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Checklist for Essay (copy in notes). Conversation My Topic My Subtopics 5 Subtopics Rough Draft Revise and Edit Final Draft Due Date: Monday, January 28, 2013. Conversation. Date:
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Checklist for Essay (copy in notes) • Conversation • My Topic • My Subtopics • 5 Subtopics • Rough Draft • Revise and Edit • Final Draft • Due Date: Monday, January 28, 2013
Conversation Date: During my conversation with , we discussed the following possible topics for the Wikipedia-like article: 1. 2. 3. Of these ideas, my listener thought that the idea about ________________ was the best one because ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I agree/disagree because __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Writer’s Signature ___________________ Listener’s Signature __________________
My Topic • The topic I plan to explore is • The reasons I chose this topic are • The features I can address from “Features of a Good Informative Essay” are • Statement of Significance: (answer the following question: why would someone reading a Wikipedia/library resource need to know about this topic?)
My Subtopics(5-7 required) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Subtopic 1 • Question • (Who? What? Where? When? Why/How?) • Answer (quickwrite) • Share with shoulder partner • Come up with 4-5 questions of your own • Skip room in between each question you write down (2-3 should be fine) • Make them more focused and more detailed • Answer the question (if you can) and if not, tell me where you can go to find the answer (be specific)
Location • Where is the Colorado River located? • The Colorado River is located along the western border of Arizona. It actually forms the border between California, Arizona and Nevada in certain parts. • Where does it begin? • The Colorado River begins with the annual snowfall in Colorado. The melted snow forms the river. • What are the longitude and latitude? • I would search Google Earth • How much space does it occupy? • I would Google “Colorado River Dimensions” • 5 questions made by another student…
Rough Draft • Introduction (3-4 sentences) • Subtopic 1 (7-8 sentences) • Subtopic 2 (7-8 sentences) • Subtopic 3 (7-8 sentences) • Subtopic 4 (7-8 sentences) • Conclusion (3-4 sentences)
Revise and Edit • Need two revisers • They read through and correct errors. • They can add facts that you were not sure about. • They sign their name at the end.
Final Draft – completed in journal • 6 paragraph final draft • “Title” • Skip lines in between