PRE-WRITING CFU

Which choice below is spelled correctly?

• tho

• though

• thuogh

• thow

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CCSS.L.3.2F

What's the word for the sentence that states your main idea or claim about a subject in an essay?

• thesis

• call-to-action

• critique

• conclusion

In the H.E.L.P. chart, meant to help you brainstorm examples for an essay, what does each initial stand for?

• History, Education, Literature, Punctuation

• History, Experience, LIterature, Paranormal

• History, Experience, Literature, Pop Culture

• Hagiography, Experience, Literature, Pop Culture

Which statement below is written correctly? Check the punctuation carefully.

• Good writing is meaningful powerful and clear.

• Good writing is meaningful , powerful , and clear .

• Good writing, is meaningful powerful and clear.

• Good writing is meaningful, powerful, and clear.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which statement below is written correctly?

• A good hook, or attention-getter, gets the reader interested in you and your topic.

• A good hook or attention-getter, gets the reader interested in you and your topic.

• A good hook , or attention-getter , gets the reader interested in you and your topic .

• a good hook, or attention-getter, gets the reader interested in you and your topic

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Choose the best answer. An academic or professional essay should be written in this kind of language:

• formal

• informal

• chill

• wordy

Which answer below presents the elements of an essay in the right order?

• Hook, thesis, conclusion, first body paragraph with example and explanation, next body paragraph with example and explanation.

• Thesis, first body paragraph with example and explanation, next body paragraph with example and explanation.

• Hook, thesis, conclusion.

• Hook, thesis, first body paragraph with example and explanation, next body paragraph with example and explanation, conclusion.

What is the best statement below about writing an introduction?

• when i don't know how to create an introduction, i take an extra example and treat it like a story or anecdote that leads into my thesis.

• When I don't know how to create an introduction, I skip it and wing it for the rest of my essay.

• When I don't know how to create an introduction I take and extra example and treat it like a story or anecdote.

• Whin I dont know how to create an introduction I take an extra and treat it like a story or anecdote that's how I do it.

Name one thing you would like to improve in your writing. It might be structure, brainstorming, transitions, overall style, or vocabulary. You tell me.

Which hook below might build a reader's interest in an essay explaining the importance of teenagers to share their feelings with one another?

• A startling statistic: 55 percent of American students admit to having feelings of crippling self-doubt at one point or another during high school.

• A relevant anecdote: My first two years of high school I felt completely alone and alienated. That is, until I became friends with Jennifer Rodriguez.

• A detailed description: Inez sat in the back of the class. She was always dressed neatly, but beneath her eyes were two dark shadows. She'd been going to school with her classmates for years, but if asked, none could have said what her favorite music was.

• A brief reference to a famous character or event: Think about it for one moment. If Romeo and Juliet has talked about their plans first, instead of rushing into them like fools, they might not be so famously dead.