Writing an Essay

All essays should have an __________ as the first paragraph

• essay

• conclusion

• introduction

• body

Before starting your rough draft, you should

• do some math problems

• type the final draft

• feed your pets

• brain storm ideas

• send Ms. Rocha a meme

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

The body paragraphs should always include

• the citing of evidence

• three sentences per paragraph

• a quote by Beyonce

• random information

The conclusion paragraph should include

• a transition sentence at the end

• the summary of ideas

• a funny sentence

• two periods and a comma

When researching a topic online, we should avoid

• clicking on ads

• reliable websites

• Google Scholar

• reading too much

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Once our rough draft is completed

• we should read it out loud

• we should have someone else read it

• we should make changes after finding mistakes

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

All paragraphs should have a ________ sentence at the END except the conclusion.

• topic

• transition

• short

• run-on

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

An option to grab the reader's attention during the introduction is to

• begin with a question

• state an interesting fact

• use humor

• begin with an out of the box statement

• All of the above are good options

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

Each body paragraph should focus on a

• scary story

• transition

• essay

• sub-topic

Writing an essay is a good way to practice for Benchmark and AZ Merit

• True

• False