Good, Better, Best - Introductions

The following are samples of timed writing responses: Select the BEST response for a hook.

• Many diffrent people had many opionions on where the goverment should locate the capital.

• Do you know that the nations capital was discussed alot about where to locate it before Washington D.C.?

• Both passages give opinions on the founders areas of where to have the nations captial.

• The origin of where the capital of Washington D. C. was going to be depended on opinions.

The following are samples of timed writing responses: Select the BEST response AND placement for a TAG (Title Author Genre) sentence.

• SECOND SENTENCE OF INTRO: The passages A Capital Place by Kathiann M. Kowalski and A Permanent Home by Kenneth R. Bowling are about the origins of the nation's capital.

• FIRST SENTENCE OF INTRO: In two passages, "A Capital Place" and "A Permanent Home," people argue with different opinions on where to locate the capital.

• LAST SENTENCE OF INTRO: "A Capital Place" and " A Permanent Home". on where to locate the capital

• SECOND SENTENCE OF INTRO: According to "A Capital Place" and "A Permanent Home" the capital was going to be in multiple other states.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

The following are samples of timed writing responses: Select the BEST response AND placement for a THESIS. (TWO ANSWERS)

• The different opinions people had about where to locate the capital varied, because western cities wanted the capital near them and northern and southern cities argued about the best and cooperative location for the capital.

• Kenneth R. Bowling has multiple opinions on where they should've put the nations capital.

• LAST SENTENCE OF INTRO:

• FIRST SENTENCE OF INTRO:

• Washington D.C. was "both inconvenient and unhealthful."

Select all of the answer choices below that makeup an excellent introduction.

• An interesting and engaging hook that is NOT a yes/no question or asking the reader to imagine.

• A thesis that gives the topic of your paper and introduces the main idea from each body paragraph.

• A sentence or two introducing the title, author, and a gist of the passages for the reader to understand the upcoming information.

• A quote from the passage as a thesis.

• At least three sentences so you get credit for having written an introduction.