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Todays Goals
Learn how to read and respond to writing
prompt.
Learn how to properly construct a 1-2
paragraph response
Practice & Write Responses
Learn how to apply grading rubric: AUSHOL

Breaking Down the

Prompt
What is a writing prompt?
The directions and information given to you telling
you what to write, and what the reader/audience is
looking for.

It is very important to thoroughly read &

understand the prompt.
You can write a great response and still be wrong if
you dont do what the prompt asks you to do!!!

How to Break Down

Prompt
1st read it all the way through
Then look for keywords like:
Compare/contrast, analyze, cite sources, etc.

Also look for other directions

How many paragraphs do they want?
Do they want you to use evidence from a document?
Do they set out any other guidelines or give any other
hints?

Lets Practice!

11stst Read
Read the
the
Prompt!
Prompt!

The SHEG writing prompt states:

The Committee of Public Safety was established
to protect the Revolution from its enemies.
Based on the Decree Against Profiteers and the
Law of Suspects, do you think the Committee of
Public Safety actually protected the Revolution
from its enemies? Write a paragraph in the
space below, using evidence from the documents
to support your claims.

Lets Practice!
The
The Red
Red words
words are
are key
key
words
telling
you
words telling you what
what
question
question they
they want
want
answered!
answered!

Now
Now Look
Look for
for
Keywords
Keywords

The Committee of Public Safety was established

to protect the Revolution from its enemies. Based
on the Decree Against Profiteers and the Law of
Suspects, do you think the Committee of Public
Safety actually protected the Revolution from its
enemies? Write a paragraph in the space below,
using evidence from the documents to support
your claims.
This
This is
is what
what you
you
need
need to
to write
write
about
about

Lets Practice!

Now
Now look
look for
for
other
other
directions
directions

The Committee of Public Safety was established

to protect the Revolution from its enemies.
Based on the Decree Against Profiteers and the
Law of Suspects, do you think the Committee of
Public Safety actually protected the Revolution
from its enemies? Write a paragraph in the
space below, using evidence from the
documents to support your claims.
Directions
Directions tell
tell you
you to
to write
write 11
paragraph
paragraph &
& to
to use
use evidence
evidence from
from
documents
documents to
to support
support your
your claims!
claims!

Whats Next?
Now you know what they want you to write
about.
So now we need to know how to write it!!!

Whats in a Response?
All paragraph responses should have:
A thesis statement:
This is what you are arguing or your opinion!

Reasons/arguments to support your thesis and evidence

to support your reasons. (Be sure to state where your
evidence came from! i.e. according to)
A summarizing sentence at the end.
Each paragraph should have a minimum of 4 sentences.

Before you write

Before you write, it is often good to briefly outline
what your thesis is and what reasons and support
you will use in your paragraph.
This helps your paragraph read logically and
makes sure you get all your points across clearly.
This can be something as simple as jotting some
notes in the margin, it doesnt have to be
complicated.

Lets Practice
11stst
Write
Write
aa
thesis
thesis

BUILDING AN ARGUMENT

Then
Then give
give
reasons
reasons
and
and
support
support

Herearemy
REASONS!
1.

Finish
Finish strong
strong
with
ending
with ending
statement/
statement/
summary
summary

3.

YouCOULD
arguethat...

2.

StrongFinish!

...butheres the
WEAKNESS...

Now Write
Please respond on your own paper to the
writing prompt.
Be sure to give a thesis, and use evidence from
the documents to support your claims!!!
Dont forget to cite where your evidence came
from. i.e. according to
Use proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

Grading: AUSHOL
The AUSHOL Rubric will be used to grade your written
responses.
AUSHOL stands for:
Argument-is there a thesis supported by evidence?
Using Documents-is there a quote from doc to support
argument?
Sourcing-did you cite the document? Tell where it came from?
Historical Content-Did you use historical info to answer question?
Organization-did you write clearly and correctly?
Length-do you have minimum 4 complete sentences?

Lets Grade & Try Again

Use the AUSHOL Rubric to grade your
response.
Then learn from the feedback, and re-write
your response again, this time making sure to
meet all the AUSHOL requirements.
Thesis, Source, Cite, Content, Organize, and
Length!