Introductions and Conclusions
a claim with a clear, supportable stance that serves as an outline for the essay
what is a thesis statement?
every good body paragraph should start with this
what is a topic sentence?
to a certain extent, writing should be free of these
what are spelling and grammar errors?
the book the essay is about
what is the great gatsby?
relevant information from the novel to be included in the introduction (and body paragraphs)
what is context?
paragraphs ultimately need to connect back to this
what is a thesis statement?
this is used to designate the title of a novel
what is an underline or italics?
the amount of time you have to write the essay
what is one class period*?
the validity of a thesis statement depends on whether or not it is this?
what is arguable?
this is needed to support a claim
what is evidence?
all writing should refer to literature in this tense
what is present?
the reason why March 15/16th is an important date
what is the day of the exam*?
a term important in conclusions that means a combination of ideas
what is synthesis?
what is analysis?
in addition to the page number, this must also be included in the parentheses after a quote
what is the author's last name?
the opportunity to make changes to an essay to receive a higher grade
what are resubmissions?
this element (with a rude, questioning name) should be referenced in both the thesis and conclusion to demonstrate the essay's importance
what is a "so-what"?
ideas in paragraphs should be connected through these
quotes need to be properly ___this___ into the writing in order for it to be in MLA format
what is integrated?
the number of prompts you can choose from for your essay
what is 3?