Thesis Statement Supporting Details

The thesis statement is used as a map or guide of your paragraphs.

• True

• False

details that support an idea

• supporting details

• supporting idea

• introduction

• thesis

the main statement of an essay

• thesis

• introduction

• hook

• context

information that supports the thesis

• supporting idea

• supporting detail

• anecdote

• body paragraph

a paragraph with supporting idea for the thesis

• body paragraph

• introduction

• supporting ideas

• supporting details

The main idea of an entire essay is the

• body paragraphs

• topic sentence

• thesis statement

• hook

step 2 of a thesis statement/claim is to

• provide reasons that support your claim

• create or find the question

• provide details to a paragraph

• create a topic sentence

The last sentence of an introduction paragraph is the

• thesis statement/claim

• general statement

• background information

• topic sentence

When writing an essay, you should create your thesis statement/claim _______

• before

• after

• during

• never

What is the primary purpose of a thesis statement in an essay?

• To introduce the topic

• To provide supporting details

• To state the main argument or claim

• To conclude the essay