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.

What is textual evidence?

Proof from the text to support your answer.

What the author thinks about a topic.

An explanation in your own words about your claim.

Why is it important to provide textual evidence?

It makes your claim stronger and helps prove your point.

It makes your paragraph longer.

It allows your reader to get the important facts from the article without reading the whole thing.

It shows that you know what you are talking about.

What is an inference?

Something you have a gut feeling about.

Evidence that supports your claim.

What the story is mostly about.

Which piece of evidence supports that Kathleen is brave?

"Kathleen reassured them with a confident look as she logged onto the navigation computer."

"Even slight miscalculations could send the Vulcan cruiser thousands of miles off course."

Kathleen might never see her parents again.

Something could go wrong during takeoff.

Which piece of evidence could be used to BEST support this claim: High school students should be required to wear uniforms.

At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendence rates went up, and behavior incidents went down.

When adding everything up, a school uniform could end up costing more than $200.

A student reported, "Allowing us to wear our own clothes gives us a chance to show our unique style and independence."

School uniforms can be ordered online .

Do you want to be an artist? Just enroll in "The Awesome Artists" program. Don't let this opportunity or your talent slip away. We guarantee you will be painting like the masters in two weeks for a low cost of $59.95. What is the author's purpose?

to convince you to attend an art program

to entertain you with a story about artists

to teach you how all artists become famous

to explain how to paint a sunset

Every day after work Paul took his muddy boots off on the steps of the front porch. Alice would have a fit if the boots made it so far as the welcome mat. He then took off his dusty overalls and threw them into a plastic garbage bag; Alice left a new garbage bag tied to the porch railing for him every morning. On his way in the house, he dropped the garbage bag off at the washing machine and went straight up the stairs to the shower as he was instructed. He would eat dinner with her after he was "presentable," as Alice had often said. Based on the text, how do you know Paul works in construction?

His boots are muddy and his overalls are dusty

He goes straight up the stairs to shower

What does explicit mean?

Evidence that is directly stated in the text

A conclusion based off of facts and reasoning

What are the steps to citing evidence?

State your idea, cite evidence, and explain

State your idea, explain your reasons, and summarize

Explain your reasons and cite evidence

Cite evidence and explain the evidence

Choose the "word for word" textual evidence

"My record is playing five hours in one day."

Ross likes to play for 5 hours.

Basic reading and writing

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English

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9th - 12th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Medium

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CCSS

RI.8.1, RL.11-12.1, RI.8.8

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Alexandria Jemison

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30 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What should each of your body paragraphs have “at the top”?

Topic sentence

Ending Topic

Middle Topic

Beginning Topic

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which paragraph gives background on your topic and contains your thesis statement?

Conclusion

Introduction

Supporting Details

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which paragraph do you restate your thesis in a new way?

The Thesis

Supporting Details

The Middle

Conclusion

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many paragraphs are in the body of a 5-paragraph essay?

Three

Two

Four

Five

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The thesis statement is usually the last sentence in the introduction paragraph?

false

true

Tags

CCSS.W.7.2A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

You should use a transition word to start each new body paragraph and also for the conclusion paragraph.

false

true

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.1C

CCSS.W.11-12.2C

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of these elements can be included in an introduction paragraph to grab the reader's attention?

a comic strip

questions, facts, a quote, orstatistical fact

an entire poem

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.3A

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What should each of your body paragraphs have “at the top”?

Which paragraph gives background on your topic and contains your thesis statement?

In which paragraph do you restate your thesis in a new way?

How many paragraphs are in the body of a 5-paragraph essay?

The thesis statement is usually the last sentence in the introduction paragraph?

You should use a transition word to start each new body paragraph and also for the conclusion paragraph.

Which of these elements can be included in an introduction paragraph to grab the reader's attention?

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The point of view of people who do not agree with the claim you are making is called the ____.

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