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Essay Parts
Sources
Writing Process
Grammar/Conventions
The "Basics"
100
These are the three main parts of an essay.
What are introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion?
100
All quotes should have these around them.
What are quotation marks?
100
This is the first thing you should do before reading the sources or beginning your essay.
What is read the prompt?
100
This type of noun should always be capitalized.
What are proper nouns?
100

The first thing I should do when I get my paper.

What is find and read the prompt?

200

The purpose of this is to grab the reader and introduce the topic and the opinion/main idea statement to the readers.

What is the introduction?

200
What is an example of citing the text correctly?
What is "according to" or "as state in..."
200
You should do this to keep track of important ideas while you read the sources.
What is underline important ideas?
200
Identify the error in this sentence: I wanted to go to the zoo but my mom wouldn't let me.
What is a missing comma after zoo?
200

This is what I do to find out what to write about.

Read the sentence in the prompt that begins with Write.

300

The purpose of this part of an essay is to restate the CI/Main idea and summarize main points.

What is the conclusion?

300

This is a quote or sentence from the text that supports the topic sentence for your body paragraph.

What is evidence?

300
FSA Writing prompts can be either informational or this.
What is opinion?
300
Find the error in this sentence: "Have you ever been too Spain?"
What is "too" should be "to"?
300
This is what I should be doing while reading the text.

What is looking for evidence?

400

There are usually between __ and __ body paragraphs.

What is between 4 and 5?

400

This comes from your own mind and explains how the evidence supports the topic sentence for your paragraph.

What is an elaboration?

400
Before you start writing the introduction, you should first develop this important part of the essay.
What is the thesis/topic sentence?
400
Choose the correct form of there/their/they're: We went to _______ party last night.
What is their?
400

This is a very important step before writing my paragraphs.

What is planning?

500

This is another word for the topic sentence in your introduction.

What is the controlling idea/main idea?

500

There should be at least this many pieces of evidence in each body paragraph.

What is one or two?

500
This is what should be done after the draft is written to ensure the writer's thoughts are complete and the punctuation and spelling are correct.
What is edit and revise?
500
Identify the word that is spelled incorrectly. historically definitley similarly
What is "definitley?" (should be spelled "definitely")
500

This means I have completed my writing.

What is I have read over my essay to make it better and fix mistakes.