The Five Paragraph Essay Flocabulary

where is the thesis stated in the 5 paragraph essay?

• in the introduction

• in the third body paragraph

what is the purpose of the body paragraphs?

• to restate the thesis

• to offer an introduction

• to give support for the thesis

• to provide a conclusion

In the essay, each body paragraph should have a

• thesis

• topic sentence

• question

• conclusion

True or false

• true

• false

Below is the second paragraph from a five paragraph essay about sloths. Read the paragraph and choose the best topic sentence for it.

Sloths have long claws that let them easily grip tree branches and hang upside down. In fact, sloths claws make walking on the ground very difficult for them, and they're clumsy on land. Sloths can sleep upside down for up to 18 hours at a time. Their diets include tree leaves, shoots and fruit.

• sloths are very humorous creatures

• sloths are well suited for their lives in the rainforest trees

• sloths use camouflage to avoid predators

• sloths can give birth to their young upside down.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Where does the writer restate the thesis in a new way?

• in the introduction

• in the third body paragraph

• in the first body paragraph

• in the conclusion

In a five paragraph essay, the ...... in the main idea you're trying to prove

• thesis

• first body paragraph

which of these shows teh correct order of the parts of a five paragraph essay?

• introduction, conclusion, three body paragraphs

• introduction, three body paragraphs, conclusion

Your thesis is "summer is the best season" Whic of these is most likely to be one of your three main points?

• some schools don't have summer vacation

• during the summer months, there are many activities for students to enjoy.

true or false in the conclusion, you should restate your thesis word for word

• true

• false