A personal anecdote, a statistic, a quotation from another text (song, poem, witticism, wise saying, etc.), or a counterargument.
What is a lead in a synthesis essay?
100
This is what the paragraph should begin with.
What is a transition?
100
This part of the essay helps the reader easily see how the writer is moving from one idea to another.
What is a transition?
100
This is where the conclusion belongs in an essay.
What is the final paragraph?
100
This is when you flip a sentence around in order to create a different sounding sentence.
What is sentence combining? (Will accept "sentence variety")
200
This is a statement that lets the reader know what the rest of the essay will focus on.
What is a claim?
200
This is what an author should do before offering evidence?
What is introduce the evidence?
200
This is the ONLY way that an author should site evidence.
What is in parenthesis as "Source" A, B, C, etc.
200
The author will need a different one of these to signal that this is the end of the essay.
What is (a concluding) transition?
200
What is one easy way to add sentence variety to your writing?
What is begin with a prepositional phrase? (will accept "begin with the predicate instead of the subject")
300
This is the part of the essay where you need to share with the reader how complex the issues are that are being considered.
What is the S.ummary O.f T.he A.rgument?
300
A writer MUST do this when analyzing evidence.
What is breaking down the meaning by explaining the words inside the quotation?
300
After an author cites his/her source, this is the correct punctuation and the placement of the punctuation.
What is placing a period after the parenthesis?
". . .blah, blah, blah " (Source A).
300
A writer should restate this in the conclusion of his/her essay.
What is his/her claim?
300
This is where you can find sophisticated vocabulary that you can use on your DWA.
What is on the academic vocabulary list #3 and/or on the west board?
400
In past essays that you've written, this part of the introduction had been referred to as the thesis statement.
What is the claim?
400
A body paragraph should end with this.
What is a tie back to the claim?
400
This is where the counterargument could go in this paragraph.
What is wherever the counterargument weaves in smoothly will work?
400
This is what you should NOT include in a conclusion.
What is new evidence?
400
This is the rule about using a title on DWA testing day.
What is "When in doubt, leave it out!"
500
If the writer cannot think of a lead, these are 2 things that he/she could do.
What is 1) the writer can begin with your counterargument,
and/or
2) the writer can begin with the S.O.T.A.
500
This part of an essay can appear anywhere in the 1st body paragraph.
What is the counterargument?
500
This is the part of the paragraph where the author announces what the rest of the paragraph will be about.
What is the reason or the topic sentence?
500
These are 3 of the ways that the writer can tell the reader why the issue written about in the essay is important.
What is explain the importance 1) historically, or 2) socially, or 3) culturally to our nation or to the world?
500
These are 3 ways to insure that you will do well on DWA test day.
What is 1) get plenty of sleep and eat nutritious foods over the weekend, 2) review all of your DWA notes, and 3) use the Calvin and Hobbes Outline during testing as a gentle reminder of the steps to take in order to write a successful synthesis essay!