Intro to Essay Writing

Poll

Where are you on your essay-writing journey?

• novice

• beginner

• competent

• proficient

• expert

Multiple Choice

An essay should be a minimum of ____ paragraphs.

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Labelling

Label the different parts of an essay.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

rising action

climax

introduction

resolution

body paragraphs

conclusion

Multiple Choice

Where should your TAG be?

• introduction

• body paragraphs

• conclusion

Multiple Choice

Where should your topic sentences be?

• introduction

• body paragraphs

• conclusion

Multiple Choice

Where should your quotes be?

• introduction

• body paragraphs

• conclusion

Multiple Choice

Where should your hook be?

• introduction

• body paragraphs

• conclusion

Poll

Which part of the introduction do you feel the most confident writing?

• hook

• background information

• thesis statement

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of the hook?

• To get your reader interested.

• To give them some background on your topic.

• To tell them what book you are writing about.

• To tell them the major points of the essay.

Poll

Which hook might you want to try in your first introduction?

• interesting/shocking statement

• question

• short story

• quote

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of the background information?

• To get your reader interested.

• To give them some background on your topic.

• To tell them what book you are writing about.

• To tell them the major points of the essay.

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of the thesis statement?

• To get your reader interested.

• To give them some background on your topic.

• To tell them what book you are writing about.

• To tell them the major points of the essay.

Reorder

Put the following in the order they should be in your introduction paragraph.

• hook

• background information

• thesis statement

1

2

3

• 1
• 2
• 3

Multiple Choice

True or False: A thesis can be more than one sentence.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False: A thesis should restate the TAG.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False: A thesis should be at the beginning of the introduction paragraph.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False: A thesis should state the main idea of EACH body paragraph.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False: A thesis should restate the essay question.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False: Your thesis statement should not contain the words "This essay is about."

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Why is this not a great thesis statement?

• It's more than one sentence.

• It's too broad.

• It's vague.

• It contains weak vocabularly.

Multiple Choice

Why is this not a great thesis statement?

• It's more than one sentence.

• It's too broad.

• It's vague.

• It contains weak vocabularly.

Poll

What do you think would be the most difficult part of writing the introduction?

• hook

• background information

• thesis

Multiple Choice

REVIEW: How many paragraphs should be in an essay?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4+

Multiple Choice

REVIEW: What should you do to show each new paragraph?

• hit enter

• nothing

• hit tab

• indent

Multiple Choice

REVIEW: Which does NOT belong in your introduction?

• hook

• background info

• TAG

• thesis

• topic sentence

Multiple Choice

REVIEW: What is the thesis statement?

• title, author, genre

• a quote from the text

• tells what the whole essay is about

• tells what the whole paragraph is about

• the very first sentence

Multiple Choice

REVIEW: Where should your thesis statement go?

• the last sentence of the first paragraph

• in the middle of the intro

• at the beginning of each paragraph

• the very first sentence

Multiple Choice

How many body paragraphs do you need in an essay?

• 1

• 2 or more

• 3 or more

• 4

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE: Each body paragraph needs a topic sentence.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE: Each body paragraph needs a quote from the text.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE: Each body paragraph needs to include the TAG.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE: You only need a concluding sentence for your first body paragraph.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE: You should use all letters of RACES for each body paragraph.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE: Your topic sentences do not need to relate to the thesis statement.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE: You only need explanation before your quote.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which is the correct way to punctuate a quote?

• According to the text, "Blah blah blah" (pg#).

• According to the text "Blah blah blah" (pg#).

• According to the text, "Blah blah blah." (pg#)

• According to the text, "Blah blah blah." (pg#).

Multiple Choice

True or False: The topic sentence is the same as the thesis.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What makes this a poor topic sentence?

• It's too broad.

• It includes a fact

• It includes info from other paragraphs

• It's an opinion

Multiple Choice

What makes this a poor topic sentence?

• It includes a fact

• It includes info from other paragraphs

• It's an opinion

• It is not specific enough

Multiple Choice

True or False: You do not need a sentence to sum up the main idea of each paragraph.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False: You should add a new idea in the concluding sentence.

• True

• False

Poll

What do you think is the hardest part about the body paragraphs?

• topic sentences

• explaining the quotes

• choosing strong quotes

• concluding sentences

Multiple Choice

REVIEW: How many paragraphs should be in an essay?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4+

Multiple Choice

REVIEW: What is the last sentence of the introduction called?

• TAG

• hook

• topic sentence

• thesis statement

Multiple Choice

REVIEW: How many times should you INDENT in an essay?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4+

Multiple Choice

REVIEW: Should you indent multiple times in one paragraph?

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

REVIEW: What is the very FIRST thing you write in an essay?

• hook

• TAG

• thesis

• topic sentence

Multiple Choice

REVIEW: Does each body paragraph need a topic sentence?

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

REVIEW: Does your introduction need any evidence?

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

Which part is NOT part of the conclusion paragraph?

• restate thesis

• final thought

• restate topic

• evidence

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would NOT be considered a topic for a concluding sentence.

• war and peace

• suffering

• hope

• the Holocaust

Poll

Which do you think would be the most difficult part of the conclusion to write?

• restate topic

• restate thesis

• final thought

Multiple Select

Why is this not a good restatement of the topic?

• It's too specific to the essay

• It's just a restatement of the thesis

• It's boring.

• It's too short

Multiple Choice

When you restate your thesis in the conclusion, can you just keep it exactly the same?

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

How should you end your essay?

• With a restatement of your thesis.

• With a TAG.

• With a quote from the text.

• With a powerful statement about why the topic matters.

Poll

How are you feeling about essay writing?

• It's still pretty overwhelming.

• I feel slightly more confident.

• I've got this!