Outlining and Topic sentences

Leo is writing a story about native birds in Virginia. Which fact for outlining idea doesn't belong?

• The amount of colors on the male Cardinal

• Flamingos get their color from eating shrimp

• How many species are there of the Blue Jay

Which technique is used to outline a successful essay

• Writing down all possible essay topics

• Finding quotes by unknown people to backup essay

• Writing down the main idea and all paragraph topics

Tavis is writing an essay on the features of the ocean floor, which idea doesn't belong in his essay?

• The ocean floor is a very interesting part of Earth.

• Volcanoes can spew hot lava everywhere.

• There are many parts to the ocean floor.

Thesis statements should preview what each topic sentence is about.

• True

• False

What is a hook?

• opening sentence that captures the reader's attention

• the last sentence of a paragraph

• a tool used to catch a fish

• a boring sentence

What is context?

• the introduction paragraph

• background information about the essay topic

• a hook that grabs the reader's attention

• an informational essay

What is the thesis?

• a sentence that states what the essay is going to be about

• it is the same thing as a hook

• It is in the body paragraphs

• the context in the essay