Informational/Explanatory Essay

A __________ gives credit to the author of a source.

• citation

• quote

• topic sentence

• paraphrase

______________ is the main idea of a paragraph and gives a point that supports the thesis statement.

• citation

• paraphrase

• topic sentence

• accuracy

A ___________states the writer’s position or opinion on the topic.

• point of view

• text structure

• paragraph

• thesis statement

Saying something that someone else said in a different way is considered a ________________.

• thesis statement

• paraphrase

• citation

• digital source

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Supporting __________________ is the proof you need to support your thesis (facts, examples, reasons, quotations, etc.)

• evidence

• citation

• inference

• topic sentence

Being true, correct and exact.

• plagiarism

• thesis statement

• accuracy

• evidence