Essay quiz

What are the three main parts of an essay?

• The hook, the topic sentence, and conclusion.
• Introduction, Hook, Body
• Introduction, Body, Conclusion
• Claim, Counterclaim, Rebuttal. 

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is a hook?

• A hook grabs the reader's attention.
• A hook ends the essay.
• A hook is the main idea of an essay.
• The hook explains what each paragraph is about. 

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is a thesis statement?

• The statement that is the main idea of an essay.
• The statement that introduces each paragraph.
• The statement that grabs the reader's attention. 
• The final statement in an essay. 

Is it ok to write using personal pronouns (I, my, you, we...) in a mature essay?

• absolutely

• I do what I want

• NO!

Which sources should your Works Cited include?

• any of the sources you used in the paper and only those sources
• all of the sources you looked at during the research process
• sources readers might consult for additional information but are not used in the paper
• only the sources you used but didn't cite in the body of the paper

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

There are ways you can make boring tasks more pleasant. __________, bring a portable radio and listen to music on the earphones while you work.
Which of the following transitions best fills the blank in the passage above?

• To summarize
• Likewise
• In contrast
• For example

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Copying and citing an important phrase, sentence or paragraph word for word from a text is?

• summarize
• quote
• reliable
• primary source

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Briefly retelling the main ideas of a piece of writing in your own words is?

• primary source
• relevant
• secondary source
• summarizing

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Anything that supplies information is a?

• works cited
• database
• reliable
• source

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Copying words and ideas from a source and presenting them as your own is?

• quoting
• paraphrasing
• summarizing
• plagiarism

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9