Parts of an Essay

A hook at the start of your introduction can be any of the following EXCEPT:

• A personal anecdote

• A statement of fact

• An interesting question

• A statement like "Here's what I'm going to talk about..."

What is the purpose of a thesis statement?

• To be a pretty sentence

• To be a sentence in your introduction

• To introduce your paper to the reader

• To explain what your essay will be about

What is the purpose of the body paragraphs?

• To restate the thesis

• To offer an introduction

• To give support for the claim or the thesis

• To provide a conclusion

In the essay, each body paragraph should have a ________.

• Thesis

• Topic Sentence

• Question

• Conclusion

A transition is a word or phrase that links ideas together. Which is an example of a transition.

• In other words

• Fact

• Just

• Like

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

In-text citations appear where in the paper?

• At the end

• Throughout

• At the beginning

• Nowhere

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

An in-text citation and a works cited citation are the same thing.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The ________ and page number are included in an in-text citation.

• URL

• Author's last name

• Author's first name

• Publication date

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

If the author's last name is used in the sentence, then you ________ need it in the parenthesis (for an in-text citation).

• Do

• Don't

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

MLA uses commas to separate the author and page number- like this (Green, 15).

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9