The Essay: 3 Body Paragraphs

What are the middle paragraphs called?

• group
• body
• sections

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

How many body paragraphs should your essay have?

• 4

• 5

• 3

• 2

What is the sentence that states what the paragraph will be about?

• topic sentence

• body sentences

• concluding sentence

• thesis

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

A topic sentence should be the first sentence of a body paragraph.

• true
• false

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

When your reader reads your topic sentence they should know

• what the paragraph will be about

• what the next paragraph will be about

• what your transition will be

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Mark the best topic sentence for this paragraph.

• Canada's president is Justin Trudeau.

• There are many reasons why Canada would be the best place to live in.

• Hello everyone. Canada is amazing.

• It seems to me that there are many places in the world that are better than Canada.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

After your topic sentence is

• the thesis

• the transition

• another topic sentence

• examples/evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

The transition should help get from

• one paragraph to another

• the body paragraphs to the conclusion

• one topic to the next

What word means:
The support or proof that backs up an idea,conclusion, or opinion.

• Claim
• Persuasive Writing
• Evidence
• Relevant

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

How many pieces of text evidence do you need in each paragraph?

• none

• one

• two

• three

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8