Essay Writing Knowledge Check!

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Purpose of an introduction in an essay?

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Provides background information on the topic.

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Purpose of a conclusion in an essay?

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Summarize main points.

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Thesis sentence in an essay?

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States the main idea or opinion of the essay.

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Purpose of topic sentences in body paragraphs?

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Focus the paragraph and support the thesis.

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CER in essay writing stands for?

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Claim, Evidence, Reasoning

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AXES in essay writing stands for:

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Assertion, Example, Explanation, Significance

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Purpose of evidence in an essay?

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Support and examples for the thesis.

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Purpose of an attention getter in an introduction?

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To catch the reader's interest and introduce the topic.