Basics of Writing Review 1

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What is an introduction paragraph?

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The first paragraph of your essay that introduces the main topic.

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An introduction paragraph tells the reader the topic you're going to write about.

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true

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Does an introduction paragraph go into a lot of detail about your main idea?

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false

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What is included in an introduction paragraph?

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Attention Getter/Hook, Thesis Statement, Bridge or Background

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In what order should the components of the introduction paragraph be in? Options: Hook, thesis statement, bridge; Thesis statement, hook, bridge; Attention getter, bridge, thesis statement; Transition, hook, thesis statement.

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Attention getter, bridge, thesis statement

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What is a hook?

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The first sentence of your introduction paragraph that grabs the reader's attention

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What is the bridge of introduction paragraph?

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The second sentence in your introduction paragraph that gives background information.

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What is the purpose of the thesis? Options: Responds to an essay prompt., Makes a clear statement about the claim of the essay., It should have a bit of each body paragraph planned for the essay., All of the Above

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All of the Above

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A thesis statement is important to an essay...

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Always

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Identify the topic of this thesis statement: Playing basketball will improve athletic skills like stamina and agility.

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Basketball