First Things First
This is always the first paragraph in an essay
What is the INTRO
The last paragraph is always called the...
The text says, "Thomas walked in and stood brave and tall without a worry in the world."
Evidence from the text
How many body paragraphs should be in an essay?
2-3
What are 2 important things to do in an intro paragraph?
Hook the reader, mention the stories, state claim
The first sentence in an introduction paragraph is known as a...
What is a hook
You always need to include this in you conclusion: A-Hook, B-Restate the claim C-Evidence from the text
B-Restate the claim
These are the middle paragraphs (between intro and conclusion)
Body paragraphs
If Passage 1 is about Rachael and Passage 2 is about PJ, which order should the body paragraphs go in?
BP1-Rachael
BP2-PJ
After writing an essay and before turning it in, you should...
proof read
The purpose of writing an introduction paragraph
What is to give the reader a brief understanding of what will be discussed in your essay
What is the purpose of the conclusion?
Restate the claim and wrap up the main points!
What is missing? 1.___ 2. Answer question and Evidence 3. Explanation of evidence
1. Topic sentence with transition word
If writing an opinion essay, what are you body paragraphs trying to do?
Prove/argue your opinion is correct!
What do you need to do after including evidence (quotes) into your paragraph?
What is the last sentence of your introduction paragraph called?
Claim statement
What is a good transition word to start off your conclusion with
In conclusion,
Identify this sentence: These mysterious animals will love you one minute and will terrorize you and your family the next minute.
Hook
What are good transition words to use when writing an opinion essay?
The first reason...
The second reason is...
Teaching tone/formal style
What is the purpose of a claim statement?
2-4
What is about to be included in the essay? In passage 2, paragraph 3 it state...
Evidence
What is the purpose of the body paragraphs?
To explain what your claim is about. This is the stuff that is INSIDE the bag (structure)
The difference between a summary and an essay is..
Essay-makes an argument/trying to prove something
Summary-restating what happened, no argument