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OBJECTIVE

OBJECTIVE. Your goal: At the end of class on Friday, you should be able to hand in a three paragraph essay following the directions on the final page of your “SuperCroc” packet. You must also be able to show me: The completed “Tool-Kit” including the restated prompt and underlined key words

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OBJECTIVE

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  1. OBJECTIVE • Your goal: • At the end of class on Friday, you should be able to hand in a three paragraph essay following the directions on the final page of your “SuperCroc” packet. • You must also be able to show me: • The completed “Tool-Kit” including the restated prompt and underlined key words • Your graphic organizer • The entire packet, including the essay, is due Friday (Monday for Period 1) at the beginning of class!

  2. WRITING ASSIGNMENT • You are going to write an explanatory essay about unusual “monsters” from the animal world. You must include one example from the ancient world and one from modern times!

  3. Test-Taker’s Toolkit ANALYSING THE PROMPT: • Read the prompt carefully. • Circle key words in the prompt • Restate the prompt in your own words: that means you need to rewrite the prompt in your own words on the lines provided!

  4. Test-Taker’s Toolkit PLAN YOUR RESPONSE: • Indentify examples – Use the graphic organizer we are going to go over in a moment OR a comparison chart like the one in the packet • Organize your information – • PARAGRAPH 1: introduce the animals you are talking about • PARAGRAPH 2: describe the animal from history • PARAGRAPH 3: describe the animal from modern times

  5. Graphic Organizer: Example SuperCroc Giant squid modern Ancient appearance size Eating habits appearance size Eating habits MONSTERS Wrinkleface My essay would discuss SuperCroc and the giant squid, comparing the appearance, size, and eating habits of both ‘monsters’. appearance size Eating habits

  6. MONSTERS MONSTERS: ANCIENT MONSTERS: MODERN SUPERCROC WRINKLEFACE SQUID • What did they look like? • What did they look like? • What did they look like? 2. What did they eat? 2. What did they eat? 2. What did they eat? 3. What was their size? 3. What was their size? 3. What was their size? __________________________________’s organizational chart - Period _____

  7. Paragraph 1: Introduce the animals • TOPIC SENTENCE • Detail about where they were found • Detail about when they were found • Detail about who found them • CONCLUDING SENTENCE • Paragraph 2: Ancient Monster • TOPIC SENTENCE • Detail about size • Detail about appearance • Detail about diet • CONCLUDING SENTENCE • Paragraph 3: modern day Monster • TOPIC SENTENCE • Detail about size • Detail about appearance • Detail about diet • CONCLUDING SENTENCE

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