OUTLINING

What is the first paragraph called?

• introduction

• conclusion

• the starting paragraph

• the body paragraph

What is the sentence in your paper that tells your reader what your article is going to be about?

• introduction

• hypothesis

• thesis statement

• last sentence

Why is it important to tell your reader your topic in your introduction?

• so your reader can be confused

• so your readers know what your article is going to be about

• so your reader can feel neutral

When you use a quote in your article, which punctuation do you use?

• ( )

• " "

• ,

• /

What is the first sentence in a body paragraph called?

• beginning sentence

• thesis

• introduction

• topic sentence

What are the paragraphs in the middle of your article called?

• middle paragraphs

• concluding paragraphs

• body paragraphs

• introduction

The first sentence in our article should...

• be boring

• be okay

• hook the reader into reading the article

• conclude the article

True or False. The title of the article should have capitalized letters at the beginning of each word.

• True

• False

Which of the following do we use to organize the content of our paper?

• primary source

• word document

• spell check

• outline

A blueprint is to a house, as an outline is to a/an __________.

• graphic organizer

• a map

• essay