Introductions
The first paragraph in every essay
What is the Introduction
Body Paragraphs
What is points correlating back to the thesis statement
Purpose of including quotes
What is to back up our claims and provide evidence
The connector between each body paragraph
What is a transition statement?
The last page of the essay
What is work cited
How many sentences in each paragraph?
5-7 sentences
Peer review
What is an opportunity to give and gain feedback from peers
Include _____ and _____ before quoting a sentence
What is Author and Source
Examples of Transition words
What is: As a result, Consequently, Furthermore, Therefore, Thus, Just as important, In other words, For example, On the other hand, In spite of, However...
Two resources to use to model your works cited page
What is Purdue Owl or Easybib
The last sentence in the introduction
What is a thesis statement
Quote dropping
What is including a quote with no connection to the author or text it came from. (ZERO CONTEXT)
ICE
What is Introduce, Cite, EXPLAIN
Which comes first? Transition statement or topic sentence?
Transition statement
Order for your citations
alphabetical
A thesis statement
What is stating the main idea of the paper implying stance, attitude, or opinion. (what you are expecting the whole paper to be about.
The proper alignment within an essay
WHAT IS LEFFFFFFFTTTTT! EXCEPT TITLE AND WORKS CITED
According to John Smith, "You must then follow by adding a page number" (1)
or
The Renaissance began in Italy between the 15th and 16th centuries (Smith 1)
Both correct within the essay; however, this is in the middle of the essay-> so you have already introduced the topic and where it came from
Difference between transition statement and topic sentence
Topic sentence includes the subject and the central point. The topic sentence helps readers process what the central point of the body paragraph is. The transition statement signals a shift in the focus of idea.
Example of citation
Wordsworth, William. Lyrical Ballads. Oxford UP, 1967.
Types of introductions
What is Broad to Narrow, Narrow to Broad, Quotation, Anecdote, Contrasting Idea, and Historical!
What is last name and page number then header (Name, teachers name, course, date) then center title! then indent and introduction
According to John Smith, "......" (2).
Or
Smith explains in various theories in his article: "....."(2).
Transition statement example from previous essay
What is...
Tab for works cited
what is hanging indent