Essay Writing - Term Review

Which type of essay investigates a topic for a reader?

• Expository

• Descriptive

• Comparison

• Analytical

Which type of essay analyzes the similarities and or differences between two subjects?

• Expository

• Descriptive

• Comparison

• Persuasive

Your introductory paragraph should begin with your...

• hook

• thesis statement

• topic sentence

• context

What part of the essay is the position you attempt to prove?

• context

• hook

• thesis

• synthesis

Why is it important to include context?

• so your reader understands your topic

• so your reader believes you're smart

• so your reader understands why you picked each piece of evidence

• to make your reader laugh

Reorder the following parts of a body paragraph

• Analysis

• Supporting Evidence

• Topic Sentence

• Transition

Match the following hooks

• As a student, your GPA defines you.

• calling the reader out

• What is the point of going to school?

• engaging question

• You have not been taught how to effectively take notes.

• relatable statement

• We all know how it feels to be stuck in a classroom for 6 hours a day just to come back tomorrow.

• relevant quote

• "Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school."

• common misconception

Select all that an anecdote does

• puts the reader into the scene

• provides a humorous human existence

• uses humor or visual details

• makes a reader more comfortable with the topic

What does an anecdote do?

• all of the above

• makes them more at ease with the topic

• provides a humorous human experience

• puts them into the scene

Select all that you SHOULD do in your conclusion

• provide the reader an overview of the main ideas you discussed

• highlight the progression of your thought process

• offer solutions/next steps or present new questions that your paper generated

• show the significance of your synthesis of the information