How To Write A Great Essay

Structure 1

100

What is the first thing you need to do when writing your Introduction? 

1) Step 1: Write a.....

What is... a summary of the novel/story.

Alternative answer: Provide background information.

200

What is the last sentence of your introduction called? It is the argument/claim of your essay. 

What is...a thesis statement.

300

What is the first sentence in your body paragraphs called?

What is... a topic sentence. 

A topic sentence is taken from one of the SUBTOPICS in your introduction.

400

In your introduction, you need to explain to the reader what it is you are going to be talking about. In a four-paragraph essay, this is broken down into TWO what?

What is...subtopics.

500

How do you end a body paragraph? With a...

What is a...concluding sentence. 

This is where you restate what you have told your reader in different words/the main ideas.

Grammar

100

What needs to be capitalized in an essay about a novel?

What is...the name of the novel.

200

How can we use the Chromebook to make sure that our spelling is good?

What is...spellcheck.

300

What do you need to do at the beginning of each new paragraph?

What is called...indent.

400

What does every sentence need to end with?

What is...a period.

500

How many sentences does a paragraph in an essay have to be?

What is..5-6 sentences.

Supports

100

What is it called when we cite/quote the text?

What is...textual evidence.

200

What do we need to include when we cite from the text so that the reader can understand where we pulled the citation from?

What is...the chapter number.

300

What do all citations need to be in?

What is...quotation marks.

400

What do we need to do after we use textual evidence so that our reader knows what is going on?

What is..explain the quote.

500

Which paragraphs should ALWAYS have textual evidence as support?

What is...body paragraphs.

Structure 2

100

When writing an essay, you should always relate every paragraph back to the essay...

What is... essay prompt or question.

200

How long should our essay be?

What is...four paragraphs.

300

How do we find the theme in a story?

What is...character reactions to the conflict/problem. (choices/consequences.)

400

How do we connect paragraphs together?

What is...transitional words/phrases.

500

What is the exact order that your body paragraphs need to be written in? There are 4 steps. 

What is...

1) Topic sentence

2) Textual evidence

3) Explanation of quotation

4) Concluding sentence

Vocab Words

100

The author's message (something universal and in a complete statement.)

What is...theme.

200

What is the last paragraph in an essay called?

What is..the conclusion.

300

When you quote/cite from the text.

What is...textual evidence.

400

A subtopic is..

What is...the main idea of our body paragraphs.

500

The claim/argument of the essay.

What is...a thesis statement.