Or 5 paragraph

MONSTEMONSTERR

You have 45 minutes to: Read your topic (the prompt) Pre-write (free-write, brainstorm, etc) Organize (write your topic sentence and

outline) Draft (write the essay) Revise (READ THROUGH and make

changes) Edit (check grammar and spelling)

Read your topic ( 3 minutes ) Pre-write ( 5 minutes ) Organize ( 3 minutes ) Draft ( 20 minutes ) Revise ( 8 minutes ) Edit ( 6 minutes)

Two evaluators will score your essay according to its overall effectiveness. Their evaluations will be based on the following features…

*Well-focused main points *Clear organization

*Specific development of your ideas

*Control of sentence structure, (including: punctuation, grammar, and spelling)*Word choice

Cuteness Cleverness Creativity Comedy So, the pressure is off right?

Read- reading will help you internalize the structure of written English, a well read writer is a better writer.

Write – get in the habit of expressing yourself on paper, start a journal.

Learn – essay templates are great way to frame your essay work.

Brush up your grammar and spelling- correct your mistakes when you find them.

Clean up your handwriting – You are not supposed to lose points for handwriting, but if your scorer can’t make out what you’ve written you may get a lower score than you deserve.

Read the entire prompt Use an outline Start with an introduction that addresses

the prompt specifically Support your introduction through the

essay body Write a conclusion that restates your

essay’s purpose Leave time for proof reading!!!

You’ll do Just great!