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Organization
Argument vs. Expository
Vocabulary
Textual Evidence
Essay "Do and Do Nots"
100
The amount of paragraphs in an argument essay
What is 6?
100
This essay is trying to convince your audience.
What is an argument essay?
100
This is the definition of claim.
What is the writer's overall argument or opinion?
100
This is why you need textual evidence.
What is to prove your opinion or claim?
100
Paragraphs should contain this many sentences.
What is between 5-7?
200
The amount of paragraphs typically in an expository essay.
What is between 3 and 5?
200
This essay prompt will tell you to explain something.
What is an expository essay prompt.
200
This is the definition of counterclaim
What is the opposite opinion of the writer?
200
This describes a direct quote.
What is word for word from the text?
200
This is the first step you should take when you sit down to begin your essay.
What is read the prompt?
300
These are words or phrases used to connect paragraphs together.
What are transition words?
300
An argument essay has one but an expository essay does not.
What is a counterclaim?
300
This is the definition of textual evidence.
What is outside research that you include in your essay to prove your opinion?
300
This describes an indirect quote.
What is a summary of what the author of another text said?
300
This is the second step you should take after reading the prompt.
What is draw a graphic organizer OR brainstorm?
400
This acronym is used to write the body paragraphs. Please also tell me what each letter stands for.
What is PEEL?
400
These are the key words for an expository essay prompts.
What is explain or inform?
400
These are the two parts of a thesis statement (or the formula for a thesis statement).
What is claim plus three reasons?
400
These are necessary when using a direct quote.
What are quotation marks?
400
You should ALWAYS do this before you submit your essay.
What is read over it again OR spell check?
500
The names of all six paragraphs in an argument essay.
What are introduction, reason #1, reason #2, reason #3, counterclaim (rebuttal), and conclusion?
500
Both an argument and expository essay need these two things.
What are textual evidence and a thesis statement?
500
This is the definition of rebuttal (and where it goes).
What is a statement that tells why the counterclaim is not true and in the counterclaim paragraph?
500
Provide three examples of ways to introduce textual evidence.
What are The author wrote, In text one it said, In paragraph three it stated, .... etc. ?
500
You should not use these words in formal essays.
What are pronouns, like "I" "me" "us"?