Essay Parts

What is the prompt

• The answer to the question asked

• The question/statement answered in the essay

• The first sentence of the essay

• The same thing as the conclusion

What is the first sentence of the essay in the introduction paragraph?

• Hook

• Topic Sentence

• Background Info

• Thesis

What is the second sentence of the introduction paragraph?

• Hook

• Background Info

• Thesis

• Topic Sentence

What are the two things you must include in the background information?

• Thesis and Reasons

• Answer to the prompt and evidence

• Title and Author of the text

• Title and Thesis

What is the answer to the prompt called?

• Thesis

• Topic Sentence

• Evidence

• Elaboration

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

How many reasons (sub-claims) does the thesis have?

• 2

• 1

• 3

• 4

What is the topic sentence of an essay?

• The first sentence of the conclusion

• The first sentence of the essay

• The first sentence of the body paragraph

• The first sentence of the commentary

What does the topic sentence do?

• Introduces the thesis

• Introduces the evidence

• Introduces the Conclusion

• Introduces the first and second reasons

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is the evidence?

• The quote to support the topic sentence

• The quote to support the conclusion

• The quote to support the commentary

• The quote to support the whole essay

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What is the first sentence of the elaboration?

• A summary/explanation/context of the whole reading passage

• A summary/explanation/context of the thesis

• A summary/explanation/context of the essay

• A summary/explanation/context of the quote chosen