Essay Writing Review

The ________ is the opening sentence that grabs the reader off the page and encourages them to read your paper.

The purpose of a thesis statement is to?

• State what you will be discussing/presenting in your paper

• States that you hope the reader likes reading your paper

• Wraps up what you talked about in your paper

• Grabs the reader off the page

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CCSS.W.11-12.1

CCSS.W.11-12.1A

Select the element that is included in your introductory paragraph

• Hook

• Concluding sentence

• Evidence cited from the text such as quotations

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CCSS.W.11-12.1A

True or False: When writing an essay you want to include evidence from the text to support your thesis statement?

• False

• True

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CCSS.W.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.W.11-12.1B

CCSS.W.11-12.9

True or False: You need transitional words and phrases (Eg: Firstly, Secondly, In Summary,) in your essay to help connect your thoughts and make the paper read more smoothly?

• True

• False

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CCSS.W.11-12.1C

CCSS.W.11-12.2C

Answer Yes or No: When you have proper Nouns (names of people, places, or things) you need to capitalize them?

• No

• Yes

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CCSS.L.11-12.2

You use the ________ verb tense (present or past) in your concluding paragraph to restate your thesis statement and what you presented in the body of your essay

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CCSS.L.11-12.1

Does your thesis statement need to be supported with evidence from the text? True or False?

• False

• True

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CCSS.W.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.W.11-12.1B

CCSS.W.11-12.9

A well-developed paragraph should have how many sentences?

• 3-4

• 1-2

• 4-5

• 5-7

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CCSS.W.11-12.2

CCSS.W.11-12.4

You should always check your spelling, grammar, and punctuation before turning in your final paper?

• No, you don't need to worry about these elements

• Yes, it is important to make sure that you check your work for writing conventions and mechanics

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CCSS.L.11-12.1

CCSS.L.11-12.2

CCSS.L.11-12.2B

CCSS.W.11-12.5