2025 Regents Boot Camp Review

Multiple Choice

How many paragraphs total in an argument essay?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Introduction

• Start with a Hook: This is your opportunity to be creative and GRAB the reader’s attention

  • Shocking Statistic, Fact, Rhetorical Question, etc.

• Connect Hook to argument: Provide background information to bridge hook to argument

  • There is currently a great debate about...

  • Some people believe... while others...

• Thesis Statement: Clearly state your argument/ stance on the issue with brief reference to main claims

  • After examining both sides, it is evident that... because [reason 1, reason 2, reason 3]

*Reason 1= BP 1. Reason 2= BP 2. Reason 3 MUST be the opposite of your counterargument.

Multiple Choice

How many quotes total in an argument essay?

• 3

• 9

• 10

• 12

Multiple Choice

How many sources must you use in your argument essay?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

How many sources in Body Paragraphs 1 and 2 (each)?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Body Paragraph: 1

Body Paragraph: 2

Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Choice

How many quotes should there be in Body Paragraph 3?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

True or False: You must use every source in every body paragraph.​

• True
• False

Open Ended

List the 3 sentence starters your counterargument MUST begin with.

(Hint: Opponents...)

Draw

Reorder the start of this counterargument paragraph.

Write the numbers 1-4 next to the matching part of the paragraph.

Poll

Which counterargument is better? Be prepared to discuss why.

• Opponents may argue that college athletes should not be paid because they are already compensated with scholarships, which cover their tuition, housing, and other educational expenses. They claim that... "[quote]". However, they are wrong because scholarships alone do not offer equitable compensation. Many athletes struggle to afford basic necessities like food, clothing, and transportation. For example, "[quote]".

• Opponents may argue that college athletes should not be paid because they are already compensated with scholarships, which already cover their tuition, housing, and other educational expenses. They claim that... "[quote]." However, they are wrong because head coaches are paid an incredibly large sum of money, which is inequitable and unfair towards college athletes, who are not paid a dime. For example, "[quote]".

Body Paragraph: 3-Counterclaim

Conclusion Paragraph

• Essential Elements

  • Central Idea

  • Writing Strategy

    • "The Big 3" layups

    • Point of View

    • Imagery

• Organization

• Analysis

Text Analysis

Multiple Choice

How many body paragraphs are there in a Text Dependent Response?

¿Cuántos párrafos del cuerpo hay en un ensayo de respuesta de análisis de texto?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

How many quotes should there be in your body paragraph?

¿Cuántas citas debería haber en el párrafo del cuerpo?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

What are the three questions you must answer when you analyze a quote?

¿Cuáles son las tres preguntas que debes responder cuando analizas una cotización?

• what, why, how?

• what, why, where?

• what, who, how?

• who, why, how?

Open Ended

In your analysis, WHAT? is asking:

Open Ended

In your analysis, WHY? is asking:

Open Ended

In your analysis, HOW? is asking:

Multiple Choice

Which of these is NOT an example of Imagery?

¿Cuál de estos NO es un ejemplo de imagery?

• You may shoot me with your words,/ You may cut me with your eyes,/ You may kill me with your hatefulness,/ But still, like air, I’ll rise.

• And when I felt like an old cardigan/
  Under someone’s bed/
  You put me on and said I was your favourite

• "A fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens"

• Once upon a time, all of us was in chains/
  Homie still doubled down callin' us some slaves...
  Bear with me for a second, let me put y'all on game

Poll

Which is the best Central Idea? *We will discuss why.

• In the passage, the author uses the eerie setting to explore the central idea of fear.

• In the passage, the author conveys the central idea that one must stay calm during stressful conditions to make the best of the situation.

• A central theme or idea in this excerpt focuses on the narrator's feelings of despair or helplessness as the realization takes hold that he is being held prisonder in a desolate castle.

• A central idea of the text is that the narrator is imprisoned.

Open Ended

Topic Sentence: In the novel, Dracula, Bram Stoker utilizes confict to convey the central idea that one must one must stay calm during stressful conditions to make the best of the situation.

Write your "WHAT" analysis sentence.

Open Ended

Topic Sentence: In the novel, Dracula, Bram Stoker utilizes confict to convey the central idea that one must one must stay calm during stressful conditions to make the best of the situation.

Write your "WHY" analysis sentence.

Open Ended

Topic Sentence: In the novel, Dracula, Bram Stoker utilizes confict to convey the central idea that one must one must stay calm during stressful conditions to make the best of the situation.

Write your "HOW" analysis sentence.