Structure 1
What is the first thing you need to do when writing your Introduction?
1) Step 1: Write a.....
What is... a summary of the novel/story.
Alternative answer: Provide background information.
What is...the name of the novel.
What is it called when we cite/quote the text?
When writing an essay, you should always relate every paragraph back to the essay...
What is... essay prompt or question.
What is...theme.
What is the last sentence of your introduction called? It is the argument/claim of your essay.
What is...a thesis statement.
How can we use the Chromebook to make sure that our spelling is good?
What is...spellcheck.
What do we need to include when we cite from the text so that the reader can understand where we pulled the citation from?
What is...the chapter number.
How long should our essay be?
What is...four paragraphs.
What is the last paragraph in an essay called?
What is..the conclusion.
What is... a topic sentence.
A topic sentence is taken from one of the SUBTOPICS in your introduction.
What do you need to do at the beginning of each new paragraph?
What is called...indent.
What do all citations need to be in?
What is...quotation marks.
How do we find the theme in a story?
What is...character reactions to the conflict/problem. (choices/consequences.)
When you quote/cite from the text.
What is...textual evidence.
What does every sentence need to end with?
What is...a period.
What do we need to do after we use textual evidence so that our reader knows what is going on?
What is..explain the quote.
How do we connect paragraphs together?
What is...transitional words/phrases.
A subtopic is..
What is...the main idea of our body paragraphs.
How do you end a body paragraph? With a...
What is a...concluding sentence.
This is where you restate what you have told your reader in different words/the main ideas.
How many sentences does a paragraph in an essay have to be?
What is..5-6 sentences.
Which paragraphs should ALWAYS have textual evidence as support?
What is...body paragraphs.
What is...
1) Topic sentence
2) Textual evidence
3) Explanation of quotation
4) Concluding sentence
What is...a thesis statement.