Genre Characteristics
Hook
Parts of an Essay
Reading the Prompt
Grammar
100

It is written in factual statements, meaning it is not subjective but....

What is objective?

100

When writing a hook you will need an outside source to find this.

What are facts and statistics?

100

The last sentence in the introductory paragraph of your essay.

What is a thesis statement?

100

When brainstorming a thesis statement for an argument, what should you be sure to include?

What is the claim?

100

This is at the beginning of every sentence.

What is a capital letter?

200

Claims are based on these.

What is evidence?

200

If you choose to use this hook, then you need to make sure all three are related to the claim.

What is a question hook?

200

This sentence catches your attention and is the found at the beginning.

What is the hook?

200

This type of essay examines or explains ideas

What is an expository essay?

200

You do this at the beginning of every paragraph

What is indent?

300

Instead of emotion-based it is this.

What is logic-based?

300

A story from real life that is not necessarily research-based.

What is a personal example or anecdote?

300

In an argumentative essay, this is the part that addresses what the other side would say.

What is the counterclaim?

300

An argumentative essay will address not just the claim, but also this.

What is the counterclaim?

300

What is at the end of each sentence?

What is ending punctuation?

400

This is another name for Thesis.

What is controlling idea or claim?

400

You need a hook in your essay to do this.

What is motivate your audience to read your essay?

400

The part of your essay that backs up the claim.

What is evidence?

400

When reading the STAAR prompt I look here to know what to write about.

What is the WRITE section?

400

Must be used when citing EXACT words from an article, around titles of books or movies or when someone is speaking?

What are quotation marks?

500

The 4 MAJOR parts of an argumentative essay

What are claim, evidence, counterclaim and rebuttal?

500

A good hook for allowing cell phones in school.

What is (answers vary)?

500

This explains why the other side's point of view is not correct.

What is the rebuttal?

500

When the prompt uses the word "whether" I know it will be this type of writing.

What is argumentative?

500

When I revise my paper, I should make sure I have at least one of these for each side of the claim.

What is an outside source?