Parts of Essay

What is the part of an essay that is an interesting statement that will grab your reader's attention?

• hook/grabber

• thesis

• background essay

• topic sentence

the point the writer is making / the main idea

• thesis statement

• reveal

• text evidence

• summary

The section of an informational essay that is most likely to contain relevant evidence is...

• the thesis statement

• the body paragraphs

• the conclusion

• the introduction

What is the purpose of the introduction?

• To sum up points you have already made

• The share details and information about the topic

• To capture the reader's attention and state your thesis

• To leave the reader with something interesting to think about.

True or False:

The main ideas of your body paragraphs should match up to the main ideas in your thesis statement.

• True

• False

A dictionary contains a definition of friendship somewhere in the F’s between the words “fear” and “Friday.” An encyclopedia supplies interesting facts on friendship. But all the definitions and facts do not convey what friendship is really all about. It cannot be understood through words or exaggerations. The only way to understand friendship is through experience. It is an experience that involves all the senses.
What is the hook? 

• A dictionary contains a definition of friendship.
• A dictionary contains a definition of friendship somewhere in the F’s between the words “fear” and “Friday.
• A dictionary contains a definition of friendship somewhere in the F’s between the words “fear” and “Friday.” An encyclopedia supplies interesting facts on friendship.
• This has no hook.