Informational Writing Test Review

Which of these is not in the introduction?

• Hook

• Thesis Statement

• Concluding/Transition

• Topic Sentence

Which of the following is not an attention getter/ hook strategy that we reviewed in class?

• Provide Background Information

• Personal

  Anecdote

• Call to action

What is a thesis statement? Check all that apply.

• What the essay is about

• A clear, specific statement of what you plan to share in your paper.

• A summary of the introduction

• A transition statement from one idea to the next

• Not important

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.W.8.1A

CCSS.W.8.2A

True or false: You need two evidence and two elaboration/explanation sentences per body paragraph.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

True or false, the following sentence is an elaboration sentence: According to the text, in order to see the Northern Lights, you need a clear, dark sky.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

True or False: The thesis should be used as a road map and or outline for the rest of your paper.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.W.8.1A

CCSS.W.8.2A

How do you write a thesis statement? Select all that apply.

• Narrow or identify our topic

• Identify your focus by examining the prompt.

• Include a summary of reasons that will help keep your paper focused & organized

• Turn the prompt into a quest.ion

Tags

CCSS.W.8.1A

CCSS.W.8.1B

CCSS.W.8.2A

CCSS.W.8.4

The components of a body paragraph are:

• topic sentence

• evidence sentence

• elaboration sentence

• concluding/transition sentence

• thesis statement

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.W.8.2F

The conclusion strategies we covered in class are

• Circle back to the introduction

• suggest results or consequences

• provide a summary of the main points

• restate the thesis

Tags

CCSS.W.8.1E

CCSS.W.8.2F

True or false, the following sentence is an elaboration sentence: The reader can see that the results are an amazing display of color across the sky.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1