Essay Writing 101

Which of the following does NOT belong in the first paragraph of an essay.

• Thesis

• Evidence

• Introductory Sentence

• Bridge

Tags

E1.8B

Reorder the following parts of an essay to the correct order

• Conclusion

• Introduction

• Body Paragraph #1

• Body Paragraph #2

When writing a body paragraph, you should begin with a ​ (a)   followed by ​ (b)   and finish with ​ (c)   .​

• claim
• Conclusion
• evidence
• reasoning
• introduction
• essay
• paragraph format
• bridge

True or False: Essays should be typed in paragraph format.

• True

• False

Place the sentence stems in the appropriate paragraphs.

Groups:

(a) Introduction

,

(b) Body Paragraphs

,

(c) Conclusion

• In paragraph 3 it states, "..."

• The book Divergent, by Veronica Roth...

• The character's decision was important because...

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

The purpose of the conclusion is to​ (a)   ​

• sum up the essay and explain why it matters
• provide evidence to defend the thesis
• introduce the text and give background info

Select the correct THESIS stem for the following prompt:

Explain why food labels are important.

• When eating, be sure to check food labels.

• People shouldn't check food labels because...

• The government makes businesses have food labels.

• Food labels are important because...

Select the correct THESIS stem for the following prompt:

How did the characters address a common problem and develop new ideas.

• Problems are all around us, and they should be stopped.

• Developing new ideas is the best way to solve common problems.

• In the story, the characters addressed their problem and developed new ideas by ___.

• The characters never solved their problem.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Select the correct THESIS stem for the following prompt:

What was the purpose of the stage directions?

• The play used stage directions.

• The stage directions are written to help the actors to ____ and _____.

• The author's purpose was to write a play.

• The novel began with directions to ____.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Begin every body paragraph with a ________

• A lead
• An Introduction
• A topic sentence

• Background information

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5