1. Understanding the Writing Prompt Copyright © 2015 by Write Score LLC

2. Circle-Box-Underline In this lesson, we will: O read some writing tasks (but we won’t have to write about them) O learn a strategy to help us know what we are being asked to write about called Circle-Box- Underline O make notes on our papers

3. Circle-Box-Underline

4. 1. Model: Write an informative essay about the concept of manifest destiny. Use information from the passage in your essay.

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6. Write an informative essay about the concept of manifest destiny. Use information from the passage in your essay. 1. Model:

7. Write an informative essay about the concept of manifest destiny. Use information from the passage in your essay. 1. Model:

8. 2. Partner Practice O Write an essay in which you give your opinion about school uniforms. Use information from the passage in your essay.

9. 2. Partner Practice

10. 3. Independent Practice #1 Write an essay in which you give your opinion about junk food in schools. Use information from the passage in your essay.

11. 3. Independent Practice #2 Write an informative essay about the water cycle. Use information from the passage in your essay.

12. 3. Independent Practice #3 Write an informative essay about the different types of water-rescue techniques. Use information from the passage in your essay.