Unpack the Prompt PROMPT In the passages Imagine by Alex Porter and Kristin Lewis and Hope by Karen Hess prairie life changes in many ways What causes the changes Explain ID: 625044
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Unpack the Prompt
PROMPT:
In the passages, “Imagine” by Alex Porter and Kristin Lewis and “Hope” by Karen Hess, prairie life changes in many ways.
What causes the changes? Explain how the prairie landscape and lives of the people change. Use details from BOTH passages to support your answer.Highlight “who”, “what”, “where”, “when”, “why” and “how”.Circle key words (verbs) to identify purpose for writing.Examples: “explain”, “describe”, “compare”, “contrast”, “identify”, “persuade”, “define”, “defend”, “justify”, “predict”, “summarize”3. Underline topics or phrases that accompany each writing purpose.4. Create a checklist of your writing tasks to be included in the essay.Slide3
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Writer’s Purpose
Verb
Who, What, When, Where, Why , HowTopicWhatCauses the changesExplainHowNature changes the landExplain
HowNature changes the lives of peopleUse
Details from the passages
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PROMPT:
In the passages, “Imagine” by Alex Porter and Kristin Lewis and “Hope” by Karen Hess, prairie life changes in many ways. What causes the changes? Explain how the prairie landscape and lives of the people change. Use details from
BOTH
passages to support your answer.Slide4
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In your notebook: Unpack the following prompt by either writing the whole prompt and circling/highlighting OR creating a chart to fill in.
The
story “Departure” describes a character leaving home, and the passage from “Up the Coolly” describes a character returning home. Write an essay that analyzes how the narrators relate the events about the journeys in a manner that builds mystery and/or tension. Be sure to use support from both texts in developing your response.Slide5
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The
story “Departure” describes a character leaving home, and the passage from “Up the Coolly” describes a character returning home. Write an essay that analyzes
how the narrators relate the events about the journeys in a manner that builds mystery and/or tension. Be sure to use support from both texts in developing your response.
Writer’s Purpose VerbWho, What,
When, Where, Why , How
Topic
Analyze
How
Builds mystery and/or tension
Use
Support
from both textsSlide6
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In your notebook: Unpack the following prompt by either writing the whole prompt and circling/highlighting OR creating a chart to fill in.
Write an essay that compares and contrasts a primary argument in each text that you have read regarding the decision to drop the atomic bomb. Your essay should explain how effectively you think each author supported that claim with reasoning and/or evidence. Be sure to use evidence from the three texts to support your ideas.Slide7
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In your notebook: Unpack the following prompt by either writing the whole prompt and circling/highlighting OR creating a chart to fill in.
You have read two passages, one from Jacey Choy’s “Red Cranes” and one from
Jun’ichiro Tanizaki’s “The Firefly Hunt.” Though Mie and Sachiko, the main characters in the passages, have certain similarities, the authors develop their characters in very different ways.Write an essay in which you analyze the different approaches the authors take to develop these characters. In your essay, be sure to discuss how each author makes use of such elements asThe main characters’ interactions with other characters,The presentation of the main character’s thoughts, andThe strong feelings each character experiences at the end of each passage.Use specific evidence from both passages to support your analysis.Slide8
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In your notebook: Unpack the following prompt by either writing the whole prompt and circling/highlighting OR creating a chart to fill in.
You have just read three sources discussing the Supreme Court case of
Tinker v Des Moines:The United States Supreme Court majority opinion by Chief Justice Abe FortasThe United States Supreme Court dissenting opinion by Justice Hugo BlackA transcript of a radio interview with law professor Catherine RossConsider the points made by each source about the issues surrounding the Tinker v Des Moines case.Write an essay analyzing the arguments of those who believe certain kinds of speech should be prohibited within an educational setting and those who believe the opposite. Base the analysis on the specifics of the Tinker v Des Moines case and the arguments and principles set forth in the sources. The essay should consider at least two of the sources presented.