Vocab
Essay Structure
Misc. Essay Questions
Peak
Peak 2
100

What is the name of information from the book used to support your thesis? 

Evidence

100

How many body paragraphs are in a five-paragraph essay?

3

100

When you start each body paragraph, you need to press what key on the keyboard? 

Tab

100

Peak's Stepdad

Rolf

100

What school does Peak and his sisters attend?

GSS, Green Street School

200

This style of essay, trying to convince the reader of something, is called...

Persuasive or Argumentative

200

How many pieces of evidence do you need to include in this essay?

6 (2 per body)

200

What activity can you do with a classmate to score extra credit on essays in Mr. Marinella's class? 

Peer Editing 

200

Sun-Jo's dad, Zopa's son

Ki-Tar

200

What side of Everest does Peak climb up? 

North side (Chinese) 

300

This comes directly before your evidence, and provides the reader with more information from the story so they can better understand the quote

Context

300

This paragraph summarizes the main points of your essay and includes a call to action

Closing

300

What should you always check before submitting your essay? 

Spelling and Grammar
300

Everest is between what two countries? 

China and Nepal

300

What is Josh's motivation for bailing Peak out of jail and bringing him to Everest? 

For Peak to be the youngest person to climb Everest, giving fame and notoriety to his company

400

The last sentence of your opening paragraph, answers the question

Thesis

400

The very first paragraph in your essay needs a hook, a tag line, a thesis, and what else

Background information or story summary

400

Before the topic sentence and in between pieces of evidence, you need to use a what to move between ideas?

Transitional Phrase

400

Peak can be considered this type of character, one who changes by the time the story ends

Dynamic

400

This character says the line, "You need to be selfish"

Terri

500

Immediately after each piece of evidence, you need to provide...

Citations

500

Every body paragraph starts with a 

Restated thesis, or topic sentence

500

The heading in your essay template has what 4 pieces of information?

Name

Date

Class

Assignment

500

What does HAPE stand for? 

High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema 

500

Sun-Jo is from what country, making him a target for Captain Shek

Tibet