Parts of an Essay 1
What is the first paragraph in an essay?
Introduction
What does an introduction start with?
A Hook
What is the purpose of quotes?
To provide textual evidence to support your thesis statement or can be used in the hook of the introduction.
Tells a story
Narrative
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg
What is the last paragraph in an essay called?
Conclusion
What does a body paragraph often start with?
A transition word
What needs to be at the end of each quote? (besides the quotation marks)
citation
Explains Something
Informational
What goes up but never comes down?
Your age
What are the middle paragraphs in an essay called?
Body paragraphs
How many paragraphs are in a typical informational essay?
Five
Where is the thesis statement in the introduction paragraph?
Convince someone to take a side
Persuasive, Argumentative
What has hands, but can’t clap?
A clock
What is usually at the end of an introduction paragraph?
The Thesis Statement
This is where topics from the introduction are explored
Body Paragraphs
Where is the thesis statement restated in different words?
conclusion
The Plot Diagram can be used for this type of writing
Narrative
What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?
Silence
What does an introduction paragraph have that a conclusion paragraph also has?
The Thesis statement
This is a text feature that gives titles to different paragraphs of an essay
subheadings
What belongs in the introduction paragraph?
Hook, Thesis Statement listing 3 topics
This is the type of writing we did for our brochures during class
Informational or Expository
What can fill a room but takes up no space?
Light