FAST Essay Mega Review

What are the first steps in writing an essay?

• Close Reading for evidence

• Proofreading the passages

• Citing Evidence in your paragraphs

• Writing a rough draft

• Unpacking the prompt and establishing a purpose for reading

Begin every body paragraph with a ________

• A lead
• An Introduction
• A topic sentence that Restates Question
• Background information

Which type of paragraph contains cited evidence?

• Body
• Beginning
• Conclusion
• Resolution

When citing evidence you must _______________

• Credit or name the source
• Summarize ideas
• Copy exact words
• Retell in your own words

After citing evidence you must _________

• review, revise
• quote, paraphrase
• explain, elaborate
• introduce, summarize

Which transition signals explaining

• author states
• this illustrates
• in the same way
• in addtion

Which is the paragraph where key ideas or claims are developed and explained?

• Introduction
• Body paragraph
• Key paragraph
• Conclusion

What 3 elements are in the Introductory paragraph?

• Evidence, Explain, Elaborate
• Opinion, Reasoning, Explain
• Hook, Reference, Thesis
• Thesis, Restate, Conclusion

The most important sentence in your essay is the _____.

• last sentence

• first sentence

• thesis sentence

• counterclaim

Which of the following is a good transition for the third paragraph (your second point)?

• In the end,

• In addition,

• On the other hand,

• Finally,