Essay Organization
Essay Numbers
Essay Extras
Author's Purpose
Essay Trivia
100

Number of paragraphs in a 5 paragraph essay

5

100

Number of body paragraphs

3

100

Writing down your ideas in an organized way before you start drafting is called

Pre-writing/Brainstorming/created an outline

100

Three types of author's purpose

Persuade, inform, entertain

100

What do you call it when you steal information/details/data from an article or book?

A Citation

200

What is the Order of paragraphs in a 5 paragraph essay?

Introduction, body paragraphs, conclusion

200

In general, how many sentences per paragraph?

3-5

200

What should you write BEFORE you even start your essay to help your organize your 15 sentences in the right order

an essay outline or graphic organizer

200

What kind of essay will you write for this prompt?

People sometimes say that failure can eventually lead to success. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Use specific examples to convince others to support your position.

Persuasive essay

200

What are the two main types of citations

1. Paraphrasing the authors works or ideas


and

2. Quoting the Authors EXACT WORDS (quatation)

300

What are the 3 elements of a conclusion paragraph?

Restated thesis statement, final background, zinger

300

What does the thesis statement include?

The 3 main points or the main idea of the essay

300

Where is the topic sentence of your body paragraphs? 

First sentence of each body paragraph 

300

What kind of essay will you write for this prompt?

You have been asked to share a lesson with elementary school students. Using specific details and examples, explain the lesson and why it would be important.

Informative Essay

300

What type of sentence must ALWAYS come after a citation?

an EXPLANATION sentence that explains how that citation answers your write prompt and proves the point of that body paragraph

400

What 3 elements must the introduction paragraph include?

Hook, background, and Thesis Statement

400

Where can you find the 3 main arguements for your essay

they should be listed in  your thesis statement

400

Point of view that uses the pronouns "he, she, they, them" etc. 

3rd person

400

What kind of essay will you write for this prompt?

Identify a challenge facing students, and use specific details and examples to explain ways to overcome that challenge.

Informative Essay

400

Give me two phrases that can come at the beginning of a explanation sentence?

"This shows that..."

"This explains why...."

"This sentence demonstrates how...."

500

What is the purpose of the hook?

To hook the reader's attention/make the reader interested

500

What are 3 Types of hooks?

Question, quotation, or statistic

500

Point of view that uses the pronouns "I, me, we, us" etc.

1st person

500

What kind of essay will you write for this prompt?

Do you think students should be allowed to eat snacks at school?  why or why not?  Use information and statistics from the included articles that prove your argument. 

Argumentative Essay

500

What is the minimum number of sentences that your essay needs in order to have enough of the necessary components?

at least 15 sentences