Unpacking the essay Brief

What are instruction words in an essay brief?

• Instruction words in an essay brief are words that specify the task or action required in the essay prompt.

• Instruction words in an essay brief are words that are optional to follow

• Instruction words in an essay brief are words that summarize the essay

• Instruction words in an essay brief are words that provide background information

Provide an example of an instruction word commonly found in essay briefs.

• analyze

• calculate

• compare

• summarize

How can you identify content words in an essay brief?

• Count the number of prepositions used

• Identify the font style used

• Look for punctuation marks

• Look for nouns, main verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the purpose of restricting words in an essay brief?

• To confuse the reader

• The purpose of restricting words in an essay brief is to maintain focus, clarity, and conciseness in the writing.

• To make the essay longer

• To limit creativity

Why is it important to pay attention to instruction words in an essay brief?

• Instruction words are irrelevant in essay briefs

• Instruction words are only for decoration

• Instruction words are meant to confuse the writer

• It is important to pay attention to instruction words in an essay brief to understand the specific task, criteria, and expectations set by the instructor or organization.

Can you give an example of how instruction words can guide the structure of an essay?

• Instruction words like 'paint', 'sing', 'dance' can guide the structure of an essay.

• Instruction words like 'compare', 'analyze', 'discuss' can guide the structure of an essay by indicating the type of response expected.

• Instruction words like 'eat', 'sleep', 'run' can guide the structure of an essay.

• Instruction words like 'add', 'subtract', 'multiply' can guide the structure of an essay.

How do content words influence the focus of an essay?

• Content words shape the central message and direction of an essay.

• Content words distract from the main point of an essay

• Content words have no impact on the focus of an essay

• Content words only serve as filler in an essay

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Explain how restricting words help in narrowing down the scope of an essay.

• Restricting words limit the writer's creativity and hinder the flow of ideas in an essay.

• Using restricting words makes the essay too broad and unfocused.

• Restricting words are unnecessary and add unnecessary constraints to the writing process.

• Restricting words provide clarity and direction to the essay, guiding the writer to stay on track and delve deeper into the chosen subject matter.

Discuss the current water crisis in South Africa and provide possible solutions. What is the content?

• South Africa

• Discuss

• Discuss and provide solutions

• Water Crisis

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the instruction words?

• Evaluate

• Critically Discuss

• Discuss

• Analyse

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5