We have been reading , annotating and planning for our informative essay since 1/17/2020. The first draft of the informative essay is due tomorrow. You may type it (12 inch font, Times New Roman, double space) or you can hand write it-remember to skip lines and do not write on the back.
Please use the REFERENCE part of your folder to refer to the rules, rubric, and other helpful information for you essay.
Remember to highlight the following:
Underline the Thesis in red
Topic sentence green
Transitions orange
Evidence blue (3 pieces of evidence for each topic sentence)
Citing of the sources yellow
Elaboration pink
Planning sheet is going to be checked for thesis, two topic sentences, three pieces of evidence for each topic sentence, and the source that you found the evidence.
First draft must have all the parts highlighted to get credit.
Catherine Fenner, M.Ed.
Language Arts Department
Excel Hawk Team
Mandarin Middle School
904.292.0555 ext. 223
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