Thesis Statement practice

Which thesis statement would NOT work for the prompt:

Write an essay explaining the importance of laughter.

• Laughter is important because it makes you feel better.

• It is important to laugh because it makes you feel better.

• Importance of laughter because it makes you feel better.

Which words from the following prompt do NOT need to be used in the thesis statement?

Write an essay explaining why setting a goal is important.

• Setting a goal is important

• Write an essay explaining why

• A goal is important

• Setting a goal is important because

Which words from the following prompt MUST be used in the thesis statement.

Write an essay explaining why setting a goal is important.

• Setting a goal is important

• Write an essay explaining why

Which word in the following prompt tells you that you have to make a choice when answering the prompt?

Write an essay explaining whether a positive attitude helps a person be successful.

• whether

• attitude

• successful

• person

Which words from the following prompt need to be used in the thesis statement?

Write an essay explaining the best way to learn new things.

• Write an essay explaining

• The best way to learn new things

Which of the following prompts forces you to choose a side and defend it?

• Write an essay explaining the importance of adopting a pet.

• Write an essay explaining whether it is better to work alone or as a team.

When writing examples in our essays, we use the E.A.C.H. chart to help us. What does the E stand for in E.A.C.H. ?

• Everybody

• Entertainment

• Eeyore

• Eye

When writing essays, we use the E.A.C.H. chart to help us pick an example to use. What does the A stand for in E.A.C.H. ?

• Accident

• All

• Anecdote

• Anteater

What does the C. stand for in our E.A.C.H. chart?

• Current Event

• Comedy

• Conehead

• Crazy

What does the H. stand for in our E.A.C.H. chart?

• Horror

• Handsome

• Helpless

• History