THESIS STATEMENTS
This part of an essay states the main idea and guides the reader through the essay.
What is a thesis statement?
These words and phrases help connect ideas and improve the flow of writing.
What are transition words?
This part of speech names a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
This first paragraph of an essay introduces the topic and includes the thesis statement.
What is the introduction?
In MLA format, this page at the end of the paper lists all sources used.
What is Works Cited?
A strong thesis statement is found in this part of an essay.
What is an introduction?
The meaning of "Moreover" is this.
What is to introduce additional information that strengthens or supports the previous statement?
Words such as "run," "jump," and "think" belong to this part of speech.
What is a verb?
In a five-paragraph essay, this is the minimum number of body paragraphs.
What is three?
In MLA, In-text citation include the author's last name and year of publication. This statement is either true or false.
What is false?
A thesis statement should NOT include phrases like these, which weaken the writer's argument by making it sound uncertain.
What are "I think," "I believe," or "In my opinion"?
The meaning of "Furthermore" is this.
What is to add information or introduce additional points in writing?
This part of speech replaces nouns in a sentence.
What is a pronoun?
A strong conclusion should NOT introduce this, which can confuse the reader.
What is new information?
In MLA, In-text citation should include the author's name and one more thing.
What is page or paragraph number?
A thesis statement should be clear and this, meaning it should not be too broad or vague.
What is specific?
This type of transition helps summarize or conclude an idea and includes phrases like "In conclusion" and "To summarize".
What are conclusion transitions?
This part of speech connects words, phrases, or clauses, with examples like "and," "but" and "or".
What is conjunction?
The first sentence of a paragraph that introduces the main idea.
What is a topic sentence?
In in-text citation, the period should go here after a quotation.
what is after the citation?
Create a three-point thesis statement using the following prompt:
"Why is it important to read the prompt before starting an essay?"
Prompt + "because" + 3 points
Use a transition word in a sentence.
Example:
"Furthermore, attending tutoring consistently may help improve one's writing skills."
The word "the" is part of this category of speech.
What is an article?
List the structure of a body paragraph in order.
1. What is topic sentence?
2. What is supporting topic sentence?
3. What is evidence?
4. What is support of evidence?
5. What is concluding sentence?
On a works cited page, the sources should be listed in this order.
What is alphabetical order?