Essay Writing Review

What examples of informal language should you NOT use in an essay?

• I, Me and My

• They, Them

• We

• All of the above

What are the two questions you should address in your elaboration?

• What does the thesis mean?

• What does the evidence mean?

• Why are they wrong?

• Why is it important?

Which transition is the BEST to include for a middle school level first body paragraph?

• First

• Next

• To begin with,

• Starting

What should your conclusion include?

• A restated thesis

• Cited evidence

• Review of your points

• Additional elaboration

How do you end your body paragraphs?

• You write until you run out of things to say

• You talk about the stuff you said in your FIRST body paragraph.

• You write "The End" so the readers know that you are done.

• You sum up your ideas concisely.

What is the importance of the "hook" in an essay?

• It "hooks" your readers by catching their attention.

• It tells your readers what you are writing about.

• it threatens your readers into accepting your viewpoint.

• Hooks are for the fishes- you don't need one!

Where in your essay should the "hook" be?

• At the end of your introduction.

• At the beginning of your first body paragraph.

• At the end of your conclusion.

• At the beginning of your introduction.

What is the purpose of your thesis statement?

• It serves no purpose.

• It bores your readers before they have even started your paper.

• It lays out the topics your body paragraphs will discuss.

• It grabs your readers' attention.

What should your body paragraphs do?

• Fill up space.

• Give evidence that supports your thesis statement.

• Ramble on and on using run-on sentences

• Show your mad writing skills.

What is the purpose of your conclusion in an essay?

• It fills up the lines on the paper after you run out of things to say.

• It gives your readers "something to hold onto" by emphasizing the importance of what was stated in your thesis.

• It tells your readers what your ideas about a topic are.

• There is no purpose- teachers are just mean and make you write a lot.