Introductions
Miscellaneous
Body Paragraphs
Conclusions
Miscellaneous II
100
An attention-grabbing statement or question
What is a hook?
100
All paragraphs in an essay must be _________, created by pressing the "TAB" key on the computer.
What is indented?
100
All body paragraphs must have evidence in the form of a __________ from the text.
What is a quote?
100
The acronym for writing a conclusion.
What is SEL?
100
The AZMerit writing test will present you with 2-4 of these.
What are sources?
200
The final sentence in an introduction that outlines the essay's main points.
What is a thesis statement?
200
These are words and phrases that link paragraphs together; "next," "first of all," and "finally" are examples.
What is a transition?
200
Quoted material MUST have one of these, which goes in parentheses at the end of the sentence.
What is a citation?
200
The first part of a conclusion must do this.
What is restate thesis OR summarize main points?
200
You must cite at least this number of sources in your AZMerit writing test essay.
What is two?
300
This links the hook to the thesis statement
What is background information or a connector?
300
The standard type of formatting used in English classes when typing essays.
What is MLA?
300
Following the evidence in a body paragraph, the writer must provide this.
What is an explanation?
300
The "E" in SEL stands for this.
What is explain importance?
300
Ms. Hamilton wants you to create one of these before typing your AZMerit essay.
What is an outline?
400
The two parts of a thesis statement.
What is the claim and reasons?
400
The two types of essay prompts the AZMerit writing test may give you.
What is argumentative and informational?
400
The first sentence in a body paragraph needs to make a clear _____________.
What is a point?
400
To leave the reader thinking, the writer might make a statement OR do this.
What is ask a question?
400
After writing, it's important to do this, where you read over your work for any errors.
What is proofread or revise?
500
When writing an essay about a story or novel, name at least one of the two elements that MUST be present in the introduction's background information.
What is the title and author of the story?
500
The formula for an argumentative essay.
What is IRRROC?
500
In argument writing, an extra body paragraph must address this.
What is a counterargument?
500
After an essay conclusion, this page might appear, which shows which sources the writer quoted in the essay.
What is Works Cited?
500
A phrase that might begin your counterargument paragraph.
What is "Some people might think..."
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