Essay writing and thesis statement

List 3 main parts of an essay

• topic sentence; title; top bun

• context , subject, claim

• introduction, body, conclusion

How many BODY paragraphs are in an essay? BE CAREFUL. THIS IS A TRICK QUESTION.

• 3

• it depends on the prompt

• as many as you want to add

• 2

What is the purpose of body paragraphs?

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Draw and label the geometric shape that represents the 3 parts of thesis statement thesis statement

What are the three components or parts of a thesis statement?

A thesis statement should never be a ....

• question

• opinion

• announcement

• high level, complex sentence

A thesis statement is not necessary for an effective essay

• false

• true

In class we discussed the number of body paragraphs as a variable (x). WHY?

The context of a thesis statement is the_____________or _____________.

• time and theme

• why and claim

• character and conflict

• when and where

A thesis statement must alway contain a claim and the claim must be