Must Haves for Essay Writing
Words the connect ideas and show relationships.
For example: therefore, because, in addition, although, etc.
What are the must haves for: transition words, transitional phrases and transitions?
Read the prompt carefully and break it down so you understand what information you need to gather when reading your sources.
What is the first thing to do when given an essay prompt?
What is a quote?
What do lots of people forget to do before handing in their final copy of their work.
What is reread, edit and revise work?
Life is full of challenges, but it is important to stay positive.
What is challenges and staying positive?
Insights, realizations and original thoughts related to the topic and evidence.
What are must-haves for commentary?
Conclusion.
What is the section of the essay that restates the thesis, explains the importance or significance of the points made in the essay and a call to action?
Where in the Pacific Ocean can you find a delicious
Krabby Patty to eat, live in a pineapple, and drive in an
underwater boat? Bikini Bottom, of course!
Which is correct?
Their is a new roller coaster at Busch Gardens.
There is a new roller coaster at Busch Gardens.
They're is a new roller coaster at Busch Gardens.
What is
"There is a new roller coaster at Busch Gardens"
Novels are important because they help you empathize and learn new vocabulary.
What is the importance of reading novels?
Direct quotes, paraphrases, charts, statistics, information and references from the text.
What are must-haves for evidence?
Introduction
What is the first paragraph of the essay that includes the thesis statement?
Life is like a box of chocolates.
Which is correct?
He reads alot.
He reads a lot.
What is "He reads a lot"
Learning to play an instrument has many positive benefits.
Topic sentence and concluding sentence.
What are must-haves for a paragraph?
The information that is included in a body paragraph.
What paragraph includes a topic sentence, claim, evidence and commentary
All college should be free to everyone who wants to attend and has an employment goal that will benefit our country.
What is a claim, statement or stance in an argument?
Which is correct?
It doesn't matter whether you win or loose; it's how you play the game.
It doesn't matter weather you win or loose; it's how you play the game.
What is
It doesn't matter whether you win or loose; it's how you play the game.
Video games help develop coordination skills and logical reasoning skills.
What is how are video games helpful? or What are the positive results of video games?
Claim, counterclaim, rebuttal and refutation.
What are must-haves for an argument essay?
The opposite side of the argument.
What is a counterclaim or counterargument?
What is a personal story or short story?
Which is correct?
It's time to go!
Its time to go!
What is
It's time to go!
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