Essay Format

Restates thesis and main points/evidence. Tells the importance of the topic.

• Concluding paragraph

• Introductory paragraph

• Body paragraph

• Thesis

What are the three main parts of an essay?

• The hook, the topic sentence, and conclusion.

• Introduction, Hook, Body

• Introduction, Body, Conclusion

• Claim, Counterclaim, Rebuttal. 

In which paragraph would you expect to find direct text evidence and quotes from sources?

• Conclusion

• Body Paragraph(s)

• Introduction

• None of these

Which of the following should NOT be included in an explanatory conclusion?

• Restatement of thesis

• main points of each body

• "so what?" statement

• bridge

What is a hook?

• hook grabs the reader's attention.

• hook ends the essay.

• hook is the main idea of an essay.

• hook explains what each paragraph is about. 

How many paragraphs in an explanatory essay?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

Words like "first, next, last, in conclusion" that give order to your paragraph.

• Transitions

• Topic Sentence

• Elaboration

• Concluding sentence

What will you find in the body of the essay?

• main ideas and supporting details

• topic sentence

• concluding sentence

• a hook

Which part of an expository essay comes first?

• conclusion

• transition words

• introduction

• body

Which part of an expository essay hooks the reader?

• body

• introduction

• transition

• conclusion