Essay Writing Vocab and Review

The paragraph in which you introduce the topic and provide a claim is called:

• The conclusion

• Evidence

• Body Paragraph

• Introduction

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

In an essay, you may have multiple ______________ paragraphs in which you discuss your reasoning and evidence

• conclusions

• claims

• body

• conclusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Information and examples that support your claim are called

• Claims

• evidence

• explanation

• conclusion

To indicate I'm starting a new paragraph, I need to

• Skip multiple lines

• Go the next line and indent

• Tell the reader it's a new paragraph

• put three dots (...)

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

When taking information from a source, I have to make sure to put ___________________ around the parts taken directly.

• quotation marks (" " )

• commas (,)

• periods (.)

• exclamation points (!)

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Which sentence starter would help introduce evidence from the text?

• This shows

• In her speech, ____ argues, "..."

• In conclusion

• This proves

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

After providing an example or quote from a text, I need to make sure to...

• write a new claim

• Explain how it connects to my claim

• Give another quote

• End my essay

At the end of my essay, the conclusion paragraph

• Introduces new evidence

• Introduces a different text

• Restates my claim and summarizes

• Leaves the reader with a last thought about the topic