me that i need 3 reasons and that i need to support them.
ReplyDeleteI thought the similie, "A good essay is like a smooth running machine.", was VERY helpful. I also liked the part at the end when they told you what time each topic was talked about, so you could go back and listen to it again.
ReplyDeleteWell first I think the time index should of been in the begining and the "candy bar" looked more like butter.Other than that I learned that thesis is an opinion and topic sentence is a factual topic,also that the thesis must say that you are againsit or for the topic.
ReplyDeleteI learned what the difference between thesis and a topic sentence is. A thesis is more of an opinion about your position and a topic sentence is factual information about the topic of your essay.
ReplyDeleteI learned that there is 2 different kinds of Persuasive Essays.
ReplyDeletei learned alot about this and how they are two types of persuasive essay
ReplyDeletei thought it was good i learned about the topics of an essay
ReplyDeletesomething i learned from this educational video is i finally learend how to setup a essay and i learned what a hook is!
ReplyDeletei learned how to set up a essay and now what a hook is. this viedo reall helped me out now i now what to do to start a essay sincerly blaziek who is aswome so is every body else:)...THE END MRS BANTA IS AWESOME
ReplyDeleteThe video was cool.I learned a lot from it. You need to hook the person that's reading it.
ReplyDeleteI learned that you have to put transions in front of each paragraph. P.S Ms Banta is the best teacher ever!
ReplyDeleteI really liked the video, I learned alot the two types of essays called the arguement ressay and the explanitory essay. I also learned that in the last paragraph you have to rephrase and reuse your thesis statement.
ReplyDeleteI learned that the explanatory and argument essays can be written the same way and that the Hook is like the most important part.
ReplyDeleteI learned that all essays require he same basic structure of organization. Also, you should use a thesis statement in a persuasive essay, and a topic sentence in an explanitory essay.
ReplyDeletethis video was good, but i personally think that it took to long to explain the topics, although it took a long time i think it taught me a lot like, what the difference between a subject and a thesis is
ReplyDeleteA thesis statement is the most important part in a persuasive essay. The body is just another way of taking the more important parts of the thesis and explaining it better. The summary is similar to the introduction, but flipped over. Also, the thesis is written a little different in the summary than the introduction.
ReplyDeleteI really liked this video, I learned that a thesis is an opinion and a topic sentence is a factual topic.
ReplyDeleteI really liked it I learned that the thesis is an opinion and a topic sentence is more about factual info
ReplyDeleteI liked the video because it helped me understand how to do my transitions alot smoother and how to reuse my thesis stament in my conclusion.
ReplyDeletei learned that the thesis is the most important part
ReplyDeletethis will really help me on the dwa thank you machines
ReplyDeleteThe purpose of doing a persuasive essay is to persuade a reader to agree with my opinion.
ReplyDeleteI feel like this is really going to help me with the DWA ><
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I learned that the conclusion is like the introduction but upside down.In the conclusion the thesis is at the begging of the sentence
ReplyDeletewow! I really learned a lot from this video. I really liked how they explained the different parts of the essay. This video explained a lot to me!!
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well the video was quiete edicational but he justtalking about the advance ways to do it like he didnt say read the prompt over and over again or he didnt even say any thing about counter orgument but i got to say i did learn more and the index of time was preety cool
ReplyDeleteI learned the difference between thesis and topic sentence. A topic sentence is more factual information, and thesis is more of an opinion. This video helped me prepare for the DWA.
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I learned that a Thesis is used in an argument essay. A Topic Sentence is used in an explanatory essay.
ReplyDeletei think that this video is going to help every one for the writting assesment!
ReplyDeleteI feel like im going to do good on the DWA.I learn the thesise is important too.
ReplyDeleteThis video was helpful. I liked the part that explained to use your strongest reason last. Also i learned that the thesis is like the heart of the essay, the thesis is what your essay explains.
ReplyDeleteI learned what the difference between thesis and a topic sentence is. A thesis is more of an opinion about your position and a topic sentence is factual information about the topic of your essay.
ReplyDeleteI learned what thesis and a topic sentence is. A thesis is an opinion and a topic sentence is information with facts and no opinions.
ReplyDeleteI learned what thesis and a topic sentence is. A thesis is more of an opinion and a topic sentence is information with facts and no opinions.
ReplyDeletei learned about thesis and how to use it and about topic sentence
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