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Is it Credible?
Where does it go?
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100
In the body paragraph, this sentence tells what the paragraph will be about.It is one main point at the beginning of the paragraph.
What is the Topic Sentence.
100
In this paragraph...what is the thesis statement? His name is John. In his senior year of high school, he was an honorable-mention All-American in basketball with a 3.2 grade-point average. Naturally, he was heavily recruited by colleges and universities, and his future seemed bright indeed. Within a few years, his brightness had blackened for one reason: drugs.
What is "Within a few years, his brightness had blackened for one reason: drugs."
100
.edu website
What is YES! .edu websites are connected to education
100
Thesis Statement
What is the last sentence of the first paragraph.
100
Our papers have how many paragraphs?
What is Five
200
This sentence gives a final thought on your topic at the end of the conclusion.
What is the Clincher
200
In this paragraph...what is the topic sentence? One of the challenges that is unique to space is the fact that space is a vacuum, which is a risk for various reasons. First, in a vacuum there is no atmosphere and therefore no air pressure. Without air pressure, the human body has no oxygen to sustain itself. After too many minutes without oxygen, a person would lose consciousness and eventually die. Also, in a vacuum a person's blood will gradually begin to boil. Finally, without an atmosphere, the rays of the Sun can cause radiation poisoning.
What is "One of the challenges that is unique to space is the fact that space is a vacuum, which is a risk for various reasons."
200
.org website
What is YES! These sites are connected to professional or non-profit organizations.
200
Summary Statement
What is the Conclusion
200
How many body paragraphs do we need in our paper?
What is Three
300
This sentence tells the reader what the paper will be about. It is the "roadmap" of the paper.
What is the Thesis Statement.
300
In this paragraph...name a supporting sentence. One of the challenges that is unique to space is the fact that space is a vacuum, which is a risk for various reasons. First, in a vacuum there is no atmosphere and therefore no air pressure. Without air pressure, the human body has no oxygen to sustain itself. After too many minutes without oxygen, a person would lose consciousness and eventually die. Also, in a vacuum a person's blood will gradually begin to boil. Finally, without an atmosphere, the rays of the Sun can cause radiation poisoning.
What is "First, in a vacuum there is no atmosphere and therefore no air pressure." "Without air pressure, the human body has no oxygen to sustain itself." "After too many minutes without oxygen, a person would lose consciousness and eventually die." "Also, in a vacuum a person's blood will gradually begin to boil." "Finally, without an atmosphere, the rays of the Sun can cause radiation poisoning."
300
.gov websites
What is YES! Government sites use reliable information
300
Topic Sentence
What is the first sentence of the body paragraph
300
A topic sentence needs how many supporting sentences to back it up?
What is Four.
400
These are the "legs of the table." They give more information about the topic sentence.
What are Supporting Sentences.
400
Why does an umbrella represent a thesis statement?
What is because it is broad and encompasses all the information in your paper
400
.net websites
What is NO. .net websites are organizations that offer Internet services. They are typically not reliable sources.
400
A fact about my job skills
What is the Body Paragraph
400
How many sources do we need for our papers?
What is 5.
500
This sentence restates the thesis statement in a fresh way at the end of the paper.
What is the Summary Statement.
500
Why does a table represent the body paragraph?
What is because the topic sentence is the top of the table and the legs support the topic.
500
.com websites
What is NO. Anyone can make a .com website. These are business or commercial websites and are NOT reliable.
500
A question, a quotation, a story, a fact or a description in order to draw your reader in to read your paper
What is the Hook in the Introduction
500
Name the 4 things that go in the top left hand corner of your paper according to MLA Format
What are Your Name, Teacher's Name, Course Title, Date