Elements of a Research Essay

What element gives more details about the lead-off?

• claim

• lead

• follow-up

• conclusion

What element is the writer's belief?

• lead

• citation

• quotation

• claim

What element lets the reader know a citation or quotation is coming?

• signal phrase

• lead

• clincher

• follow-up

What element introduces a new detail and starts with a transition?

• follow-up

• lead

• lead-off

• clincher

What element tells the reader the source of the information?

• quotation

• citation

• signal phrase

• lead

What element signals the introduction of a new detail?

• transition

• lead-off

• quotation

• topic sentence

What element is the paragraph that summarizes the essay?

• introduction

• topic sentence

• clincher

• conclusion

What element is words taken from another source?

• citation

• quotation

• lead

• signal phrase

Which element introduces the topic and gets the reader's attention?

• follow-up

• lead-off

• attention grabbing lead

• clincher sentence

What element is the first sentence of a paragraph that introduces the main idea?

• topic sentence

• introduction

• lead-off

• citation