Informative Essay Outline

Which of the following makes an excellent hook for your essay?

• A simile that you create to use as a hook

• An excellent transition word

• List your mini-topics in the first sentence

• Summarize your best ideas

Which of the following best describes the second sentence in the introductory sentence?

• Briefly explain the background of your topic

• It is best to use your favorite quote from your source.

• Use "As can be seen" or "Generally speaking"

• Explain and give an example for one of your facts

Read the following thesis statement:

The United States military became increasingly diverse during World War II because of contributions from the following groups: African Americans, Hispanics, women, and Japanese Americans.

Which of the following statements best describes why this is a workable thesis statement?

• The writer made sure to write really long sentence.

• The writer uses proper capitalization.

• The writer uses correct spelling.

• The writer lists four mini-topics.

Why is "A first thing to remember" a good way to begin a body paragraph?

• It clearly introduces a new mini-topic.

• It helps make the writer's sentences longer.

• It concludes the mini-topic for the reader.

• It uses correct spelling and punctuation.

Which of the following best describes the purpose of the middle sentences of a body paragraph?

• The purpose of a body paragraph is conclude the essay using a well thought out summary and transition.

• The purpose of the body paragraphs is to show that the writer knows great transition words and can use correct capitalization.

• Each body paragraph needs to have 8-10 sentences so it doesn't really matter what you write as long as you have the right number of sentences.

• The purpose of body paragraphs is to present at least two facts, explain why the facts are important and give examples.

Overall, after all, generally speaking, and as can be seen are examples of

• Transitions words to use at the beginning of body paragraphs.

• Transition words to use of the end of body paragraphs

A first thing to remember, furthermore, moreover, and equally important are examples of

• Transition words to use at the end of body paragraphs.

• Transitions words to use at the beginning of body paragraphs.

The purpose of a conclusion paragraph is

• to restate the mini-topics, to summarize the biggest ideas, and to bring the essay to a clear conclusion

• to add another paragraph so that the writer will receive a better grade and to use several great transition words.

• to introduce the topic and mini-topics and to hook the reader into reading the entire essay

• to quote facts, explain how the facts are important, and to give examples of how the facts relate to the topic or mini-topic

"In the final analysis" and "in summary" should be used

• in the introductory paragraph

• in the 3rd body paragraph

• in the 4th body paragraph

• in the concluding paragraph