Parts of the Essay
In this part of the persuasive essay, the writer introduces the audience to the topic and his or her thesis statement.
What is the Introduction?
What are the three parts the thesis statement needs?
What are the topic, the argument, and three reasons?
(Whose/Who's) going to the championship game tomorrow?
What is who's?
The variable in a scientific experiment that is changed by the researcher is called...
What is the independent variable?
"I went to the store." Went is what part of speech?
What is a verb?
This is a sentence explaining the writer's opinion about the paper's topic. The entire paper is written to support this statement.
What is a Thesis Statement?
This is a writing device used to engage or snag the reader's attention.
What is the Hook?
I want (to,too,two) give a present to Mary for helping me clean my house.
What is to?
Volume is the measure of what?
What is how much a container can hold?
"Before the game, I got some food." Before is what part of speech?
What is a preposition?
This is a presentation of the facts of the topic. This portion of the essay has all the evidence and details.
What are the body paragraphs?
A belief or view of something that may or may not be based solidly on facts.
What is an Opinion?
(It's/Its) about time we won a game!
What is it's?
How many days has Ms. Berube been absent this year (not including field trips)?
What is two days?
"Wow, I never knew that." Wow is what part of speech?
What is an interjection?
This portion of the persuasive essay contains the restatement of the thesis and a call to action.
What is the conclusion?
Knowledge or information based on real occurrences and that can be confirmed as having happened.
What is a Fact?
You need to put the book in (it's/its) proper place.
What is its?
What is the northeast?
"Jane borrowed the book from her." Her is what part of speech?
What is a pronoun?
What order do these parts go in?
-Body, Intro (Hook), Conclusion, Thesis
What is the Intro, Thesis, Body, Conclusion?
What is the purpose of writing something persuasive?
What is to get someone to do something?
I (loss/lost) my earrings in the ocean last summer.
What is lost?
Make a thesis statement on a topic of your choice. It needs to have all three parts required for a thesis.
FINAL JEOPARDY
"She was really sad." Was is what part of speech?
What is a verb/linking verb?