If I use a quote as my "hook," I must incorporate it into my sentence like this . . .

President Lincoln believed "Bla bla bla," proving that . . .

A thesis tells what my essay will prove and why it matters; "The age of responsibility . . ."

..should be individualized so that teen competencies count

When I use a quote, I must also provide

Elaboration on the how the quote fits my thesis, Commentary explaining the quote and my own ideas about it

My introductory paragraph should include

A hook, some background, and my thesis

I promised to try and use appositives! Which is NOT?

Alan Greenblatt is the famous author who wrote our article

Every quote I use from the article needs to have

An attributive tag and some context

I promised to improve my sentence structure by using prepositional phrases! Which one is NOT?

The age of responsibility is . . .

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1
If I use a quote as my "hook," I must incorporate it into my sentence like this . . .
President Lincoln believed "Bla bla bla," proving that . . .
Abraham Lincoln said, "Bla bla bla."
"Bla bla bla" said by Abraham Lincoln.
"Bla bla bla," this quote means . . .
2
I can move from idea to idea by using
Transitional words
Don't need to use anything - just switch ideas
A Corvette
Really long words
3
A thesis tells what my essay will prove and why it matters; "The age of responsibility . . ."
...should be different for avery person or it's not fair!
...should be 16 1/2.
is really really important and you should care about it
..should be individualized so that teen competencies count
4
When I use a quote, I must also provide
Elaboration on the how the quote fits my thesis
dessert
parentheses
Commentary explaining the quote and my own ideas about it
5
My introductory paragraph should include
My personal opinion
A hook, some background, and my thesis
An introduction
At least 3 quotes
6
I promised to try and use appositives! Which is NOT?
The text, an argument by Alan Greenblatt, was 6 pages long
Each page, rich with information, took 15 minutes to read
Alan Greenblatt is the famous author who wrote our article
lan Greenblatt, a famous author, wrote our wrticle
7
Every quote I use from the article needs to have
All capital letters
A prepositional phrase
A footnote explaining it
An attributive tag and some context
8
In order to make sure my reader feels comfortable reading about my argument, I must
Get him a drink
Provide background information
Quote long paragraphs from the article
Ask if she's ok?
9
Each paragraph must have a topic sentence
True
False
False only in arguments
True only if you don't have a quote
10
I promised to improve my sentence structure by using prepositional phrases! Which one is NOT?
Alongside of all the questions we have about maturity . . .
In the middle of the debate about responsibility . . .
On top of all the reserach that's been done . . .
The age of responsibility is . . .

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