Glaspie, Heritage Middle FSA Review for Explanatory and Argument
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What is the first paragraph in an essay called?
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Introduction
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What transition can be used in body paragraph #1?
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To commence, To begin
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What should you use to begin your essay?
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attention grabber
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Can you use an anecdote in your attention grabber?
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yes
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What essay has a claim in it?
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argument
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What essay has a thesis in it?
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explanatory
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Where is the thesis located?
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the last sentence in the introduction
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Where is the claim located?
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in the last sentence of the introduction
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Where is the attribution phrase found?
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the phrase is in the beginning of the textual evidence sentence
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Where is the analysis tag located?
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the sentence directly after the textual evidence and citation
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What is an analysis tag?
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it is a sentence that explains the textual evidence in the student's own words
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What word(s) begin an analysis tag?
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Essentially, Basically, In essence,
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What word(s) begin an attribution phrase?
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According to...
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What transition can you use to begin subclaim #2?
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Additionally, Furthermore
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What transition can you use for the counterclaim?
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Contrarily, ON the contrary,
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In the subclaim paragraphs, the second sentence is always what?
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an attribution phrase, textual evidence, and citation
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What transition or phrase can be used in the refute?
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Although that may be true, it does not address...
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What transition can be used in the conclusion paragraph?
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To conclude, In conclusion.
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Where is the "call to action" used?
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in the conclusion
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What is the "call to action"
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when the writer demands the reader to take action to support his/her claim
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How many paragraphs should you write for an argument essay?
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5
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How many paragraphs should you write for an explanatory/informative essay?
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5
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What is the first sentence in each of the body paragraphs in an explanatory/informative essay called?
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topic sentence
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True or false: both types of essays need to have transitions written within them?
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True
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What "key words" (the command to write) in the prompt help you to distinguish that the essay is going to be an argument essay?
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Take a side; Argue; Take a position
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What "key words" (the command to write) in the prompt help you to distinguish that the essay is going to be an explanatory/informative essay?
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Write an essay to explain; write an essay to inform
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What type of essay has an analysis tag?
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both explanatory/informative and argument essays
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What type of essay has an attribution phrase?
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both explanatory/informative and argument essays
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What type of essay has transitions?
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both explanatory/informative and argument essays
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The counterclaim paragraph has how many pieces of textual evidence?
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two-one for the counterclaim and one for the refute
