Composition

Where should you give your claim/thesis?

• At the beginning of the essay

• At the end of the introduction

• In your first body paragraph

• In your conclusion

What is the first thing that should go in your introduction?

• Claim

• Thesis

• Hook

• Topic Sentence

What is the proper order for a body paragraph?

• Topic Sentence, Evidence, explanation, link.

• Cite Evidence

• False

• Evidence,  topic sentence and explanation

What is the sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph called?

• topic sentence 

• body sentences  

• concluding sentence 

• thesis 

What is the term for the distribution of the visual weight of objects, colors, texture, and space in artwork?

• Perspective

• Composition

• Symmetry

• Proportion

Where in your composition would you find the introduction?

• the end

• the middle

• just in your plan

• the beginning

What sentence tells you what the paragraph is about?

• Concluding sentence

• Topic sentence

• Examples

• Explaining the point further

What purpose do your topic sentences serve?

• A topic sentence states the point the writer wishes to make about that subject. Generally, the topic sentence appears at the beginning of the paragraph. It is often the paragraph's very first sentence.

• A topic sentence is used to teach the reader a lesson about life that they should understand.

• A topic sentence is the perfect place for a quote or a question.

• Topic sentences help the reader understand the evidence.

Why do you explain the evidence?

• As writers, we sometimes assume that our readers already know what we are talking about; we may be wary of elaborating too much because we think the point is obvious. But readers can’t read our minds: although they may be familiar with many of the ideas we are discussing, they don’t know what we are trying to do with those ideas unless we indicate it through explanations, organization, transitions, and so forth.

• Evidence doesn't need to be explained, it is proof in itself.

• We want to sound redudant and boring.

• We explain the evidence so that the reader can count how many times we have used proof in our writing.

Is this the correct order for a body paragraph?
Topic Sentence
Evidence
Explanation
Link it together

• Yes

• No