Essay Structure

What is the structure of an essay?

• Introduction, Body, Conclusion

• Claim, Evidence, Reasoning

• Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain

• Development of Ideas

How many paragraphs are in a standard essay?

• 5

• 3

• 4

• 1

What are the parts you need to include in an introduction paragraph?

• Hook

• Background Information about the topic

• Thesis statement

• Evidence

• Reasoning

What is the purpose of a hook?

• Grab the reader's attention

• Introduce your topic

• Answer the question

• Confuse you as a writer

In an ECR (essay) you need to start your ​ (a)   by adding in a ​ (b)   then a ​ (c)   then you will end your ​with your ​ (d)   .

• hook

• TAGS statement

• thesis statement

• introduction paragraph

The order of paragraphs in an essay is (a)  

• introduction, body paragraph(s), co

• body paragraph(s), introduction, co

• thesis, introduction, body paragrap

• introduction, conclusion, body para

An essay...

• always has the same length

• never has more than four paragraphs

• consists of one or multiple paragraphs

• always has five paragraphs

There should be ​ ​ (a)   paragraphs in your STAAR essay.

• 4

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 5

• 100

A standard essay typically contains (a)   paragraphs.

• 5

• 3

• 4

• 1

In an ECR (essay), you need to start your ​ (a)   by adding in a ​ (b)   then (c)   then you will end your ​with your ​ (d)   .

• hook

• context

• thesis statement

• introduction paragraph