Intro
Closing
ICe
Explanations & Elaborations
Transitions and Language
100

These two things are never used in the introduction.

What are questions and evidence?

100

This is restated first and contains reasons and the claim.

What is the thesis?
100

ICE is an acronym for 

________

________

________

What is introduction

cite evidence

explanation and elaboration?

100

Explanations and elaborations are meant to explain why the evidence proves the 

_________.

What is the claim?

100

Four transitions to use to show there is additional information.

What are: Additionally, also, in addition to, another, furthermore, moreover?

200

This goes first in the introduction.

What is a hook?

200

The killer filler contains this.

What is the best evidence from the texts?
200

Topic sentences should be written as g_________________s.

What are generalizations?

200

Elaborations include quotes, definitions, acronyms but most helpful are 

_____________s.

What are examples?

200

Three transitions to end the final paragraph.

What are In conclusion, Finally, To conclude, All in all, or Therefore

300

The hook must contain

 ___________

not nouns  AND includes

_______________ 

language.

What are pronouns and provocative or grab their attention

300

Connecting the sinker to this helps tie the essay together.

What is the hook?

300

In any evidence paragraph there are ____ implicit (paraphrased) citations to ____ explicit (quoted) citation.

What is 2 to 1?

300

One way to explain is to share how significant or _____________ the information is.

What is important?


The importance of (evidence) proves (claim).

300

This type of transition links one paragraph to another using language from both reasons.

What is a natural transition?

400

The ______is written after the hook and is written as a generalization.

What is the filler?
400

Writers should never use these pronouns in their formal writing but especially NOT in the intro and closing.

What are you, your, I, me, myself, we, us?

400

In Source One, the author states, “    ” is this type of citation.

What is explicit (direct quote)?

400

These statements are easily used as explanations in either informative/explanatory OR argumentative writing and must include a comma.

What are If, then statements?

400

All titles including Source One, Two, and three AND names must be __________________ and numbers one-twelve must be ____________    ________ in a formal essay.

What are capitalized and written out?

500

The thesis includes the _________ 

and multiple 

____________s.

What are claim and reasons?

500

Using this in the sinker helps when trying to argue.

What is quoting a quote from the text?

500

Three different ways to begin an implicit (paraphrased) citation - one must include a transition.

What are:

Additionaly, the author in Source Two, paragraph five shares, 

In Source One, paragraph three the author explains,

According to the author in Source Three, paragraph six, ?

500

The best way to use explanations in an argument is to point out the 

c______________s and b______s 

of the evidence.

What are consequences and benefits?

500

acclimatization when studying climbing Mt. Everest or dopamine when studying social media is an example of _____________ language and should be used throughout a formal essay.

What is technical language?