BASIC ESSAY FORMAT

How many paragraphs should you have in your essay?

• 1
• 5
• 7
• 3

The last sentence of you introductory paragraph should state your

• thesis
• concrete detail
• commentary
• summary

You should include transition words throughout your essay

• True
• False

Your thesis statement should be your main idea of the entire essay

• true
• false

Where in a five-paragraph essay would you find a thesis statement or your main topic sentence?

• Introductory paragraph

• first sentence of the second paragraph

• In the last sentence of the third paragraph

• in the conclusion

What must you do after writing your thesis statement?

• Write a second thesis statement

• Support your thesis with at least three examples

• Ask questions that the reader must answer for herself

• Conclude your essay

How is a thesis statement different from the examples you use to support it?

• A thesis statement is a question; examples are always declarative sentences

• A thesis statement is addressed to your teacher; the examples are addressed to your classmates

• A thesis statement is written in the first person; the examples are written in the third person

• A thesis statement is an opinion, the examples you use to support it are facts

Your conclusion should 

• start with "In conclusion"
  start with "In conclusion"
• get at some implication or significance
• repeat the introduction in reverse
• thank the reader for their time.

What do you call the paragraphs where key ideas are developed and explained?

• Introductions
• Body Paragraphs
• Key Paragraphs
• Conclusions

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

How many body paragraphs should a formal essay have?

• One
• Two
• Three
• Four

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D