Essay Writing Essentials

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Essay should have 5 paragraphs.

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5

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The introduction paragraph is the ____ paragraph of an essay.

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first

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Body paragraphs in an essay?

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3

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All body paragraphs start with a ____

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topic sentence

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Highest score on STAAR essay:

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4

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Purpose of conclusion in an essay?

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Summarize main points and provide final perspective.

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NOT a characteristic of a good thesis statement:

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It is vague and unclear.

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Address counterarguments in an essay:

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In the body paragraphs.

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The hook should be the first sentence of the essay that grabs the reader's attention.

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Grabs the reader's attention

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Introduction paragraph should include all except:

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Textual evidence