Essay Writing 5th Grade

What are the three main parts of an essay?

• Thesis, body, paragraph

• Introduction, body, conclusion

• Introduction, thesis, conclusion

• Conclusion, paragraph, sentence

What is a Hook?

• Gives the reader permission to keep reading

• Allows the reader more time to read

• Grabs the readers attention and

• Concludes an essay

What is a Thesis statement?

• Main Idea of an Essay and explains how the author feels

• A statement that introduces each paragraph

• A statement that grabs the readers' attention

• The final statement in an essay

How many sentences should approximately be in each paragraph?

• At least TEN

• At least 4-5

• Fill the page with sentences

• ONE

An Introduction is the first paragraph of an essay

• True

• False

The Conclusion is a summary of the whole essay

• True

• False

Punctuation does not matter when writing an essay

• True

• False

What information doe BODY PARAGRAPHS give?

• They sum up the essay

• They introduce the topic

• They provide the details and information of the essay

• They are one sentence long

Why use a graphic organizer while creating an essay?

• To organize the things you DON'T want to talk about in the essay

• To put information so you don't have to type and essay

• To organize the information that will help you write a great essay

• Because graphic organizers are pretty

What helped you the most when writing this essay?