Editing and Revising

Select TWO answer choices: A hook should be...

• interesting or wise

• a yes or no question

• driving your reader in to the topic of your paper

• An "have you ever imagined" question.

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CCSS.W.6.2A

These answer choices are from student writing samples. Which of the following answer choices BEST represents a hook?

• There are many opinions on the nation's capitol.

• The two passages "A Capitol Place" and "A Permanent Home" both are about the nations capital.

• In both the passages it talks about the different opinions people had bout where to locate the capital.

• After the Revolutionary War (1775-1793) Americans tried to figure out the best way to govern themselves.

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CCSS.W.6.2A

Select TWO answer choices: The thesis is which of the following?

• An arguable statement, not a fact from the text.

• includes the topics you will cover in your paper.

• A question that gets your readers interested in what you are writing.

• A sentence.

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CCSS.W.6.2A

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

These answer choices are from student writing samples. Which of the following are a complete THESIS statement?

• These two passages are different because "A Capital Place" states facts about where to put the capital building up and "A Permanent Home" States facts about how and why the northern and the southern states fight against each other.

• This informational essay will be explaining the different opinions and where to locate the capital from both passages.

• The first passage "A Capital Place" is the information about a place for the capital or is there more?

• Leaders in government all pushed to have the nation's capital meet their interests, the north and south wanted it to be placed in their territory while the west hoped to have it in a more convenient location than Washington D.C..

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CCSS.W.6.2A

CCSS.W.6.1A

Select TWO answer choices: A body paragraph topic sentence should include which of the following answer choices?

• Evidence in the form of a quote with a quote tag.

• Restate the topic from the prompt plus the main idea / point you are going to make in the body paragraph.

• The phrase, 'This is an example of ...'

• The phrase, 'I'm going to write about...'

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CCSS.W.6.2A

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

CCSS.W.6.4

Select TWO answer choices: A body paragraph topic sentence should NOT include which of the following answer choices?

• Evidence in the form of a quote with a quote tag.

• Restate the topic from the prompt plus the main idea / point you are going to make in the body paragraph.

• The phrase, 'This is an example of ...'

• The phrase, 'I'm going to write about...'

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CCSS.W.6.2A

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

CCSS.W.6.4

CCSS.W.6.9A

The below answer choices are from student writing samples. Which of the following sentences make a great topic sentence for a body paragraph?

• The north and the south argued where to put the capital.

• While the north and the south were dealing with their disagreements the government was dealing with difficulties too.

• Other people thought the nations capital should be located closer to them.

• The south believed the nation's capital should be located in their territory.

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CCSS.W.6.2A

Select THREE answer choices: A conclusion must include...

• A newly worded thesis statement

• In conclusion, this essay talks about

• Compelling information that completes the idea of your paper.

• Zoomed out at the end to include how this idea is important to the state, country, or world at large.

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TEKS.ELA.5.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.E2.9D.I

Select THREE answer choices: Which of the following words do not belong in a formal essay?

• They, Them

• We, Us

• You, Your

• I, Me, My,

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TEKS.ELA.1.11D.VII

TEKS.ELA.2.11D.VII

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.VII

TEKS.ELA.K.10.D.VI

Select a below answer choice that represents a vague phrase, a group of words that do not clearly state what is being written about.

• In the passage

• In the selection "A Capital Place"

• In "Kowalski's excerpt

• In the passage "A Capital Place"

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TEKS.ELA.5.11D.VII