To include direct information from a piece of text.
What is cite evidence?
100
This is what a basic essay includes.
What is an introduction, middle, and conclusion?
100
These types of nouns should always be capitalized.
What are proper nouns?
200
The purpose of an opinion essay.
To convince someone
200
The first sentence of your introduction should be a
Hook or Grabber
200
After you give evidence you must
Elaborate
200
The purpose of this is to introduce the topic and the opinion/thesis statement to the readers.
What is the introduction?
200
Words copied directly from this should always be spelled correctly.
What is the text?
300
Informational writing is written to do this
Inform someone about a topic
300
Using this type of thinking map is a good way to come up with reasons
What is a circle map
300
The phrase: According to the text... is one way to begin
Citing text evidence
300
This is where the evidence, examples, and elaboration go in an essay.
What are the body/middle paragraphs?
300
Titles of books should always be ___________ whereas titles of articles should be in ______________.
What is underlined and quotation marks?
400
An informational essay should
What is present facts?
400
Using this type of graphic organizer helps you organize your reasons
What is a tree map or Flee map
400
When beginning a new paragraph, you must always
indent
400
The purpose of the conclusion is to restate the thesis/opinion and end with this.
What is an interesting thought or zinger?
400
If you don't know how to spell a word, but it is a great word, you should
try your best to spell it and use it anyway
500
When you write an informational essay you should use a ____________ to tell them what the entire paper will be about.
What is a thesis statement or Topic Sentence
500
When you begin your "reason paragraphs" what should your first sentence be?
Topic Sentence
500
you may write a _______ or___________ paragraph essay.
4 or 5
500
These words connect one idea to the next in a piece of writing. They are important to have in an essay so the writing is logical and organized and easy to understand for the reader.
What are transition words?
500
You must begin each sentence with a _____________ and end with a ____________, _____________, or ___________.
capital and period, question mark or exclamation mark.