Essay Organization Recap

Three parts of an essay are ...

• Introduction

  Body paragraphs

  Conclusion

• General statements

  Thesis statement

  Conclusion

• Topic sentence

  Supporting ideas

  Restating the thesis

• Controlling idea

  Supporting paragraphs

  Final comment

• Introduction

  Supporting sentences

  Conclusion

In the introduction, the writer ...

• refreshes reader's background knowledge

• stimulates the reader's interest

• stimulates background information

• presents the essay overview

The writer uses ... to present the topic and controlling idea.

• a thesis statement

• supporting sentences

• introduction

• background information

What is the function of body paragraphs?

• It develops a subdivision of the topic

• It expands the topic beyond the controlling idea

• It gives examples and proof

• It proves the opposing idea wrong

What can be written in the conclusion?

• Restating the thesis

• Summarizing the conclusion

• Personal statement on the topic

• Final comment about the topic

The two functions of introductory paragraphs are ...

• attracting reader's interest

• presenting the topic of the essay

• inviting the reader to read the essay

• introducing the topic

• convincing the reader to believe the writer

A funnel introduction has ... part(s)

• one

• two

• three

• four

Two parts of a funnel introduction are ...

• general statements

• thesis statement

• conclusion

• examples

• specific statements

Which of the purpose below is NOT a purpose of a thesis statement?

• It states the topic of the essay

• It states what the writer wants to say about the topic

• It list subtopics of the main topic

• It mentions the essay's method of organization

• It mentions the steps to achieve something

True or False:

Body paragraphs must have a topic sentence and several supporting sentence. Sometimes it can have a conclusion.

• True

• False