Paragraph Review

Which is the correct order for academic paragraph writing?

• Evidence, Claim, Clarification, Topic Sentence, Concluding Sentence

• Topic Sentence, Concluding Sentence, Claim, Evidence, Clarification

• Claim, Clarification, Evidence, Topic Sentence, Concluding Sentence

• Topic sentence, Claim, Evidence, Clarification, Concluding Sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is the MINIMUM number of transitions you should include in an academic paragraph?

• 5

• 6

• 3

• 8

What are other names for Concluding Sentence?

• Clincher Sentence

• Conclusion Sentence

• Summary Sentence

• Ending Sentence

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What is the purpose of a body paragraph?

• Introduce your paper

• To provide evidence and analysis to support your thesis

• To convince your reader that your evidence is real

• None of the above

A good paragraph should have...

• one main idea

• a topic sentence

• 5-7 sentences minimum

• closing sentence

• indention and correct CUPS (capitalization, usage, punctuation, and spelling)

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The last sentence of a paragraph is called the

• hook

• introduction

• clincher

• topic sentence

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

Label the parts of the paragraph. Pay attention to the numbers in CE and CM!

b

c

d

e

f

a

concrete evidence 2

commentary 1

commentary 2

topic sentence

concluding sentence

concrete evidence 1

What does a body paragraph include?

• topic sentence, example, and analysis/explanation.

• topic sentence, thesis, and summary

• hook and thesis

• topic sentence, example, and summary

What is a Supported Paragraph?

• A group of sentences that work together to support a claim.

• A paragraph about the writer.

• A biography about a topic.

• A short story.

What is wrong with this text evidence?

• The citation is missing.

• It's the wrong color.

• It's missing quotation marks.

• It doesn't have an transitional phrase.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.7.1