Purpose, Focus, and Organizaton
Evidence and Elaboration
Conventions of Standard English
Essay Writing
Don't forget!
100

All body paragraphs start with _____

What is...transition words/phrases

100

Proof and examples from the sources are known as

What is... evidence

100

The correct way to write the sentence below is


a.) In "lost cities, lost treasure," the idea of mistakes being costly was discussed.

b.) In "Lost Cities, Lost Treasure," the idea of mistakes being costly was discussed.

c.) In "Lost cities, Lost treasure," the idea of mistakes being costly was discussed.

What is ... b


 In "Lost Cities, Lost Treasure," the idea of mistakes being costly was discussed.

100

This tells you the essay topic and gives directions on what to write about

What is... the writing prompt

100

An essay where you take a position and share your opinion on an issue

What is...argumentative essay

200

The argument that represents the other side or position 

What is...counterclaim/counterargument

200

After evidence you must have another piece that explains the evidence in details. This is known as

What is...elaboration

200

3 types of punctuation are

What is ... period, comma, exclamation mark, question mark, colon, semi-colon, apostrophe (You must have 3)

200

When writing an argumentative essay, this is your argument/opinion

What is...your claim

200

An essay where you inform your readers or explain a topic to your readers

What is...informative essay

300
The purpose of using transition words

What is...transition words help us make our paragraphs flow, connect our ideas, introduce a new paragraph

300

Evidence should be used from how many sources

What is...multiple sources, more than 1

300

One way you can let readers know that you are starting a new paragraph

What is ... indent, transition word, line break (I'll give you any 1 of these)

300

Choosing a side of the argument is called 

What is...taking a position

300

The absolute FIRST thing you should do when you start your test

What is...READ THE PROMPT

400

When typing a new paragraph you should ____  to show that it is a new paragraph

What is...indent

400

This is where you pull your evidence from. You must use MULTIPLE

What is...the sources

400

The correct way to write the sentence below is

a.) Then, Percy Spencer accidentally discovered the magnetron's property for heating food.

b.) Then, percy spencer accidentally discovered the magnetron's property for heating food.

c.) Then, Percy Spencer accidentally discovered the magnetrons property for heating food.

What is ... a 


Then, Percy Spencer accidentally discovered the magnetron's property for heating food.

400

A sentence that lays out the topic of the essay and answers the prompt question

What is...thesis statement

400

If you have extra time you should do this

What is...PROOFREAD YOUR WORK. 


Remember, the squiggly lines don't pop uπ on the FSA when you make a mistake!

500

Introductory paragraphs must have

What is HIT (hook, information, thesis)

500

The acronym TREES stands for 

What is: transition word, reason, evidence, elaboration, sum it up

500

The correct way to write the sentence below is ..

a.) He found out that a British archaeologist named Frank Calvert owned a part of a site in turkey.

b.) He found out that a British archaeologist named Frank Calvert owned a part of a site in Turkey.

c.) He found out that a british archaeologist named Frank Calvert owned a part of a site in Turkey.

What is ... b


You must capitalize proper nouns!!!

500

Your reason 2 serves as this. This is what we call the paragraph after the counterclaim when you go back to defending your claim and getting "the last word"

What is...rebuttal

500

The acronym HIT stands for

What is... hook, information, thesis