Essay Structure
What is the first paragraph in an essay?
Introduction
What does each paragraph start with?
An topic sentence
What is the purpose of quotes?
Answer: To provide text evidence that supports your ideas.
What is missing in this sentence:
After finishing the essay students yelled "wow that wasn't so bad!"
What are commas?
After finishing the essay, students yelled, "wow that wasn't so bad!"
What is the last paragraph in an essay called?
Conclusion
What does each body paragraph end with?
Wrap up sentence
What needs to be at the beginning or end of each quote? (besides the quotation marks)
Answer: A citation or attribution (who said it / where it came from).
Find the mistake:
Winter is my favorite season because we can bundel up by the fire.
Spelling:
Winter is my favorite season because we can bundle up by the fire.
What are the middle paragraphs in an essay called?
Body paragraphs
What 3 elements are required to be in each body paragraph?
Answer: A topic sentence, supporting details/evidence, and a wrap up sentence.
Where is the thesis statement in the introduction paragraph?
Locate where the missing comma should be placed:
Miss. Herrera's fifth period the best eighth graders around, finished great essays.
Miss. Herrera's fifth period, the best eighth graders around, finished great essays.
How many sentences typically does an introduction paragraph have?
4 to 5
How many sentences should be in a conclusion?
Answer: Three to five sentences.
How many body paragraphs are in an essay?
Answer: Three body paragraphs in a standard five-paragraph essay.
Locate the missing comma:
Noli braves are known in the community as the greatest ballers of all time for they slam dunks on all opponents
Noli braves are known in the community as the greatest ballers of all time, for they slam dunks on all opponents
What does an introduction paragraph have that a conclusion paragraph also has?
thesis statement
What do you do in the conclusion paragraph?
Answer: Restate the thesis, summarize the main points, and give a final closing thought.
Question: What must each body paragraph connect back to?
Answer: The thesis statement.
FANBOYS stands for these coordinating conjunctions
What is; For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So