Unpacking Writing Prompts
Practice unpacking writing prompts to identify the purpose of your writing!
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Topics of this game:
- What is the PURPOSE of a writing PROMPT?
- What is EXPOSITORY writing?
- What is ARGUMENTATIVE writing?
- What are VERBS?
- How do you organize your VERBS and CONCEPTS when UNPACKING the PROMPT?
- Which word is a VERB?
- Which phrase is a CONCEPT?
- Why is it important to UNPACK a writing PROMPT?
- WHAT IS THE VERB?: Explain the challenges faced by middle schoolers.
- WHAT IS THE VERB?: Convince the mayor to ban single-use plastics.
- WHAT IS THE CONCEPT?: Explain the challenges faced by middle schoolers. (ANSWER MIGHT BE CUT OFF)
- WHAT IS THE CONCEPT?: Convince the mayor to ban single-use plastics.
- WHAT IS THE VERB? Inform teenagers about the effects of social media.
- WHAT IS THE CONCEPT? Inform teenagers about the effects of social media (ANSWER MIGHT BE CUT OFF)
- WHAT IS THE VERB? Write an argumentative essay
- WHAT IS THE CONCEPT?: Write an argumentative essay.
- WHAT IS THE VERB: Use evidence from the passage set.
- WHAT IS THE CONCEPT?: Use evidence from the passage set.
- WHAT IS THE VERB?: Explain the differences between electric and acoustic guitars.
- WHAT IS THE CONCEPT?: Explain the differences between electric and acoustic guitars. (ANSWER MIGHT BE CUT OFF)
- WHAT IS THE VERB?: Take a position on whether or not animals should be kept as pets.
- WHAT IS THE CONCEPT?: Take a position on whether or not animals should be kept as pets. (ANSWER MAY BE CUT OFF...)
- WHAT IS THE VERB? Decide whether or not schools should be kept closed because of COVID-19
- WHAT IS THE CONCEPT? Decide whether or not schools should be kept closed because of COVID-19 (ANSWER MAY BE CUT OFF..)
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