Introductions & Conclusions
The very first sentence of your essay is called this. It's intended to grab your readers attention.
A hook.
How do you introduce evidence?
"The text states," "In the text," "According to the text,"
Your elaboration should be at least this many sentences long.
At least 2 sentences long.
In the introduction, what sentence tells us what the body paragraphs will be about?
Thesis statement.
Your conclusion should be at least this many sentences.
At least 5 sentences.
True/False. I don't need to cite what source I got my evidence from.
False! You ALWAYS cite where you got your evidence!
True/False. In my elaboration, I can restate what my evidence says.
False! You want your elaboration to be expanding on your topic sentence
Your body paragraphs should be at least this many sentences long.
At least 8.
True/False: You can't include new ideas and evidence in your conclusion.
True!
TTEAL stands for this.
Topic Sentence, Transition/Elaboration, Evidence, Analysis, Linking Sentence
I need this many pieces of elaboration per paragraph.
1
How do I know if a prompt is informative?
It will say inform/explain and ask for evidence from the passage.
The three necessary parts of an introduction are called these.
A hook, list 3 reasons, and thesis statement.
If I am using more than one passage to analyze, what is the format?
TTEAEAL.
Where in the body paragraph does transition/elaboration go?
Right after topic sentence
True/False. I should avoid using personal pronouns like "I" and "my" in my essay.
True! You want your essay to read as professional and factual as possible.
Your conclusion should include:
Restate thesis, summarize main points, end with a bang
How long should your analysis be?
ALWAYS longer than your text evidence. Minimum three sentences.
What are examples of transition words?
Specifically, In particular, To elaborate, Furthermore, etc.
If I don't cite my sources, the highest score I can get under Evidence and Elaboration on the FSA rubric is this.
2