Paragraphs

The conclusion paragraph is

• the last impression you leave on your reader

• the first impression you make on your reader

• an opportunity for you to support your ideas with more evidence

• not required

Which of the following is a list of appropriate transition words to use to begin your conclusion paragraph?

• In summary

  All in all

  To sum up

  In conclusion

  Finally

  To summarize

• To begin

  To start with

  First of all

  One reason is

• In addition

  Also

  Another reason

  To continue

• This means

  Clearly,

  Similarly,

  This shows

How many body paragraphs should your essay have?

• one

• two

• two or three

• three

• four

Which is the correct order for a body paragraph?

• example/evidence, topic sentence, explanation, transition

• explanation, example/evidence, thesis, transition

• topic sentence, example/evidence, explanation, transition

• topic sentence, example/evidence, explanation, counterargument

Your body paragraph must include examples/evidence because

• you have to entertain your readers

• you have to prove that your thesis is true

• you have to add more sentences to make a complete paragraph

Your explanation needs to explain the connection between your

• topic sentence and your thesis

• thesis and your evidence

• topic sentence and your evidence

• topic sentence and your transtion

The last part of your body paragraph is called the

• thesis

• transition

• topic sentence

• example

What is a topic sentence?

• A sentence that help to explain the central idea.

• The last sentence in a paragraph. It restates the main idea, and gives a finished feeling to the paragraph.

• A sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph in which it occurs.

• Both 1 and 3

Why should we use the RACE paragraph format?

• To sound smarter.

• To answer every part of the question.

• To make sure you back up your answer with evidence.

• All of the above

What do you do first when writing a RACE paragraph?

• R

• A

• RA

• C

• E