Paragraph structure

Which of these should you start your paragraph with.

• Analysis

• Evidence

• Claim

Fill in the blank: In a body paragraph, the ( ) is what explains the evidence used.

(a)  

Use an ( ) citation to give credit to the source of your evidence within your paragraph?

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of these are good examples of a transition word to be used in the first body paragraph?

• Firstly,

• Furthermore,

• To begin,

• In addition to,

Fill in the blank: When writing a paragraph, it is best to end with your claim to leave it fresh in the reader's mind.

• True

• False

Fill in the blank: ( ) is what comes last in the paragraph because it explains the evidence's relevance to the initial claim.

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

True or False: You do not need to include the author's name in the in-text citation if you already gave them credit before the evidence.

"In the text, by (author's name) he states....

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

True or False: You only need to cite evidence that you directly quote, summarizations or other references don't require citations.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Your claim should:

• Introduce the main point of the paragraph

• Make an assertion of some kind

• Leave no room for argument or another point of view

• Be completely subjective