What are the three MAIN parts of an essay?

• Thesis, examples, details

• introduction, body, conclusion

• prompt, introduction, hook

• details, examples, analysis

Each body paragraph should contain_________.

• topic sentence, evidence, analysis, link back

• More reasons

• personal opinions

• vague examples

What should you have in your INTRODUCTION?

• Lot's of ideas and examples

• Thesis statement

• Hook & thesis statement

• Topic sentence

A thesis statement should have a _____________ and ____________.

Write a thesis statement for the following prompt: Write an essay explaining why social media is important to teens. You MUST use the thesis statement formula to get credit, and should have TWO reasons.

A topic sentence _______.

• Is the first sentence in the body paragraph

• Introduces the topic for the body paragraph

• Doesn't introduce any new ideas

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What should your FIRST body paragraph be about?

• More reasons

• Reason 2 from your thesis

• Your opinions on the prompt

• Reason 1 from your thesis

What should your SECOND body paragraph be about?

• The second reason from your thesis

• More reasons

• Your hook

• The first reason from your thesis

What is the highest score you will earn if you don't have a thesis statement?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

If you follow the structure, what is the lowest score you will get?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5