Writing an Academic Paragraph

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English
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5th - 8th Grade
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Hard
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Lora Scudlo
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12 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.3
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.3
CCSS.RI.8.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
True or False: After understanding why you are writing, you can now find your evidence.
True
False
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.8.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
True or False: The topic sentence is the 1st sentence of an academic paragraph.
True
False
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
True or false: you should have at least 2 pieces of evidence for an academic paragraph.
True
False
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.8
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What should always come before evidence or elaboration?
punctuation
sentence stem
verb
noun phrase
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.7.1
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