Name that Paragraph
This is where direct quotes from sources should be used.
What are body paragraphs?
The goal of the very first sentence of an essay.
What is to "grab the reader's attention?" (Or, hook a reader).
Instead of randomly jumping into a quote, this should be used to introduce a quote:
What is a "lead"?
The first thing that should be done in the conclusion.
What is restate the thesis?
Instead of the assignment name, this should be centered above the introduction.
What is a creative title?
This is where the thesis should be restated.
What is the conclusion?
This is what should be directly answered or addressed in a thesis.
What is the prompt?
The TWO parts that are repeated TWICE in a body paragraph (sometimes three times):
What are Concrete Detail (quote/evidence) and commentary?
True or False: A conclusion should summarize all the main ideas that were already described throughout the essay.
What is false?
This key on the keyboard should be hit when you start a new paragraph.
What is the tab?
This is where a thesis belongs.
What is the introduction?
The minimum amount of sentences that should be in an introduction.
What is 5?
What is commentary?
A phrase used to describe how the topic of the essay relates to "real life," and answers the question "so what?"
What are Final Thoughts?
After the writing is done, an essay should never be submitted without completing this important step.
What is proofreading?
These should end with a transition sentence.
What are body paragraphs?
In a Response to Literature essay (an essay about some type of literature), these 4 things should be included in the Background Information.
What are the title, author, genre, and a brief summary?
The sentence that serves to link one paragraph with the next, by naming both topics.
What is a transition sentence?
If sources have been used in an essay, this is what should follow the conclusion.
What is the Works Cited?
What two pieces of information from a source should be in parenthesis after a direct quote?
What are the author's last name and the page number?
This should contain a "call to action" if it is a persuasive essay.
What is the conclusion?
A thesis should contain three of these.
What are sub-points?
The sentence that should clearly state one of the sub-points named in the thesis.
What is the topic sentence?
The term for what the writer wants the reader TO DO in response to what they have argued in the essay.
What is a "Call to Action?"
This type of wording should be avoided in all academic essays (other than a personal narrative or reflective essay when the prompt directs you to write about yourself).
What is the 1st and 2nd person? (I, we, you, us, me, our).