Writing an Academic Paragraph

What is the 1st task you should complete when planning to write an academic paragraph?

• Create a topic sentence

• Unpack the prompt

• Write the academic paragraph

• Establish the purpose

After unpacking the prompt, what is the 2nd task you should complete when planning to write an academic paragraph?

• Create a topic sentence

• Unpack the prompt

• Establish the purpose

• Write the academic paragraph

True or False: After understanding why you are writing, you can now find your evidence.

• True

• False

True or False: The topic sentence is the 1st sentence of an academic paragraph.

• True

• False

What is the formula for creating a topic sentence for an academic paragraph?

• title + author + verb + central idea

• title + author + theme

• title + author + noun phrase

• title + author + prompt

True or false: you should have at least 2 pieces of evidence for an academic paragraph.

• True

• False

What should always come before evidence or elaboration?

• punctuation

• sentence stem

• verb

• noun phrase

Check all the parts that should be included in an academic paragraph.

• topic sentence

• elaboration

• evidence

• central idea

• wrap-up sentence

Check all the examples of sentence stems for evidence.

• The article states...

• This shows that...

• This describes...

• For example...

Check all the examples of sentence stems for elaboration.

• This shows...

• This explains...

• For example...

• This demonstrates...