7 Key Sentences Practice

What is an attention grabber?

• A way to hook your reader.

• The last sentence of the introduction.

• A way to make someone NOT want to read your essay.

• The title of an informational essay.

Where can you find an attention grabber?

• At the end of an informational essay.

• The LAST sentence of the introduction.

• The FIRST sentence of the introduction.

• At the beginning of a body paragraph.

What is a controlling idea?

• How to write an explanatory essay.

• A way to make someone support your opinion.

• A way to engage your reader.

• A sentence that tells your reader what the essay will be about.

How many ideas should you share in your controlling idea?

• 1

• 2

• at least 3

• none

Where can you find a controlling idea?

• In the middle of your essay.

• The LAST sentence of the conclusion.

• The LAST sentence of the introduction.

• The FIRST sentence of a body paragraph.

What is a topic sentence?

• A sentence that tells the reader your opinion.

• A sentence that tells the reader what the next section is about and how it connects to your main idea.

• A sentence that hooks the reader.

• A sentence that tells the reader why they should care about your essay.

Where can you find the topic sentence?

• The FIRST sentence of the body paragraphs.

• The LAST sentence of a body paragraph.

• The LAST paragraph.

• The FIRST sentence of the introduction.

How many topic sentences should you have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• none

What should you do as the FIRST sentence of your conclusion?

• Transition + restate controlling idea.

• Transition + add new information.

• Grab the reader's attention

Your clincher (the last sentence of your conclusion) should relate back to...

• the transition word

• the attention grabber

• the topic sentence