EOC Writing Review

The best way to explain your point is...

• to give lots of details and examples
• to give your opinion
• to find lots of sources
• to write a very long essay

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CCSS.RI.K.1

CCSS.RL.K.1

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.K.2

CCSS.RL.K.2

Which of the following would NOT count as evidence?

• personal opinions 
• facts from the text
• statistics from the text
• expert opinions 

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

Where should your thesis statement appear in your introductory paragraph?

• Last sentence
• Somewhere in the middle
• First sentence
• It has its own paragraph

What is the purpose of including a thesis statement in your essay?

• To confuse your readers
• To state a fact or make an observation
• To directly announce the subject of your essay
• To let your readers know what your essay will be about

Tags

CCSS.W.K.2

What is the first sentence of your introductory paragraph called?

• Thesis Statement
• Attention Grabber
• Additional Information
• What's an Introduction?

Tags

CCSS.RI.K.1

What type of writing should be used when writing an essay?

• Formal
• Informal

What does cite evidence mean?

• Find specific information that goes against your position?
• Find specific information in the text to support your position.
• Find interesting information that the reader will enjoy.
• Find your writing style

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

What is a thesis statement?

• main idea of your essay that includes your position and claims
• main idea of each paragraph that explains where you got your evidence
• concluding statements that restates the main idea
• a paragraph that includes everything that you are writing

Which sentence includes the correct use of commas?

• Everyone has lots of jelly beans cupcakes and cookies.
• Everyone has lots of jelly beans, cupcakes, and cookies.
• Everyone has, lots of jelly, beans cupcakes and cookies.
• Everyone has lots of, jelly beans, cupcakes and cookies.

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CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

What sentence uses an apostrophe properly? 

• All the cat's resources were used  to get the fish
• All the cats resources were used to get the fish
• All the cats' resources were used to get the fish

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D