Parts of an Essay

The introductory paragraph has four parts. Which of the following is NOT part of the paragraph?

• thesis
• prediction
• background
• transition

How many sentences should be in a good paragraph?

• 5
• 7
• Never more than 10
• It depends on how many you need.

In the first paragraph, you must always have a sentence that mentions the subjects of the body paragraphs.

• True
• False

A good essay always has five paragraphs.

• False
• True

You must always cite the source when you use a direct quote, but you don't have to if you put things like statistics or research in your own words.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

A claim is the same as which of the following?

• thesis
• conclusion
• hook
• bakground

Tags

CCSS.W.8.1A

The data is the same as which of the following?

• conclusion
• evidence
• warrant
• prediction

The warrant is the same as which of the following?

• topic sentence
• thesis
• evidence
• conclusion

The conclusion paragraph sums up the points you have made and basically restates the first paragraph.

• false
• true
• Never, ever, ever -  upon pain of  . . . . well, a lot of pain.

A topic sentence always goes . . . 

• first in the paragraph
• last in the paragraph
• somewhere in the paragraph
• in the title.