Which piece of evidence could BEST be used to prove this claim: The government SHOULD decide what students eat for lunch.

School lunches, on average have only about 550 calories;however, lunches brought from home have about 850 calories.

The GAO report said that students in one district refused to eat school lunches for three weeks.

The rules make lunches cheap for students, but they cost schools money.

Which piece of evidence could be used to BEST support this claim: High school students should be required to wear uniforms.

At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendence rates went up, and behavior incidents went down.

When adding everything up, a school uniform could end up costing more than $200.

A student reported, "Allowing us to wear our own clothes gives us a chance to show our unique style and independence."

School uniforms can be ordered online .

Which piece of evidence could be used to BEST support the following claim: Ms. LG is the funniest teacher at Maine West.

"Ms. LG makes us laugh. She always has a joke to tell and she is hysterical," reported one student at Maine West.

Ms. LG gives out at least 3 Warrior Bucks each day.

In 2005, Ms. LG's students bought her a total of 10 pounds of chocolate.

Ms. LG has a graduate degree from Dominican University.

What purpose do your topic sentences serve?

A topic sentence states the point the writer wishes to make about that subject. Generally, the topic sentence appears at the beginning of the paragraph. It is often the paragraph's very first sentence .

A topic sentence is used to teach the reader a lesson about life that they should understand.

A topic sentence is the perfect place for a quote or a question.

Topic sentences help the reader understand the evidence.

Why do you explain the evidence?

As writers, we sometimes assume that our readers already know what we are talking about; we may be wary of elaborating too much because we think the point is obvious. But readers can’t read our minds: although they may be familiar with many of the ideas we are discussing, they don’t know what we are trying to do with those ideas unless we indicate it through explanations, organization, transitions, and so forth.

Evidence doesn't need to be explained, it is proof in itself.

We want to sound redudant and boring.

We explain the evidence so that the reader can count how many times we have used proof in our writing.

Where does a thesis statement go in an essay?

At the end of your first paragraph

Just after the middle of the paper

What is the purpose of the thesis?

To state your opinion or claim and prove it

To remind your reader what your paper is about

Essay Composition

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5th - 9th Grade

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CCSS

RI.7.8, RL.8.2, RI.6.2

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Where should you give your claim/thesis?

At the beginning of the essay

At the end of the introduction

In your first body paragraph

In your conclusion

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the first thing that should go in your introduction?

Claim

Thesis

Hook

Topic Sentence

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What is the proper order for a body paragraph?

Topic Sentence, Evidence, explanation, link.

Cite Evidence

False

Evidence, topic sentence and explanation

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph called?

topic sentence

body sentences

concluding sentence

thesis

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is the first paragraph called?

introduction

conclusion

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What are the middle paragraphs called?

group

body

sections

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What sentence tells you what the paragraph is about?

Concluding sentence

Topic sentence

Examples

Explaining the point further

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

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Essay Composition

22 questions

Where should you give your claim/thesis?

What is the first thing that should go in your introduction?

What is the proper order for a body paragraph?

What is the sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph called?

What is the first paragraph called?

What are the middle paragraphs called?

What sentence tells you what the paragraph is about?

What is the sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph called?

What type of evidence is this:
Dr. Jones stated, "When students are given healthy options at school, they are more likely to eat a well-balanced meal."

What type of evidence is this:
Students are not happy; for example, students are posting their anger over the program using Twitter at “#ThanksMichelle.”

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Where should you give your claim/thesis?

What is the first thing that should go in your introduction?

What is the proper order for a body paragraph?

What is the sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph called?

What is the first paragraph called?

What are the middle paragraphs called?

What sentence tells you what the paragraph is about?

What is the sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph called?

What type of evidence is this:Dr. Jones stated, "When students are given healthy options at school, they are more likely to eat a well-balanced meal."

What type of evidence is this:Students are not happy; for example, students are posting their anger over the program using Twitter at “#ThanksMichelle.”

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What type of evidence is this:
Dr. Jones stated, "When students are given healthy options at school, they are more likely to eat a well-balanced meal."

What type of evidence is this:
Students are not happy; for example, students are posting their anger over the program using Twitter at “#ThanksMichelle.”