parts of essay/intro/hook/thesis review

The 3 main parts of a 5 paragraph essay are...

• thesis, hook, conclusion

• Introduction, body, conclusion

• claim, evidence, counterclaim

• topic, thesis, evidence

The conclusion

• restates the thesis sentence & wraps up ideas from the paper

• Focuses on one of the main points in the paper

• introduces the topic to the reader

• is where you find supporting evidence

Explanatory/informative essays

• State a claim/counterclaim and make an argument

• Explains and informs the reader about a specific topic

• Tells the reader a story using descriptive details

Hook sentence

• is the last sentence of the introduction paragraph

• is the first sentence of the introduction paragraph

• is the first sentence in the body paragraph

• is the last sentence in the conclusion

Thesis statement

• the first sentence in the introduction

• the last sentence in the introduction

• the first sentence in each body paragraph

Body paragraph

• is the last paragraph in the essay

• introduce the thesis statement

• expand on the ideas stated in the thesis

• includes the hook sentence

which type of writing are we preparing to do

• argumentative writing

• narrative writing

• explanatory/informative writing

• opinion writing

our standard/goal is...

• to be able to write an argumentative text with a counter claim, and supporting evidence

• to be able to solve 3 step equations

• to be able to read a map

• to be able to write an explanatory/informative text that examines a topic

thesis statement is made up of...

• something interesting to intrigue the reader

• a main idea + transition word/phrase + 3 main points of the paper

• a quote

• just a list of main points

What are the 5 types of hook statements we reviewed?

• hook, thesis, conclusion

• introduction, body, conclusion

• a main idea, transition word/phrase, 3 main points of the paper

• question, interesting fact, quote, establishing a scene, giving advice