Essay Writing Quiz/Warm-Up

Which of the following is NOT one of our writing goals for this essay?

• Write 5 sentences per paragraph.

• Cite textual evidence using E.E.E. and MLA format.

• Use essay structure.

• Create strong thesis statements.

Which of the following is NOT required for an introduction paragraph?

• Hook

• Background Information/Context

• Thesis Statement

• Topic Sentence

What does T.A.G. stand for?

• Theme, argument, genre

• Title, author, genre

• Theme, argument, good advice

• Title, answer, genre

Where does the T.A.G. go?

• Introduction paragraph --> hook

• Body paragraph --> E.E.E.

• Introduction paragraph --> thesis statement

• Body Paragraph --> topic Sentence

A hook should be ........

• Specific to your topic

• Vague and general

• Complicated --> It's the most important sentence

• Long

When providing background information and context, you have to avoid:

• Being general and vague

• Opinions from both sides of the argument you are going to write about

• Giving a full, detailed summary of every detail in the story/novel

• Relevant information

What is the correct format for a thesis statement?

• T.A.G. + your argument

• T.A.G. only

• T.A.G. + topic sentence

• T.A.G. + hook

When writing body paragraphs, which of the following is NOT needed?

• Topic Sentence

• E.E.E.

• Hook

• Clincher/Transition

When proving your point in a body paragraph, you MUST provide at least 1 good example/piece of textual evidence using which format?

• T.A.G.

• E.E.E.

• T.A.G. + E.E.E.

• T.A.G. + transition

What does E.E.E. stand for?

• Example, Evidence, Explanation

• Example, Example, Explanation

• Evidence, Example, Explanation

• Explanation, Evidence, Example