Writing (opinion essay)

The thesis statement includes:

• your point of view

• examples of your supporting reasons

• your point of view + the supporting reasons

• none of the above

This/These paragraph/paragraphs explains/explain the reasons or evidence of your position:

• introductory paragraph

• body paragraph

• conclusion paragraph

To develop a paragraph you need a topic sentence, an explanation and an example.

• True

• False

This outlines the reason for supporting your view/position:

• topic sentence

• explanation

• example

This relates or analyzes (the "why") the relationship between your reason/idea and the illustration:

• topic sentence

• explanation

• example

The transition word: "nevertheless" is used to

• show cause

• compare

• introduce

• contrast

The transition word: "therefore" is used to

• analyze result

• contrast

• re-phrase

• none of the above

The transition word: _______ is used to add comments/ideas:

• "overall"

• "as a result"

• "besides"

• "firstly"

This punctuation mark/symbol is:

This punctuation mark/symbol is: