Informational Writing Terms

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A sentence that grabs the reader's attention

• introduction

• hook

• thesis

• text evidence

The ________ summarizes the entire essay and restates the thesis statement

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

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The sentence(s) that tells what the entire essay is about.

• text evidence

• topic sentences

• thesis statement

• hook

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

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Sentences that close and summarizes the paragraph.

• introduction

• thesis statement

• hook

• closing sentences

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Select all the parts that belong in the Introduction paragraph of an essay.

• conclusion

• thesis statement

• topic sentences

• hook

• closing sentence

Tags

CCSS.W.5.1A

CCSS.W.5.2A

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Sentences that support the thesis.

• topic sentences

• closing sentences

• supporting details

• text evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.8

The first paragraph in an essay that contains a hook, details, and the thesis statement is called...

• body

• conclusion

• introduction

• beginning

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

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Evidence that supports each topic sentence.

• thesis statement

• hook

• text evidence

• supporting details

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.8

Text evidence is...

• evidence that supports each topic sentence

• facts and quotes that support what the writer is saying

• sentences that tell what the entire essay is about

• sentences that support the thesis

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

Select all the parts that belong in the body paragraphs of an essay.

• topic sentence

• text evidence

• hook

• supporting details

• closing sentence

Tags

CCSS.W.5.1B

CCSS.W.5.2B