Essay Review

The sentences highlighted in green are examples of what?

• hooks

• the thesis

• topic sentences

• concluding sentences

The sentence highlighted in pink is the ____ of the essay.

• thesis

• hook

• topic sentence

• conclusion

The yellow circled area is the _____ of the essay.

• hook

• introduction

• body

• conclusion

The green boxed area is the ____ the essay.

• body

• conclusion

• thesis

• introduction

What is the thesis of this introduction?

• A dog is man's best friend.

• That common saying may contain some truth.

• For many people, a cat is their best friend.

• Despite what dog lovers may believe, cats make excellent house pets.

What 3 components should a strong introduction have?

• thesis, topic sentence, body

• hook, body, conclusion

• topic sentence, hook, conclusion

• hook, background information, thesis

Which of the following could be the thesis of an essay?

• The Toyota Supra was featured in the move The Fast and the Furious.

• The Toyota Supra is a great racing car because it was great handling, can make smooth turns, and has excellent speed.

• The SSC Tuatara has been clocked as going as fast as 289 mph.

• The SSC Tuatara and the Bugatti often compete to see which car is the fastest.

Which fact below would best support the thesis that the SSC Tuatara could win a street car race?

• The Toyota Supra was featured in the move The Fast and the Furious.

• The Toyota Supra is a great racing car because it was great handling, can make smooth turns, and has excellent speed.

• The SSC Tuatara has been clocked as going as fast as 289 mph.

• The SSC Tuatara and the Bugatti often compete to see which car is the fastest.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The concluding sentence of a body paragraph should_____

• hint back at the topic sentence.

• give more evidence.

• offer specific facts.

• prove the thesis.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Along with the hook and thesis, what else should a strong introduction include?

• topic sentences

• concluding sentences

• details sentences

• background information