Oh My Essay!!

Stages in the writing process.

• Read and analyse the question

• Prepare an outline

• Develop a thesis statement based on your outline

• Write the draft

• Edit the draft

In extended writing, the average number of paragraphs is

• six

• four

• five

• three

If you are taking sides and are pro or con in order to influence somebody's opinion or action, you are writing an _________ essay.

• expository

• problem-solution

• argumentative

• descriptive

What should be written in Paragraph 1 of a Problem-Solution essay?

• Stand

• Thesis Statement

• Introduction

• Topic Sentence

The order of paragraphs in an essay is...

• introduction, conclusion, body paragraph(s)

• introduction, body paragraph(s), conclusion

• body paragraph(s), introduction, conclusion

• thesis, introduction, body paragraph(s), conclusion

Which of the following is NOT true about the introduction paragraph?

• It contains the thesis statement.

• It summarizes all the points you made in the essay.

• It is the first paragraph of your essay.

• It begins with a hook to grab the reader's attention.

What is considered to be background information?

• What topic you are talking about

• Why you are talking about this topic

• What two sides people are arguing about

• Who this topic might affect

How can you start your introduction paragraph?

• Write a question

• Construct a general statement

• Start with an idiom

• State an example of words of wisdom

An interesting thought, fact, or question at the beginning to catch your reader's interest is called

• thesis statement

• topic sentence

• claim

• hook

You must state your stand in the introduction paragraph

• Yes

• No

• Depend on the type of essay