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Essay Structure
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Revision of basic essay structure for Middle School Years.
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The purpose of an introduction is to?
provide essential background information
indicate the direction and angle of your argument
Introduce the topic
all of the above!
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What is considered evidence in an essay?
questions you ask the reader
conclusions you form
Quotes
your opinion and thoughts
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A good conclusion should
all of the above
finds significance from the information & evidence in the body paragraphs
refer back to the question
summarise your main points
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What comes at the beginning of a body paragraph?
topic sentence
supporting evidence
relevant explanation
a quote
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Quoting from the text to support your claims is considered
a personal opinion
a waste of time
subjective and opinionated
excellent evidence
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The body of the essay
has a number of paragraphs which present your ideas, supported by evidence.
Makes some sort of judgment, concludes something
Introduces the topic
Has random ideas strung together in the hope of providing something useful.
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What must be provided in each body paragraph of an analytical essay?
topic sentence, explanation, evidence, analysis of evidence.
poetry, song lyrics, imagery
hook, thesis, transition, conclusion
description, imagery, a thought provoking quesiton
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What is the basic structure of an essay?
5 paragraphs
Introduction, body, conclusion
Introduction with thesis statement, body, conclusion
beginning, middle, thesis statement, conclusion
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When writing the title of the text what formatting needs to occur?
italicise the title
underline the title
any of the options presented - just choose one and be consistent
place the title in quotation marks
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A thesis statement
States the topic and purpose of the essay
is designed to confuse
is overly complicated
is your concluding sentence of the essay
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What is the one thing you do NOT want to do in your conclusion paragraph?
review the points discussed within the essay
Introduce new information
find significance in your presentation of evidence
refer back to the question and form an educated opinion on the question
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After you have provided evidence in your body paragraph, what is the next step?
move on to the next paragraph
Analyse the evidence
keep adding evidence
nothing, your work here is done!
