Intro and Body Paragraph Review

Which is the correct order of the parts of an introductory paragraph?

• Bridge, hook, thesis, background
• Hook, background, bridge, thesis
• Thesis, background, bridge, hook
• Hook, bridge, background, thesis

Which part of an introductory paragraph should connect your opening statement to the necessary information the reader needs to understand your essay?

• Hook
• Bridge
• Background
• Thesis

While all the parts of the introduction are important, one part is particularly important. Which part of the introduction is arguably the most important sentence(s), not only of your introduction but also of the entire essay (the sentence(s) that will guide yorur essay)?

• Hook
• Bridge
• Background
• Thesis

Your thesis statement should...

• Give a defendable opinion on a topic
• Give a defendable opinion and reasons to support your that opinion on a topic
• State several facts about a topic
• State several facts and where you found them

In a formal essay, you should avoid using...

• First person (I, me)
• Second person (you, your)
• Contractions
• All of these

The first sentence of a body paragraph should be...

• Your thesis statement
• A bridge
• A topic sentence or transition
• A list of the sources you will discuss in the paragraph

The I in ICE stands for...

• Introduce
• Indoctrinate
• Incredible
• Infamous

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

The C in ICE stands for...

• Clinch
• Cite
• Cymbolism
• Collaborate

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

The E in ICE stands for...

• Expand
• Expound
• Explain
• Excuse

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

True or false - You should never plop a quote or piece of evidence down in a paper without first introducing it. 

• True
• F

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.6.1