Essays, Thesis Statements, and Vocab

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Purpose of a thesis statement?

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Explains what your essay will be about.

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Thesis statement placement in an essay?

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At the end of your introduction.

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Thesis statement conveys the main idea of the essay in one sentence.

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True

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First paragraph?

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introduction

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Middle paragraphs are called:

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body paragraphs

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Sentence stating paragraph's topic?

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topic sentence

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A topic sentence should be the first sentence of a body paragraph.

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true

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Words that link phrases, sentences, or ideas.

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Transition words

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Comparison of two things using 'like' or 'as'

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simile

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A sentence summarizing main points in an essay.

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thesis statement