How do you organize your essay?

Intro...Body with example...Conclusion

Which sentence contains a conjunction?

The train whistled at the station gate and it was very loud.

Choose the best thesis. Explain the importance of laughter.

Laughter is important because it brightens the darkest days.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

Over coffee and toast, Donovin told me about his school.

An expository paper...

Explains, persuades, or informs

Choose the best example? Music is important because it allows people to express feelings.

Expressing feelings is a way of relieving stress.

Which is a thesis statement for an essay about jogging?

Jogging is a risky but rewarding form of exercise.

Choose thesis: Explain the importance of school uniforms.

There are many benefits to wearing school uniforms.

A way to catch your reader's interest

Where does the hook belong?

The first sentence of the first paragraph

Pick a good thesis for the prompt. Explain the importance of a doctor.

Doctors are important because they change peoples' lives.

Where does the thesis statement belong?

Last sentence to the first paragraph

How do we support our thesis or main idea?

With an explanation and specific examples

Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.

Mrs. Puccetti, my math teacher, freed the baby bunny.

Which is a thesis for an essay overcoming challenges in 7th grade?

A seventh grade student faces many challenges.

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1
How do you organize your essay?
Beginning... Middle...End
With a highlighter!
Intro...Body with example...Conclusion
One...Two...Three
2
What change should be made? When riding my horse I become one with him.
change riding to ridding
insert a comma after horse
change become to becomes
change the period to a question mark
3
Which sentence contains a conjunction?
The train whistled at the station gate and it was very loud.
The train whistled at the station gate in Beaumont.
The train whistled loudly, which hurt peoples' ears.
The train whistled loudly at the station gate.
4
Choose the best thesis. Explain the importance of laughter.
Laughter is important because it brightens the darkest days.
Laughter is important.
Someone once said, " Laughter is the best medicine."
Laughter is life because it is important.
5
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
Over coffee and toast, Donovin told me about his school.
Chuck would not give, Jaime the seat.
In the dead of night; the van pulled up.
Lemonade is my favorite drink?
6
An expository paper...
narrates a story
Entertains with rhyme
has plot elements
Explains, persuades, or informs
7
Choose the best example? Music is important because it allows people to express feelings.
Music comes in different genres.
Music solves problems.
Music is written in many languages.
Expressing feelings is a way of relieving stress.
8
You will write an essay about an animal's habitat and life. What is the purpose of your paper?
To entertain
To persuade
To narrate
To explain
9
Which is a thesis statement for an essay about jogging?
Many joggers run on indoor tracks.
Common jogging injuries include sprained ankles and knees.
Special shoes have been designed for joggers.
Jogging is a risky but rewarding form of exercise.
10
Choose thesis: Explain the importance of school uniforms.
School uniforms are expensive.
There are many benefits to wearing school uniforms.
Many students can't afford school uniforms.
School uniforms are important.
11
What is a hook?
A summary of your paper
Something you go fishing with?
The main idea
A way to catch your reader's interest
12
What is heavy going forward but not backward?
feet
ton
backwards
face
13
What change should be made? How is it possible that Quiz came into existense?
change possible to posible
change question mark to a period
change existense to existence
change Kahoot to kahoot
14
Which word is spelled correctly?
#environment
#Agan
#Expositorie
#Becuse
15
How should you change the sentence? When I unfolded mine I let out a whoop.
change I let out to and let out
the sentence is correct
insert a comma after mine
delete when
16
Where does the hook belong?
The first sentence of the first paragraph
The last sentence of the last paragraph
The first sentence of the last paragraph
The last sentence of paragraph two
17
Pick a good thesis for the prompt. Explain the importance of a doctor.
Doctors are like teachers.
Doctors are important because they do stuff.
Doctors are not important.
Doctors are important because they change peoples' lives.
18
Where does the thesis statement belong?
First sentence
Last sentence to the first paragraph
Last paragraph
First sentence of the first paragraph
19
How do we support our thesis or main idea?
With an explanation and specific examples
With a hook
With a conclusion
With a thesis
20
Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.
Mrs. Puccetti, my math teacher, freed the baby bunny.
Mrs. Shannon, my science teacher had a baby bunny.
Mr. Dillashaw caught the baby bunny?
Mrs. Walden, wanted to, see the bunny.
21
Fill in the blanks. I would like to have the party _____ more _______ at Dante's house.
hear...than
hear...then
here...then
here...than
22
Choose the sentence with the correct capitalization.
United states is a big country.
we went to the Amazon River.
Texas is in the united states of america.
The Big Mac is so delicious.
23
Which is a thesis for an essay overcoming challenges in 7th grade?
I am a seventh grade student.
Many of my friends are in seventh grade.
A seventh grade student faces many challenges.
Some seventh grade students attend summer school.
24
Which one should you NOT do during your essay.
Use varying sentence structure.
Use specific word choice.
Be specific.
Give too many examples.

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