Mel Con

MEL-Con is used to write...

• body paragraphs

• all paragraph's in an essay

• the introduction + concluding paragraph

• none of the above

Which two parts of MEL-Con must have transitions before them?

• main idea and conclusion

• evidence and conclusion

• evidence and link

• main idea and link

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

How many pieces of evidence must you include in a MEL-Con paragraph?

• at least 1

• at least 2

• 3 or more

• at least 4

What does the M stand for in MEL-Con?

• Main Idea

• Evidence

• Link

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

This image is an example of _______.

c

personification

hyperbole

metaphor

inference

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What does the E stand for in MEL-Con?

• Elaborate

• Evidence

• Link

• Explain

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

What does the L stand for in MEL-Con?

• Label

• Evidence

• Link

• Labradoodle

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

What does the Con stand for in MEL-Con?

• Conclusion

• Complete

• Convict

• Confuse

How should you start a Conclusion?

• The authors says...

• This all proves my point because...

• In closing...

• I believe I am right because...

Can a writer use this sentence in their MEL and receive full points? "This connects to my M statement because it shows Squeaky is rude because she called a girl 'fatso.'"

• No, because it says "my M statement"

• No, because it needs a bigger quote

• Yes, because they prove their answer

• Yes, because they are right. It is rude.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1