Writing Review

Informative essays should have at least three _______________. These make up the middle of your essay and develop a point you want to make that support your thesis.

• body paragraphs

• topics

• thesis statements

• conclusions

• points of view

Your essay should always begin with a hook, which should...

• transition to a new topic.

• grab the reader's attention.

• conclude your essay.

• quote a source.

• summarize the evidence.

The _______________ is the first paragraph of the essay. This should have a _____________ and _____________.

• introduction; hook; evidence

• conclusion; hook, example

• introduction; hook; thesis

• introduction; transition; example

You should have at least three ____________, or causes explanations for an action or event.

• reasons

• transitions

• body paragraphs

• topic sentences

• quotations

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Each body paragraph must have ____________ from the texts, or sources, that proves the answer to the question about the text.

• conclusions

• topics

• arguments

• evidence

You must ____________ the source whenever you use a _____________, or a passage that is quoted.

• summarize; topic

• paraphrase; quotation

• cite; conclusion

• cite; quotation

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

You must ____________ your ideas in your body paragraphs, or back them up with details.

• summarize

• support

• paraphrase

• plagiarize

• transition

The __________________ restates the main points of the essay and ends with an important final statement.

• introduction

• third body paragraph

• conclusion

• hook

Instead of using a quotation, you can ________________, or restate a passage in your own words.

• support

• argue against

• cite

• paraphrase

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

If you paraphrase, be careful not to _________________, or use someone else's writing or ideas as your own.

• summarize

• cite

• plagiarize

• explain

• restate

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9