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This is always the first paragraph in an essay.

What is an introductory paragraph?

100

The last paragraph is always called this...

What is a conclusion paragraph

100

The text says, "Thomas walked in and stood brave and tall without a worry in the world."

What is direct evidence?

100

What paragraph must be first?

What is the introduction paragraph?

100

How many sentences do you need to have in a paragraph (at minimum)?

What is 5-6

200

The first sentence in an introduction paragraph is known as a...

What is a hook

200

You always need to include this in your conclusion paragraph: A- hook, B- restatement of main ideas, C- evidence from a text...

Which one is correct?

What is, B- restatement of main ideas

200

These are the middle paragraphs (between the introduction paragraph and conclusion)

What are body paragraphs

200

Make a claim to the following question: Which man had more of an influence on our generation: Martin Luther King or Malcolm X?

What is Martin Luther King had more of an influence on our generation OR Malcolm X had more of an influence on our generation,

200

What are the four parts that must be in an introduction paragraph? 

What is a hook, thesis, three main ideas and a concluding sentence.

300

The purpose for writing an introduction paragraph

What is to give the reader a brief understanding of what will be discussed in your essay

300

This is when you briefly mention your readers possible objections so that you can persuade them to see your point.

What is anticipating their argument.

300

What is missing 1._________ 2. evidence 3. reason for evidence 4. evidence 5. reason for evidence  6. evidence and reason for evidence. 7. concluding sentence

What is a topic sentence?

300

Where in the introductory paragraph is the thesis usually stated?

What is the first or second sentence?

300

The first sentence in a body paragraph is always called a what?

What is a topic sentence

400

Elizabeth L. Angeli

Professor Patricia Sullivan

English 624

12 February 2012

WHAT IS THIS CALLED?

MLA heading

400

Which transition word can be used to make your point against a statement? A- It may seem that..., B- However..., C- This is because..., D- Finally...

What is A- It may seem that...

400

Identify this sentence: These mysterious animals will love you one minute and will terrorize you and your family the next minute.

What is a hook?

400

What do you need to be sure to do when writing a claim/thesis?

What is answer the question?

What is state your main idea?

400

What do you need to do after including evidence into your paragraph?

What is provide a reason for using the evidence.

500

Improving the quality of school lunches would help benefit the community, students, and staff of our school.

What kind of sentence is this from the introductory paragraph? What is one way to improve it?

The thesis statement.

Multiple ways.

500

Thesis/claim: Schools should ban school uniforms. Make a counterclaim in response to the claim that is above in one sentence.

Example: It may seem that schools should not ban school uniforms due to the fact the regular school clothing can be expensive, but in the summer and during holidays, there are many sales on apparel that can drastically bring the cost down. *answers may vary but competitors must have a transition word, turn against, transition word, turn back (and in that order)

500

Admittedly, I am too young to have a three AM curfew, but I will be with a responsible adult who will be with me the whole time! 

What is this sentence called?

What is a counterclaim?

What is anticipating their argument?

500

“Never regard study as a duty but as an enviable opportunity to learn to know the liberating influence of beauty in the realm of the spirit for your own personal joy and to the profit of the community to which your later works belong," is a quote by Albert Einstein, which brings us to our next point. If we do implement this time at the end of the day, students could get help from their teachers or just study. That way students can understand a lesson and move on. HaydenHub.org states, “A lot of the times, students are stuck along their school day and it is hard to find a good time throughout the school day to fix the problem. An advisory period lets students take time away from classes and catch up.” 

What would be a counterclaim to their main idea here?

Multiple

500

The New York times states "as many as fifteen-thousand students each day require help with housing."

What are three things that are either missing or incorrect in this sentence?

Times

states,

"As