TCALC People
Sentences
Parts of the Paragraph
Parts of the Essay
Essay Types
100

She is teaching our class right now.

Who is Lynn?

100

A clause must have these two things

What are a subject and a verb?

100

The most important sentence that tells your reader what your essay is about

What is the thesis statement?

100

The first paragraph of an essay

What is the introduction?

100

A style of essay in which the writer responds to a prompt by summarizing and offering personal opinions or feelings

What is a reaction essay?

200

He has a ponytail and the answers to all of our questions

Who is Rob?

200

Correct word order for declarative sentences in English

What is SVO (subject-verb-object)?

200

The proper location for the most important sentence in an essay

What is the last sentence of the introduction?

200

The last paragraph of an essay

What is the conclusion?

200

A style of essay that discusses the similarities and differences between two or more things

What is a comparison essay?

300

The person to contact for scheduling and tuition

Who is Todd?

300

These two helping verbs are used to form Yes / No questions in English

What are the verbs be and do?

300

The first sentence of each body paragraph

What is the topic sentence?

300

The middle paragraphs of an essay

What are the body paragraphs?

300

A type of academic essay that shows the relationship between an event or action and its consequences

What is a cause & effect essay?

400

She loves to take trips and Halloween is her favorite holiday

Who is Alexa?

400

These six words are used to form questions in English

What are: who, what, where, when, how, & why?

400

Sentences that add details or give evidence, reasons, or explanations

What are supporting sentences?

400

Writers should do these two things in the final paragraph in order to leave a strong final impression

What are (1) restate the thesis (2) provide a suggestion, prediction, question, or opinion?

400

A type of academic essay that analyzes an issue and proposes a way to solve the issue

What is a problem-solution essay?

500

This person is a teacher, gardener, singer, and songwriter.

Who is Sherri?

500

Other than verbs, these 3 “parts of speech” are needed to form meaningful sentences

What are: nouns, adjectives, & adverbs?

500

The three things must we do in the conclusion of a problem-solution essay

What are restate the thesis, summarize key points, and give a call to action?

500

The number of paragraphs in a typical upper level academic essay

What is 5?

500

A type of academic essay in which the author tries to persuade or convince the audience of his or her position or beliefs

What is an argument essay?