Essay Writing Review

How do you start your explanation of evidence? You write...

• I know this because...

• A different way of seeing things is...

• This evidence shows that...

• In the text it says...

What is the grabber/hook of an essay? (Define)

• examples, facts, statistics, sensory details, incidents, and anecdotes that support the topic sentence of a body paragraph.
  

• the first sentence of an essay; should grab the reader’s attention; can be a question, exclamation, powerful statement, or a well-known quote or saying.

• a brief phrase that supports your thesis; used in the planning stages; eventually becomes topic sentences for body paragraphs.
  

• a transition word, phrase, or sentence connecting paragraphs; designed to help essay flow smoothly.

What is the last paragraph of a formal essay called?

• Resolution

• Conclusion

• Ending

• Finale

Which of these is NOT a part of an argumentative essay?

• Introduction

• Conclusion

• Body Paragraphs

• Setting

In which part of the argumentative essay will you include your evidence?

• Introduction

• Body Paragraph

• Hook

• Conclusion

What two paragraphs in your essay should look similar?

• Body and Conclusion

• Body and Introduction

• Introduction and Conclusion

• Body Paragraph 1 and Body Paragraph 2

Which of these transitions would you use in your body paragraph?

• In conclusion,

• Next,

• In my opinion,

Which of these is NOT part of an argumentative essay introduction?

• Hook

• Summarize the Issue

• Claim

• Evidence

In which part of the argumentative essay do you include the quotes from the text?

• Introduction

• Hook

• Body Paragraph

• Conclusion

To support a claim, you should have one or more of these, which tell why.

• reason

• counterclaim

• statistic

• counterargument