essay writing

The order of paragraphs in an essay is...

• thesis statement, introduction, body paragraph(s), conclusion

• introduction, body paragraph(s), conclusion

• introduction, conclusion, body paragraph(s)

• body paragraph(s), introduction, conclusion

An interesting thought, fact, or question at the beginning to catch your reader's interest is called

• thesis statement

• claim

• hook

• topic

The main idea of essay is called

• thesis statement

• hook

• topic sentence

• conclusion

Each body paragraph should include

• a hook

• details, examples, and explanations

• a thesis

• no more than three sentences

An essay presents ....

• a free flow of ideas in no specific order

• an expression of emotions

• writing without specific structure

• your thoughts with organization and pre-planning

An essay...

• always has the same length

• consists of one or multiple paragraphs

• never has more than four paragraphs

• always has five paragraphs

Your thesis should be ....

• at the beginning of your introduction

• at the end of your introduction

• repeated with slightly different words in your conclusion

• answer 2 and 3

Your conclusion should contain

• a brief summary of your main ideas

• any information you want to give

• Two or three sentences

• the same thesis statement as stated in the introduction

Did you know that you're not born a good writer but that you can learn to be one? - is an example of _____________

• thesis

• argument

• hook

• topic sentence

Essay Body Paragraphs: Which goes first?

• Example

• Topic sentence

• details

• supports