STAAR Persuasive Essay Review

What are the three parts of a thesis?

• Your opinion + your ideas + your claims
• There are only 2 parts
• Your opinion on the prompt + the subject of the prompt + your 2 claims
• Your opinion + your counterargument + your reasons

You should brain storm before you write.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Ideally, how many paragraphs should your essay have?

• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Which of the following is a thesis?

• English is the best class because I really like it.
• English is the best class because Mr. Horstman & Ms. Rohde teach it.
• English is the best subject because it is the most fun class and students learn more in that class than any other.
• I think English is the best class since that is the class which I get to see most of my friends.

In your thesis, it is effective to use either "In my opinion", "I think", or "I believe".  

• False
• True

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.1D

Which claim does body paragraph 1 deal with?

• 2
• 3
• 1
• None of the above

Choosing evidence from the same category will help to strengthen your argument.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

A persuasive essay is like writing down your argument for an idea.

• True
• False

How many times should you read the prompt?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Should your essay contain sentence variety?

• Should
• Should not