Essay Writing Terms

Essay Writing Terms

7th - 8th Grade

20 Qs

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Essay Writing Terms

Essay Writing Terms

Assessment

Quiz

English

7th - 8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RI. 9-10.8, W.6.1A, RI.9-10.2

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Thesis

Beginning of body paragraph

Fancy word for elaboration

How we give credit to a source

The main idea of your entire paper

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Elaboration

A quote from the text

The reasoning you provide to explain your chosen evidence

The beginning of your PEEL paragraph

A tool used to analyze a prompt

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Sentence Starters

Phrases we use to introduce quotes from the text

An essay that requires an opposing claim

A review of our completed essay with corrections

The main idea of our entire essay

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Prompt

The main idea of your entire paper

An introduction paragraph

How we give credit to the source of our evidence

A summary of the topic with a question to answer in essay format

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the last paragraph of your academic essay called?

PEEL 1 (Body paragraph 1)

Introduction

Conclusion

Thesis

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The exciting opening of an essay that works to pull readers in

Claim

Thesis

Hook

Anchor

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Two types of essays you must write in 7th grade

Argumentative/Formal

Informative/Persuasive

Argumentative/Informative

Narrative/Rap Battle

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