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WorksheetsAnatomy of an essay
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is this in an essay?
"In my opinion, reducing plastic wastes is very easy."
Topic sentence
Background information
Thesis statement
Hook
Why do we have a "hook" in an essay?
To catch some opinion fish
To summarize
To present an opinion
To grab the attention of the reader
The paragraphs between the introduction paragraph and the conclusion are called (a) paragraphs.
What is the minimum number of body paragraphs in an essay?
3
2
1
12
Check the things a conclusion paragraph has
A hook
Re-written thesis statement
Background information
Summary
Opinion fish
What is this in an essay?
"One great way of reducing plastic waste is to use a reusable water bottle instead of disposable ones."
Summary
Topic sentence
Thesis statement
Hook
What is this in an essay?
"Did you know that 87% of water pollution is caused by plastic wastes."
Topic sentence
Background information
Counter argument
Hook to grab the attention
Check the ones we can use to begin a conclusion paragraph
In conclusion...
To summarize...
Did you know...
All in all...
Firstly...
Which one could be a counter-argument for this:
"We must choose reusable products over single-use plastics."
It's easy to find reusable options.
One study proved that the use of reusable products is increasing.
Some may argue that reusable items are very expensive.
In addition, reusable items cost less in the long run.
Which one is the re-written version of this thesis statement:
"I strongly believe that it is very easy and simple to reduce plastic wastes."
Firstly, it is more economic to buy reusable items.
According to a study, plastic wastes cover 90% of pollution.
I believe that reusable items can reduce plastic wastes.
In my opinion, there are a lot of simple and easy ways to reduce our disposable plastic use.
