Getting Organized
One begins an introductory paragraph with this.
A hook.
Phones should be allowed to be used in school because they can be utilized to complete assignments and they are needed for communication with parents and peers. Based on this thesis statement, what would the topic of the first body paragraph be?
Phones should be allowed in school they can be used to complete assignments.
A transition word/phrase to introduce evidence is
According to the text, The author states
True or False: you must directly quote and properly cite evidence for each body paragraph.
True
In order to score a 3, errors may not interfere with this _____.
Meaning
The introduction closes with this sentence.
A thesis.
The thesis should be located here.
Closing of intro.
A transition word/phrase to introduce analysis is
This proves, This demonstrates...
This type of punctuation and information are part of a proper citation.
parenthesis, author's last name, page)
One should read the text first, then read again in order to do what?
highlight, annotate
A thesis with 3 reasons will require an essay of how many paragraphs?
5
There are typically this many reasons in a thesis.
3
A transition word/phrase to intro body paragraph is...
One reason, A final example...
What is missing in this citation: According to the text, She ran for hours (Myers 15).
quotation marks
This practice, done after writing an essay, is very helpful at catching errors.
proofreading
The body paragraph has 5 parts. Name them.
Topic, expansion, evidence, analysis, closing
topic, claim, evidence
A transition word/phrase to close a paragraph is...
To summarize, In closing...
What is the purpose of analysis?
To connect evidence to the thesis.
This is the point of the TDA and should be clear in every paragraph.
main idea
The closing paragraph mirrors the intro, having these 3 components:
thesis, summary, zinger
Is the following thesis parallel: Students should have recess because their brains need breaks, their bodies need exercise, and who wouldn't want recess?
No.
The bridge is the transition between the hook & thesis and includes 3 things:
author, title, summary
In addition to quoting to text, you may also do this, which is putting text in your own words:
paraphrase
This represents your thinking about the text and in order to score a 3, needs to be clear.
analysis