Argumentative Essay Review - Introduction and Body Paragraphs

The FIRST paragraph in an essay is called the...

• Body

• Conclusion

• Thesis Statement

• Introduction

An introduction paragraph begins with a ....

• Thesis Statement

• Text Evidence

• Hook

• Background Information

The 3+ sentences in your introduction that provide historical context, basic information, and other general topics are called...

• Background Information

• Thesis Statement

• Hook

• Text Evidence

Your thesis statement...

• Includes your position on a topic

• two reasons why your position is true

• is located at the end of the introduction paragraph

• all of these

An introduction paragraph should include ______ sentences.

• 8-10

• 5-8

• 3-5

• 1-4

Which of the following is a technique you could use to HOOK your reader in your introduction?

• Use a famous quote

• Ask a question

• all of these

• Share a fact or statistic

A body paragraph should included _____ sentences.

• 1-3

• 4-5

• 9-11

• 6-8

Another name for your "claim statement" in a body paragraph is a...

• topic sentence

• thesis statement

• conclusion

• transition

Which of the following correctly introduces and cites a direct quote?

• According to the article, Artic sea life includes “…little single-celled creatures, called radiolarians, that look like lacy snowflakes”

• According to the article, Artic sea life includes “…little single-celled creatures, called radiolarians, that look like lacy snowflakes” (Ellis 22).

• “…little single-celled creatures, called radiolarians, that look like lacy snowflakes”

• “…little single-celled creatures, called radiolarians, that look like lacy snowflakes” (Ellis 22).

Following a direct quote from the text, there needs to be at least ____ sentences of ___________.

• 3 ; explanation

• 5 ; reasoning

• 3 ; commentary

• 5 ; information