Topic
Thesis
Transitions
Statements
One Time Whens
100
This is what your essay is about.
What is a topic?
100
A thesis gives your position about this.
What is the topic?
100
A transition is a signal to this person.
Who is the reader?
100
A body paragraph is previewed in this sentence.
What does the statement do?
100
The one-time-when supports this part of the body paragraph.
What is the statement?
200
This part lets the reader know what your topic is.
What is the introduction?
200
Your thesis takes one of these on your topic.
What is a position?
200
The first body paragraph begins with this phrase.
What is "To begin with"?
200
The first sentence of a body paragraph
Where does a statement appear?
200
This is what the best kind of one-time-when is based upon.
What is a personal experience?
300
A four-paragraph essay isn't really very long, so pick a small one.
What is right-sized topic?
300
This is clear and obvious to the reader.
What is your position?
300
The second body paragraph begins with this word.
What is "Furthermore"?
300
The statement should have just one of these.
What is a reason?
300
This is the tense that a one-time-when is written in.
What is the past tense?
400
Your position on the topic is stated in this sentence.
What is the thesis?
400
Your thesis should never include these.
What are your reasons?
400
The concluding paragraph begins with this word.
What is "Ultimately"?
400
When a body paragraph doesn't agree with its statement.
When do we rewrite the statement?
400
Specific
What is kind of support should a one-time when have?
500
A topic that the writer can relate to.
What is a good topic for your essay?
500
Your thesis is stated this many times in a four-paragraph essay.
What is 4?
500
Transitions make this obvious to the reader.
What is a new paragraph?
500
This follows the statement in a body paragraph.
What is a one-time-when?
500
This comes right after the one-time-when.
What is the thesis tie-in?
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