OST Practice

____________: introduces the subject of the paragraph AND uses language from thesis.

• Transition

• Topic Sentence

• Analysis

• Signal Phrase

What is the purpose of argumentative writing?

• To make a logical guess based on the text and reader's background information

• To give the reader information or explain a topic

• To state the purpose of a paper or essay

• To convince the reader to agree with the author's claim

If it is an argumentative essay, you must include a _________ paragraph.

• Expository

• Refusal

• 5th Body Paragraph

• Counterclaim

analyzes the relationship between ideas in a text, both similarities and differences.

• Propel the Action

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

• Problem and Solution

What does "explain" entail?

• To show, point out

• A passage taken from a book, article, etc.

• To make an educated guess

• Give a detailed account including reasons to support

Where does your thesis belong in your essay?

• Alone at the top

• The start of the introduction

• The last sentence of the introduction

• The topic sentence of your first body paragraph

Pull _______________ from the article(s) that support your thesis. Make sure you save the strongest one for last!

• Summary

• Key Facts

• Evidence/Quotes

• Inferences

What is the goal of informative/explanatory writing?

• To convince the reader to agree with the author's claim

• To give the reader information or explain a topic

• To make a logical guess based on the text and reader's background information

• To state the purpose of a paper or essay

What does it mean to "evaluate" something?

• To make an educated guess

• To list the steps of an author's argument

• Examine and judge carefully, to give your opinion

• To show, point out

What does the thesis statement tell the reader

• what the central idea of the text is

• what will be discussed in the body paragraphs

• how much information has been researched

• the summary of the writing