Four Square

What goes in the center of the four square?

• Question, position, or prompt

• Thesis Statement

• Supporting Detail

• Topic Sentence

Which of the following describes the hook/lead?

• The sentence or question used to grab the reader's attention

• Imagine that you are a fish...

• The same thing as the thesis statement

• It should be exciting but unrelated to what you are about to write about

In a four square...

• You should be writing every complete sentence that will then go into the final essay

• You are just brainstorming, quickly and effectively about the parts that will logically make up your essay

• There are no rules

• You an ignore parts if you don't feel like doing the work

What is the first paragraph of an essay/ the top left box of the four square called?

• Conclusion

• Thesis

• Introduction Paragraph

• Hook/Lead

How many body paragraphs are included in our four square?

• 1

• 2

• 4

• 5

What is the link?

• The conclusion of a paragraph that connects to the thesis

• The website hyperlink that gives the reader more information about the topic

• The final piece of evidence

• An optional part of a body paragraph

The thesis statement does not...

• tell the reader what they are going to read about in the essay

• have two main points that will be expanded upon in the body paragraphs

• represent the most important sentence in the essay

• take the form of a question

When you provide a piece of evidence in your body paragraph...

• you should support the evidence with an explanation

• list as many pieces of evidence as possible

• pick a random fact that does not relate to the topic sentence

The first sentence in a body paragraph is called the...

• introduction

• topic sentence

• link

• summary

Which of the following is an effective hook for the essay prompt: "Where is the best place to eat for dinner?"

• Do you want to know where you can find the best food in town?

• In this essay I will write about many things relating to dinner.

• I love breakfast, especially waffles.

• Hi, my name is (insert your name) and I am going to tell you about the best dinner spot in town.