Essay Parts

What do strong expository, descriptive, and persuasive essays all have in common?

• They use evidence to support a claim.

• They recount an experience or event.

• They aim to change a reader's opinion.

• They must have five paragraphs.

The main purpose of an essay's hook is to:

• Outline the essay's structure

• Support the thesis statement

• Capture a reader's attention

• Add detail to an argument

In a five-paragraph essay, where does the thesis statement appear?

• Paragraph one

• Paragraph two

• Paragraph three

• Paragraph four

If you were writing an essay on comparing and contrasting coffee and tea, which statement would be a good thesis?

• Coffee and tea are very similar in how they are made.

• My favorite flavor of coffee is ice coffee macchiato.

• Coffee costs $3.35 a pound and tea costs $4.55 a pound.

• There are many similarities and differences between coffee and tea.

Which topic sentence supports the claim that everyone should learn computer programming?

• There are many programming languages to choose from.

• Ada Lovelace wrote the first computer codes.

• Coding is easy once you take time to practice it.

• Coding is an essential twenty-first-century skill.

Organize the information according to how you would write a 4 paragraph essay.

• Body #2

• Body #1

• Thesis

• Conclusion

• Hook

In a five-paragraph essay, the function of the body paragraphs is to:

• Expand on reasons that support the thesis

• Form bridges from one section to another

• Contradict the claim in the thesis statement.

• Summarize the purpose of the essay

In a 4 paragraph essay, what should you include in the conclusion?

• cite your sources

• more examples

• review your thesis in a new way

• your signature

Which part of an essay serves as a mini-outline for the essay?

• Hook

• Topic sentence

• Thesis statement

• conclusion

What type of sentence comes at the beginning of every paragraph?

• author's purpose

• example sentence

• topic sentence

• quote from the text