Fusion eBook Chapter 9

Bryson, Destinee, and Ahmad are discussing the purpose of the opening paragraph in a research paper about climate change. Can you help them figure it out?

• To summarize the key ideas

• To introduce the topic and provide background information

• To wrap up the paragraph

• To establish the focus of the essay in a thesis statement

Desiree, Bryson, and Evonte are working on a school project and they are confused about the main difference between paragraphs and essays. Can you help them clarify this?

• Paragraphs are longer than essays

• Paragraphs have a closing sentence, while essays have a closing paragraph

• Paragraphs are built from sentences, while essays are built from paragraphs

• Paragraphs have a topic sentence, while essays have a thesis statement

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During a school project, Destinee, Desiree, and Abriel are tasked with writing an essay. They want to convince their classmates that recycling is important using reason and logic. What type of essay should they focus on?

• Narrative essays

• Argument essays

• Expository essays

• Informational writing

Ahmad, Destinee, and Bryson are working on the introductory paragraph of their group project on climate change. What should they include in it?

• Background information on climate change and their thesis statement

• Supporting details and examples on climate change

• Closing thoughts and analysis on climate change

• Restatement of the main idea or thesis on climate change

Desiree, Evonte, and Ahmad are working together on a group project for their English class about the impact of social media on society. What should be their first step?

• Choosing a specific aspect of social media to focus on

• Forming a thesis statement

• Gathering and organizing support

• Creating an outline

Evonte, Bryson, and Destinee are discussing the best way to start their essays on the impact of climate change. Which strategy do you think they could use to make their essays more interesting?

• Asking an important or challenging question

• Sharing a brief, interesting story

• Providing a surprising or little-known fact

• All of the above

Destinee, Ahmad, and Abriel are working on a group project to write an essay. They are discussing what should be done during the revising stage of their essay. Can you help them settle this?

• Checking for spelling, grammar, and usage errors

• Including transition words between paragraphs

• Improving the organization and flow of the writing

• All of the above

Destinee, Desiree, and Evonte are working on a group essay project. They are discussing what they should focus on during the editing stage of their essay. Can you help them decide what to check during this stage?

• Spelling, grammar, and usage

• Transition words between paragraphs

• Organization and flow of the writing

• All of the above

Bryson, Evonte, and Ahmad are preparing to write a research paper on climate change for their Environmental Science class. What is the final step they should take in planning their paper?

• Creating a thesis statement

• Checking the clarity of the thesis statement

• Creating a logical order for the outline

• Checking the logical order of the outline

Evonte, Desiree, and Ahmad are working on a group project about climate change. They are having a discussion about the importance of the concluding paragraph in their project report. Can you guide them?

• To summarize the key ideas

• To introduce the topic and provide background information

• To wrap up the paragraph

• To bring the essay to a logical end