Essay Parts
These are the three main parts of an essay.
What are introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion?
You begin with this in opinion writing.
What is opinion statement (or claim)
What is first of all, to begin with, initially (answers will vary)?
This type of noun should always be capitalized.
What are proper nouns?
The purpose of this is to introduce the topic and your opinion statement to the reader.
What is the introduction?
It is extremely important to be ___________________ in your writing. No extra or distracting details.
What is to concise?
This is where you check your grammar, spelling and punctuation of your writing.
What is editing?
List three transitions that help you explain your reason.
What is furthermore, additionally, specifically, therefore, etc?
Identify the errors in this sentence: I wanted to go the zoo the place where you can see animals but my mom said no.
What are commas around the (nonrestrictive) clause?
The purpose of this part of an essay is to restate your opinion statement and summarize main points.
What is the conclusion?
This is a quote from the text that supports the topic sentence for your body paragraph.
What is evidence?
What is prewriting?
List three transitions for the concluding paragraph.
What is in conclusion, lastly, to conclude, etc?
Find the error in this sentence: Writing opinion essays is easy but it isn't something I love to do.
What is a comma before the but (compound sentence)?
Examples
What is an organization?
Before you start writing the introduction, you should first develop this important part of your opinion essay.
What is the opinion statement?
List three transitions that mean the same as "but."
What is however, on the other hand, although, etc?
Make this sentence more concise: Your essay is due at twelve midnight on your personal opinion.
What is: Your essay is due at midnight on your opinion?
This is another word for opinion statement.
What is argument (or claim).
You want to avoid repetitive or _____________ statements in your writing.
This is the part of the process where you check your organization, erase repetitive statements, and include transitions.
What is revise (or revision)?
List three transitions that mean the same as "and."
What is additionally, similarly, also, etc?
Identify the word that is spelled incorrectly. historically definitley similarly
What is "definitley?" (should be spelled "definitely")