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Should the Thesis Statement show significance?
True, the thesis statement should show the significance of this memory to your life.
What is the purpose of the Thesis statement
So that your reader has an idea of what your essay is about.
This is usually included in the conclusion of a narrative essay.
The lesson learned, theme, and resolution.
The first body paragraph in a narrative essay includes?
The story beginning containing the setting, background, characters, and event onset etc.
Where should the topic statement go?
The first sentence of a connection paragraph.
In narrative writing, the "thesis statement" can include the lesson of the story or theme.
True, the thesis statement should tell use the significance of the essay
The thesis statement should be vague.
No.
This is the easiest way to start a conclusion to an narrative essay.
Restate the thesis.
The body paragaphs should do what?
Support the thesis with evidence
To make an effective paragraph, you need approximately this number of sentences.
5-7 sentences.
A very specific question can be a thesis statement
False, a question cannot be a thesis statement, but if structured correctly, it can be part of a the introductory paragraph.
Is the Thesis Statement located in the last sentence of the essay?
NO, it is the last sentence of the introduction not the essay
What should the reader understand by the conclusion and essay overall?
A full undertsanding of the event and the signficance the event had on you
The essay should tell you about your life in general
No, the essay should be on a particular event/memory.
Where does your thesis statment go in the essay?
The last sentence in the introduction
The thesis should summarize the essay.
True, it should tell you what the main idea is, and the reasons that would be written about
What components should an thesis have?
Topic and comment.
The narrative conclusion should have
The moral of the story, how it relates to anyone/everyone, and final thought or reflection on the story/ memorable statement.
You can switch between different tenses.
No, you should stick with the tense used in the essay first.
Ex: If you write in past tense, stay in past tense
How many body paragraphs should you have in an essay?
2-5 paragraphs
The topic sentence should not be relevant to the thesis statement.
False, your topic sentences should support the thesis statement in each paragraph
Can you add the thesis statement throughout the essay?
Yes, through topic sentences in each paragraph
Can you still be telling the events of the story in the conclusion?
No, the conclusion should be primarily on explaining the lesson/moral of the story. The end of your story should be by the last body paragraph.
The writing of the memory in the essay should have three components?
The full event of the memory in chronological order. Vivid descriptions of the event. Why the event is significant.
The body paragraphs of a narrative essay are organized...
by the order that the story happened; Rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.