What is a "hook"?

• The last line in your introduction

• The attention grabber. The first line of your essay

• The first line in a body paragraph

• The main idea sentence of your essay

What makes up your thesis?

• Your topic and a quote

• Your topic and supporting evidence

• Your topic and your overall opinion

• Your topic and the 3 reasons/ claims.

What is a counter-argument?

• The argument made by the writer of the source

• Your main argument

• The opposing argument

• A weak argument

Which of the following are suitable transitions for a COUNTER-ARGUMENT paragraph?

• Ultimately/ In conclusion

• In addition/ Furthermore

• However/ On the other hand

• Also/ Continuing on

To elaborate means to...

• Explain/ Give examples or details

• Summarize or shorten

• Provide evidence

• Question something

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

What does it mean to "paraphrase"?

• To copy directly from the text without citing or using quotations marks

• To analyze or explain a quote

• To quote directly from the text

• To put something in your own words

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which type of essay requires you to choose a side and support it?

• Informative

• Argumentative

• Narrative

• Expository

Which of the following is not a scored category in the FSA writing rubric?

• Ideas/ Content

• Purpose/ Focus/ Organization

• Evidence/ Elaboration

• Conventions (Grammar/ Spelling)

TRUE OR FALSE: Evidence must ALWAYS be directly quoted from the text.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

TRUE OR FALSE: Only argumentative essays require transition words/ phrases.

• True

• False