Writing, Grammar and Formatting

The last sentence of you introductory paragraph should state your

• thesis
• concrete detail
• commentary
• summary

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

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.

information used to back up and support your answer

• bridge
• persuasion
• argument
• evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.SL.6.3

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

Your introduction paragraph includes

• your hook
• thesis
• all the above

Tags

CCSS.W.6.2A

CCSS.W.6.4

What are the three main parts of an essay?

• The hook, the topic sentence, and conclusion.
• Introduction, Hook, Body
• Introduction, Body, Conclusion
• Claim, Counterclaim, Rebuttal. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

What is a hook?

• A hook grabs the reader's attention.
• A hook ends the essay.
• A hook is the main idea of an essay.
• The hook explains what each paragraph is about. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.2.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

What is a thesis statement?

• The statement that is the main idea of an essay.
• The statement that introduces each paragraph.
• The statement that grabs the reader's attention. 
• The final statement in an essay. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8