WHAT I KNOW

1. What is the first paragraph of a text called?

• A. conclusion

• B. introduction

• C. rough draft

• D. body paragraph

2. What important statement goes in your introduction?

• A. a quote

• B. a thesis

• C. a question

• D. a transition

3. What is a thesis?

• A. It is the theme of the writing.

• B. It is the concluding paragraph.

• C. It is the main idea of the writing.

• D. It is the position of an argument.

4. What goes into body paragraphs?

• A. funny evidence/examples

• B. information about the topic

• C. information about random material

• D. evidence/examples that prove a thesis

5. What is a thesis statement?

• A. a run-on sentence

• B. the theme of the essay

• C. an incomplete sentence

• D. the main idea of the essay

6. What do you call the sentence that starts and explains what a body paragraph will be about?

• A. hook

• B. thesis

• C. topic sentence

• D. supporting details

7. Unity means _______________.

• A. the same

• B. separated

• C. hangs together

• D. added together

8. When attempting to persuade is it necessary to use what type of order?

• A. logical

• B. spatial

• C. chronological

• D. order of importance

9. Change over time is an example of __________ order.

• A. chronological

• B. elaboration

• C. logical

• D. unity

10. All supporting sentences work together to support what?

• A. The main idea

• B. The paragraph

• C. The elaboration

• D. Thesis statement