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The thesis statement should express a main idea that links to supporting points

• True
• False

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In-text citations appear where in the paper? 

• at the end
• throughout
• at the beginning
• nowhere

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What is wrong with this thesis statement:
I believe that all students should go to college in order to have better future opportunities.

• It's too vague.
• It is a fact.
• It uses the first person "I".
• It isn't supportable by evidence.

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facts, examples, reasons, or descriptions that support the central idea

• Supporting Details
• Subtitle
• Summary
• Inference

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Which sentence below best represents the Central (Main) Idea of the passage above?

• Whalebone or driftwood was used to carve masks.
• For centuries the traditional Inuit way of Life has been expressed in their art.
• The Inuit have made dolls for at least 1,000 years.
• The Inuit have created art for hundreds of years.

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Which thesis is stronger?

•  There are many important landforms in North America.
• The Great Lakes are the most important landforms in North America because they provide us with essential resources.

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If the product malfunctions, simply return it to get a full refund! What organizational pattern describes this sentence?

• cause and effect

• process

• problem / solution

• enumeration

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Any information that helps prove a claim.

• evidence

• argument

• counterclaim

• thesis

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How many points must you make in your thesis?

• 4

• 1

• 3

• 2

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Analysis means that one

• restates the thesis statement of an essay in a more authoritative way to make it stronger

• restates the supporting evidence that will be used in the future paragraphs

• provides original thought of how the support and evidence illustrates the topic sentence's claim

• provides a high-level summary of the topic sentence's claim and immediately provides another example

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