Directly from Part One of our newly-revised Essay Architect Writing System, this product is full of the essentials for introducing students to the very basics of planning and organizing a five-paragraph essay.  Part One: Preparing to Write includes everything you need to introduce the terminology, structure, and pre-planning elements of essay writing. 

Includes:

• Brief teaching notes
• Terms with Definitions (Title, Introduction, Grabber, Thesis Statement, etc.)
• Blank Note-Taking page for students to write-in the definitions for these terms
• Graphic organizer of the simple five-paragraph essay format
• Blank graphic organizer for students to complete with the terms
• 21 Question matching Quiz on essay terms, plus a blank organizer for students to complete as part of the quiz
• One-page summary of the different types of essays (Argumentative, Cause and Effect, Descriptive, etc.)
• One-page handout on Reading an Essay Prompt
• An exhaustive list of different types of essay prompt keywords and example prompts
• An activity on Classifying Essay Prompts
• One-page handout on different types of Brainstorming
• Blank Mind Map Organizer
• Blank Spider Diagram Organizer
• Blank E-Chart Organizer
• Blank "Big Six" Question Organizer
• Three different types of General Essay Graphic Organizers
• General Essay Organizer for pre-writing
• Essay Style Guide
• General Essay Rubric
• Answer Key for Quizzes

PLEASE NOTE: This product comes directly from our Essay Architect Writing System.  If you own or are planning to purchase the complete Essay Architect Writing System, this product will be a duplicate of what you find in the complete Guide.

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