Introduction Paragraphs
Every Introduction Paragraph should include what?
Hook
Thesis Statement
Subtopics
What are the components to a body paragraph?
Topic Sentence
Argument
Evidence
Fill in the blank: Your conclusion paragraph should ______________ your essay.
Summarize
Fill in the blank: Sentence structure is the way a sentence is ________________ grammatically.
What are the 4 different types of sentences?
1. Simple
2. Complex
3. Compound
4. Compound-Complex
Your thesis statement should __________________.
Answer your question
Your subtopics
Fill in the blank: Your first sentence of the Conclusion should _____________ your thesis and connect it to the body of the essay that ______________ how each subtopic ______________ your thesis
Restate
Explains
Supports
Independent Clause: An Independent Clause can stand alone as a sentence. It contains a subject and a very and is a complete idea.
Dependent Clause: A Dependent Clause is not a complete sentence and must be connected to an Independent Clause to be a complete idea.
Define: Compound Sentences
A sentence that contains at least 2 independent clauses combined by a comma and coordinating conjunction or a semi-colon
Fill in the blanks: The introduction paragraph is the _________________ paragraph because it provides the ______________ of your essay.
Most Important
Direction
Your evidence may include:
Facts
Quotes
Statistics
Examples
The final sentence of the conclusion should do what?
Restate your main idea in a clear and compelling manner
Fill in the blanks: A verb is also known as a ________________.
A Dependent Clause is also known as a _______________________________.
Predicate
Subordinate Clause
Define: Complex Sentences
A sentence that contains at least one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. If the sentence begins with a dependent clause, a comma MUST come after the clause. If it begins with an independent clause, a comma is NOT needed between the two clauses.
Subtopics are ______________________________
The arguments given to support your thesis in order of importance
Label the topic sentence in the body paragraph
Thirteen seems to be the universal age where one begins to think and make decisions for themselves because they are just becoming aware of the world.
Label the restated thesis in the conclusion
It is for this reason alone that I would travel back in time eleven years to the tender age of thirteen.
What is a prepositional phrase?
A phrase that begins with a preposition and modifies a word in the sentence
A sentence that contains at least 2 independent clause and 1 dependent clause
Fill in the blank: Your hook describes the _______________ of the essay in _____________ sentences
Main Idea
One
Label the argument in the body paragraph.
At thirteen, you finally begin to see the world around you for what it is because you are not as sheltered by your parents.
Label the restated main idea
Hector Louis Berlioz once said that "Time is a great teacher." If this is true, time has truly taught me a lot.
Fill in the blanks for the following English Sentence Structure Rules
1. A new sentence begins with a _______________
2. A sentence ends with a ____________________
3. A sentence contains a ________________ that is only given ___________
4. A sentence contains a ____________ or a ___________________
5. A sentence follows ______________+ ____________+ _______________ word order
6. A sentence must have a ___________________ that stands alone
1. Capital Letter
2. Punctuation
3. Subject; Once
4. Verb; Verb Phrase
5. Subject; Verb; Object
6. Complete Idea
Define: Verb phrase
The part of a sentence containing the verb and and direct or indirect object in the sentence but not the subject