6B SU5 Essay Vocabulary

The point or argument you are trying to make

• Prompt

• Claim

• Conclusion

• Evidence

The claim is the last sentence in your introductory paragraph.

• True

• False

Addresses what the writer writes about in their essay

• Question

• Informative

• Prompt

• Claim

The first paragraph of your essay is called

• Body paragraph 1

• The Conclusion

• The Thesis

• The Introduction

Are the elements of the introductory paragraph in order?

1. 1. Hook/Lead Sentence

2. 2. Claim

3. 3. Background Knowledge on Topic and Texts/Authors

4. 4. Texts and Authors used to address your points

• True

• False

A type of sentence that is used to grab the reader's attention

• Lead

• Claim

• Complex Sentence

• Simple Sentence

This is the first sentence of your introductory paragraph.

• Claim

• Background Knowledge

• The texts you are going to use to address your claim and evidence

• Hook/Lead

Helps to develop reasoning and evidence

• conclusion

• body paragraphs

• introduction

Select ALL 3 that should be included in your body paragraphs

• Background knowledge

• Evidence

• Explanation of evidence

• Restatement of the claim

Wraps up the ideas a writer addressed in their claim or argument.

• Evidence

• Final point

• Conclusion

• Body Paragraph 2