Introductions & Conclusions
Citing Evidence/Analysis
Transition/Elaboration
Miscellaneous
100

The very first sentence of your essay is called this. It's intended to grab your readers attention.

A hook.

100

How do you introduce evidence?

"The text states," "In the text," "According to the text,"

100

Your elaboration should be at least this many sentences long.

At least 2 sentences long.

100

In the introduction, what sentence tells us what the body paragraphs will be about?

Thesis statement.

200

Your conclusion should be at least this many sentences.

At least 5 sentences.

200

True/False. I don't need to cite what source I got my evidence from.

False! You ALWAYS cite where you got your evidence!

200

True/False. In my elaboration, I can restate what my evidence says.

False! You want your elaboration to be expanding on your topic sentence

200

Your body paragraphs should be at least this many sentences long.

At least 8.

300

True/False: You can't include new ideas and evidence in your conclusion.

True!

300

TTEAL stands for this.

Topic Sentence, Transition/Elaboration, Evidence, Analysis, Linking Sentence

300

I need this many pieces of elaboration per paragraph.

1

300

How do I know if a prompt is informative?

It will say inform/explain and ask for evidence from the passage. 

400

The three necessary parts of an introduction are called these.

A hook, list 3 reasons, and thesis statement.

400

If I am using more than one passage to analyze, what is the format?

TTEAEAL.

400

Where in the body paragraph does transition/elaboration go?

Right after topic sentence

400

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.

500

Your conclusion should include:

Restate thesis, summarize main points, end with a bang

500

How long should your analysis be?

ALWAYS longer than your text evidence. Minimum three sentences.

500

What are examples of transition words?

Specifically, In particular, To elaborate, Furthermore, etc.

500

If I don't cite my sources, the highest score I can get under Evidence and Elaboration on the FSA rubric is this.

2