FIVE PARAGRAPH ESSAY PARTS

What do phrases like "I think" and "I believe" do to your writing?

• Strengthen your argument

• Make your writing sound weak

• Add credibility to your claim

• Make your writing more persuasive

What is the purpose of a signal phrase in an essay?

• To summarize the entire paragraph

• To provide additional reasoning

• To conclude the essay

• To introduce the evidence and include the paragraph number

In a parenthetical citation, what information appears inside the parentheses?

• The author's full name

• The author's first name

• The author's last name

• All of the above

Which of the following is an example of statistics as evidence?

• “The sun rises in the east.”

• “According to a study, 75% of students prefer digital textbooks.”

• “The author argues that energy drinks have harmful ingredients.”

• “Many people believe technology is improving education.”

What are quotations in an essay?

• Word-for-word passages taken from a source

• A summary of an article

• A restatement of evidence in your own words

• A list of facts and statistics

What does it mean to paraphrase evidence?

• Use the exact wording from the text

• Change the wording slightly but keep the sentence structure

• Use your own words to describe textual evidence

• Remove key details from the text

What is the purpose of a conclusion paragraph?

• Introduce the topic

• Provide background information

• Restate the claim and reasons in different words

• Present new evidence

Many times, the conclusion paragraph will mention the ___?

• future

• author

• first body paragraph

• counterclaim

What is considered evidence in an essay?

• he author's opinion

• Quoted material, statistics, or words from the text

• A restatement of the thesis

• The conclusion paragraph

Which paragraphs provide support for the claim with evidence and reasoning?

• Introduction

• Conclusion

• Body

• All of the above