Intro Paragraphs
This is the first sentence of an intro paragraph and should make the reader want to read more.
What is a hook?
This is where the main point of your body paragraphs is located.
What is the topic sentence?
This is the purpose of a conclusion paragraph (bonus points if you can get both).
What is reinforce the thesis and summarize the main points?
This is a group of words that may or may not stand on their own as a sentence but at least have a subject and predicate.
What is a clause?
This comes after the hook in an intro paragraph.
What is context?
This is established in the intro paragraph and gives background on whatever you're covering.
What is context?
This backs up your topic sentences.
What is evidence/supporting detail?
True or False: The first sentence of your conclusion paragraph should restate your thesis word for word so the audience remembers it.
What is false?
This cannot stand on its own as a sentence.
What is a dependent clause?
This is the personality and tone you're trying to capture in your essay.
What is the writerly persona?
The thesis statement appears here.
What is the final sentence of the intro paragraph?
This is the number of supporting details you should generally give for each main point.
What is about two?
These 2–3 sentences in your conclusion paragraph show why your argument matters by reiterating the main points.
What are summarization sentences?
The following sentence is an example of this type of sentence structure error: Because she exercised.
What is a fragment?
This is comes before evidence and analysis in body paragraphs.
This is the usual length of context given in the intro paragraph.
What is 2–3 sentences?
This is another name for a topic sentence and states that something is true.
What is a claim?
This is one of the common mistakes we see in conclusion paragraphs.
What is:
Copying/Pasting Theses
Surprise Endings
No Closure
This is an example of a subordinating word which leads to a dependent clause (bonus points for more than one).
What is “who,” “when,” “although,” “as,” “because,” “if,” “since,” “that,” “which,” or “why"?
The following sentence is an example of this type of sentence structure error: I came I saw I conquered.
What is a run-on/fused sentence?
This is one way to establish context in the intro paragraph.
What is:
This makes up the majority of body paragraphs.
What is analysis?
This is one of the five ways to reinforce your thesis.
What is:
1.Reiterating Your Point
2.Discussing the Implications of Your Argument
3.Asking a Question
4.Referring Back to Your Opening
5.Propose Some Kind of Action
The following sentence is an example of this type of sentence structure error: My biology class has been stressful, it requires a lot of reading.
What is a comma splice?
These are all three pillars of all good writing.