Structure
Transition Words
Topic Sentence
Supporting Details
100

For a paragraph to develop a single-idea, it must have ___.

What is unity?

100

Helps lead your reader from one idea to another.

What is the purpose of transition words?

100

A __ is to a __ what a __ is to an __.

A topic sentence is to a paragraph what a thesis statement is to an essay.

100

All of the sentences directly support the topic the paragraph has.

What is unity?

200

The three parts of a paragraph.

What is a well-focused topic sentence, specific supporting details, transitions and repetitions?

200

Words are repeated, thus contributing to coherence.

What is repetition?

200

The placement of a topic sentence.

What is the beginning of a paragraph?

200

Have I provided enough evidence to achieve my purpose, is a question one should ask is to determine if their paragraph is.

What is a developed essay?

300

The five ways to support a topic sentence.



What is definitions, examples, facts and statistics, explanations, or evidence?

300

Often, Frequently, Now and then, Gradually, Week by week.

What are the examples for time connections?

300

The three components of an effective topic sentence.

What is focused,support the thesis,and be placed appropriately?

300

General statements that do not explain the topic sentence.

What is vague?

400

Audiences gather with varying degrees of willingness to hear a speaker. Some are anxious to hear the speaker, and may even have paid a substantial admission price. The “lecture circuit,” for example, is a most lucrative aspect of public life. But whereas some audiences are willing to pay to hear a speaker, others don't seem to care one way or the other.

In this excerpt, what does the italicized part represent?







What are transitions/guideposts?

400

The quality of being logical and consistent. 

What is the definition of coherence?

400

However, visibility is not the only principle in advertising; it is simply the first. A second and perhaps more subtle principle is identity: The manufacturer attempts to lure the consumer into buying a product by linking the concept with which the consumer can identify. For instance, Boundaries perfume is advertised on television as the choice of "independent" woman.

A second and perhaps more subtle principle is identity: The manufacturer attempts to lure the consumer into buying a product by linking the concept with which the consumer can identify.

400

Concrete details that make clear the distinction between two terms or ideas.

What is specific?

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