WorksheetsParts of an Essay and Locations
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is an attention grabber (hook)?
An explanation in your own words. It explains HOW the evidence supports your claim.
An opening statement that draws the reader in by using a quote, statistic, fact, anecdote, etc.
Introduces the topic and provides some general information about it.
The last paragraph of an essay that reminds the reader of the thesis statement and summarizes the 3 main ideas.
What is an introduction?
Introduces your concessions and refutations.
An explanation in your own words.
Introduces the reader by presenting the topic that will be discussed in the text.
It restates the main idea.
What is a concession?
Where you acknowledge or recognize the opposing argument.
Where you argue against the opposing argument or viewpoint.
An explanation in your own words.
The facts that will support and help prove your claim
What is a refutation?
An explanation in your own words stating how your evidence supports your positions.
Where you argue against the opposing argument or viewpoint.
Where you acknowledge or recognize the opposing argument.
The facts that will support and help prove your claim
What is evidence?
This is the topic of your body paragraph.
An explanation in your own words stating how your evidence supports your positions.
Main section of an essay where the key ideas and supporting ideas are discussed.
The facts that will support and help prove your claim
What is commentary?
An explanation in your own words stating how your evidence supports your positions.
The facts that will support and help prove your claim
Main section of an essay where the key ideas and supporting ideas are discussed.
This is the topic of your body paragraph.
What are body paragraphs?
This is the topic of your body paragraph. It is used as a primary point to support or prove an argument. It is supported by your evidence and commentary.
The facts that will support and help prove your claim
Main section of an essay where the key ideas and supporting ideas are discussed.
Where you acknowledge or recognize the opposing argument.
What is a concluding sentence?
First part of an introduction that introduces the topic and provides some general information about it.
Reminds the reader of the thesis statement and summarizes the claims (main ideas).
Comes at the end of a body paragraph to restate the main idea.
The facts that will support and help prove your claim.
What is a position (claim/main idea)?
Comes at the end of a body paragraph to restate the main idea.
The last paragraph of an essay that reminds the reader of the thesis statement and summarizes the 3 main ideas.
This is the topic of your body paragraph. It is used as a primary point to support or prove an argument. It is supported by your evidence and commentary.
Main section of an essay where the key ideas and supporting ideas are discussed.
What are transitions?
Comes at the end of a body paragraph to restate the main idea.
Words or phrases that link together important ideas within or between paragraphs.
Main section of an essay where the key ideas and supporting ideas are discussed.
The last paragraph of an essay that reminds the reader of the thesis statement and summarizes the 3 main ideas.
What is a topic sentence?
Comes at the end of a body paragraph to restate the main idea.
This is the topic of your body paragraph. It is used as a primary point to support or prove an argument. It is supported by your evidence and commentary.
First sentence of a paragraph that expresses the main idea/focus of that paragraph.
Words or phrases that link together important ideas within or between paragraphs.
What is background information?
Comes at the end of a body paragraph to restate the main idea.
First sentence of a paragraph that expresses the main idea/focus of that paragraph.
First part of an introduction that introduces the topic and provides some general information about it.
The facts that will support and help prove your claim.
What is a thesis statement?
One sentence that expresses the topic and 3 positions (claims/main ideas) of your whole essay.
One sentence that expresses the topic of your whole essay.
2 sentences that express the topic and 3 positions (claims/main ideas) of your whole essay.
What is the correct order of paragraphs in an essay?
Intro, body 1, body 2, body 3, conclusion (if it is argumentative then the concessions and refutations goes after the introduction)
Intro, body 1, body 2, conclusion (if it is argumentative then the concessions and refutations goes after body 3)
Intro, body 1, body 2, body 3, conclusion (if it is argumentative then the concessions and refutations goes after body 3)
Intro, body 1, body 2, conclusion (if it is argumentative then the concessions and refutations goes after the concession)
How many positions (claims/main ideas) should be in your essay?
3
6
9
12
Where can you find a thesis statement?
First sentence in the introduction and restated in your conclusion.
After your hook, in your introduction.
Last sentence in the introduction and restated in the conclusion.
In your body paragraphs
Where is the conclusion paragraph located?
At the start of your essay.
In the middle of your essay.
Last paragraph of your essay.
The first paragraph of your essay.
Where is the introduction paragraph located?
The first paragraph of an essay.
In the middle of your essay.
The last paragraph of your essay.
In-between your body paragraphs.
Where can you find transitions?
2nd, 3rd, and 4th paragraphs in your essay.
At the start of a new paragraph and in the middle of a paragraph when changing ideas/evidence/commentary etc.
Restated throughout the entire essay. (intro, thesis, 1 per body paragraph, conclusion)
In an argumentative essay ONLY and written after your 3 body paragraphs.
Where do you find the attention grabber (hook)?
In an argumentative essay ONLY and written after your 3 body paragraphs.
In your body paragraphs.
First sentence of your conclusion.
First sentence in the introduction.
Where do you find a topic sentence?
First sentence in the introduction.
First sentence of your conclusion.
First sentence of the body paragraphs.
In an argumentative essay ONLY and written after your 3 body paragraphs.
Where is background information located?
After your hook, in your introduction.
First sentence of your conclusion.
In an argumentative essay ONLY and written after your 3 body paragraphs.
First sentence of the body paragraphs.
Where can you find your claims (main ideas)?
Restated throughout the entire essay. (intro, thesis, 1 per body paragraph, conclusion)
Restated throughout the entire essay. (intro, 1 per body paragraph, conclusion)
Restated throughout the entire essay. (thesis, 1 per body paragraph)
Restated throughout the entire essay. (intro, thesis, conclusion)
Where are body paragraphs located?
1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th paragraphs in your essay.
2nd and 3rd paragraphs in your essay.
2nd, 3rd, and 4th paragraphs in your essay.
3rd and 4th paragraphs in your essay.
Where is evidence found?
In your introduction.
In your conclusion.
In your thesis.
In your body paragraphs and concessions/refutations paragraph.
In your concessions/refutations paragraph.
Where is commentary found?
In your introduction.
In your body paragraphs and concessions/refutations paragraph.
In your thesis statement.
In your conclusion.
In your concessions/refutations paragraph.
Where are concessions and refutations found?
In an argumentative essay ONLY and written after your 1st body paragraph.
In an expository essay ONLY and written after your 3 body paragraphs.
In an argumentative essay ONLY and written after your 3 body paragraphs.
In an expository essay ONLY and written after your 1st body paragraph.
Where is a concluding sentence found?
At the end of your body paragraphs.
At the end of your conclusion.
At the end of your introduction.
At the end of every paragraph EXCEPT the introduction.
How many pieces of evidence do you need in each body paragraph?
1
2
3
4
How many pieces of commentary do you need in each body paragraph?
4
3
2
1
What is an argumentative essay?
Genre of essay that communicates factual information. It relies on different structures to communicate their positions, like compare and contrast, process essays, and analyzing cause and effect.
Genre of writing that requires the student to investigate a topic; collect, generate, and evaluate evidence; and establish a position on the topic in a concise manner.
How many paragraphs are in an expository essay?
4
5
6
7
How many paragraphs are in an argumentative essay?
6
5
4
3
What is a expository essay?
Genre of essay that communicates factual information. It relies on different structures to communicate their positions, like compare and contrast, process essays, and analyzing cause and effect.
Genre of writing that requires the student to investigate a topic; collect, generate, and evaluate evidence; and establish a position on the topic in a concise manner.
What are the 3 things you need for a proper APA citation?
Who, what, where.
Who, what, how.
Who, where, how.
How, what, time.
Which is the proper intext citation?
Author Steven Carr explains the need for development tools to enhance a person's memory over time “As we grow older it is harder to retain information" (Carr, p. 52)
Author Steven Carr explains the need for development tools to enhance a person's memory over time “As we grow older it is harder to retain information" (Carr).
Author Steven Carr explains the need for development tools to enhance a person's memory over time “As we grow older it is harder to retain information" (Carr, p. 52).
Original Source - Healthy Living by Jeanne Segal - 2019
People who exercise regularly tend to do so because it gives them an enormous sense of well-being. They feel more energetic throughout the day, sleep better at night, have sharper memories, and feel more relaxed and positive about themselves and their lives.
Paraphrased in-text citation:
In Healthy Living by Jeanne Segal, written in 2019, it is suggested that exercising allows us to have a better nights rest, less stress, and we feel better about ourselves overall.
Proper
Improper
Which is the proper in-text citation?
Molly Martinez states "drawing pictures and indulging in creative works can help people study as it allows for different styles of learning to be applied.” (p. 45).
Molly Martinez states "drawing pictures and indulging in creative works can help people study as it allows for different styles of learning to be applied” (p. 45).
Molly Martinez states "drawing pictures and indulging in creative works can help people study as it allows for different styles of learning to be applied” (p. 45)
Which is the proper in-text citation?
"To stop plagiarism, teachers must teach students how to properly cite their sources. It is a valuable concept to learn and will be useful all the way to college! (Smith, 2019, para. 4).
"To stop plagiarism, teachers must teach students how to properly cite their sources. It is a valuable concept to learn and will be useful all the way to college!" (Smith, 2019, para. 4).
To stop plagiarism, teachers must teach students how to properly cite their sources. It is a valuable concept to learn and will be useful all the way to college! (Smith, 2019, para. 4).
Is the following paraphrased in-text citation correct or incorrect?
Original: Karen Smith - Getting Healthy.
When individuals become stagnant in their daily lives, lacking exercise and aerobic activities. We in turn become lethargic over time.
Paraphrased: According to Karen Smith in her article from 2015 titled Getting Healthy, paragraph seven suggests that sitting around all day can make us lazier over time.
Proper
Improper
