English II Study Guide

A ___ _____ in an essay about literature, your background information should include a brief general summary of the plot.

• Introduction paragraph

• Body Paragraph 1

• Conclusion

• Refutaion

A _____ is a sentence that connects your background to your claim.

• bridge-to-claim

• hook

• background information

• topic sentence

The claim is the ___ sentence of your introduction.

• last

• first

• second

• not in the introduction

what are some examples of connecting words for claims?

• this, these

• this, partly

• these, on the other hand

• partly, on the other hand

How many body paragraphs should your essay include? Select two answers:

• 2 body paragraphs with 1 LTC each

• 1 body paragraph with 1 LTC

• 2 body paragraphs with 2 LTCs each

• 1 body paragraphs with 2 LTCs

What is the first sentence of a body paragraph called?

• subclaim

• claim

• background

• title

The ___ should tell the reader the parts of your body paragraph OR what your body paragraph will be about.

• subclaim

• claim

• conclusion

• lead-in

What is the most important part of your lead-in?

• context

• commentary

• claim

• transition

Pick all examples of words or phrases that can be used in commentary to help you prove WHY:

• Here..

• By...

• By doing so...

• Since...

• Proving/Thus proving....

How many sentences of commentary should you have?

• 2-3

• 1-2

• 3-4

• 10-12