PPT-Long, wordy prompt:

The indications of American cultural nationalism that were beginning to emerge during the first two decades of the 19 th century OR The Growth of American Cultural Nationalism From 18001820. , ---- Argumentative Essay Writing Prompt PROMPT: It is no secret that sometimes great discoveries come as a result of really big mistakes. But are they always worth the problems they cause? Some Eliminate unnecessary . determiners and modifiers. Wordy. Any . particular type of. dessert is fine with me.. Balancing the budget by Friday is an impossibility without . some kind of. extra help.. (Conciseness). I have made this letter longer than usual, only because I have not had time to make it shorter.. --. Blaise. Pascal. We're all wordy. In fact, we probably picked up wordy writing habits in school, with all those teachers insisting we write . Do Now: . Form Cornell Notes!. Based on the context of the sentence, what can you infer “prompt” means? . Receiving an F on my last math quiz, . prompted. me to ask my teacher for extra help. . Prompt. Helping you write a better response to an AP prompt. A thesis must…. b. e concise. i. nclude a “why”. be arguable. answer prompt. Body paragraphs. Must be organized organically. Must NOT be organized by device. Effusive. . Gushy; unrestrained, extravagant / excessive in emotional expression . Prolixity. . Speech or writing which uses an excess of words; long-windedness. Logorrhea . Pathologically excessive (and often incoherent) talking , mental defect. By Adib . Sabbagh. . shrew. A mouse like . animal that eats insects; a bad-tempered, nagging . woman. lucrative. profitable; producing money or wealth. Synonyms: profitable. , profit-making, gainful, remunerative, moneymaking, paying, high-income, . Cutting the Clutter and Needless Verbiage. Imprecise & wordy verbs. Be in agreement. Be capable of. Draw a conclusion. Have knowledge of. Hold a meeting. Make a proposal. Provide assistance. Show improvement. Building an Essay. The Strategy in a Nut-Shell. Carefully . read the prompt.. Underline . words which give specific, direct, important instructions/topics to address.. Pull out and bullet words/directions underlined.. From the Purdue OWL. 1. Replace several vague words with more powerful and specific . words. Often. , writers use several small and ambiguous words to express a concept, wasting energy expressing ideas better relayed through fewer specific words. As a general rule, more specific words lead to more concise writing. . 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 . AP English Literature—Ms. Beard. The Prompt is the thing. . .. Carefully read the prompt. What are you asked to analyze? . Spend 1-3 minutes reading and circling/underlining key words in the prompt? . 10. th. Grade. 9.25.17. Problems. Many essays failed to properly “attack” the prompts offered for writing on. Essays that began “I feel” instantly give away that writer did not follow instructions. Are . children of . the 1990s smarter than . children of . the 1950s?. WHAT IS MEL-Con?. An Overview. So, why the MEL-CON Paragraph?. It will help you with…. ORGANIZATION. USE OF TRANSITIONS. DEVELOPED IDEAS.