Essay Organization
Quiz by Jessica N. Watkins
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- Q1multiple paragraphs, including an intro, body, and conclusion, that develop the main idea stated in the thesis
novel
essaythesis
hook
30s - Q2the first sentence, meant to grab the reader's attentionhook/ lead30s
- Q3a sentence that transitions from the hook to the thesis
conclusion
backgroundintroduction
30s - Q4sentence that states the main idea or claim of the essay, the mothership idea
topic sentence
hook
thesisconclusion
30s - Q5Facts and ideas that prove or explain the main idea of a paragraphsupporting detail
hook
conclusion
transition
30s - Q6details that clarify or build on previous detailselaboration30s
- Q7the last paragraph that restates the thesis
transition
introduction
conclusionbody
30s - Q8an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
conclusion
allusionintro
hook
30s - Q9the sentence that states the main idea of a paragraphtopic sentence30s
- Q10details that are not related to main idea
elaboration
irrelevanthook
supporting details
30s - Q11Believable, reliablecredible30s
- Q12the organization of ideas in the texttext structure30s
- Q13Ideas should clearly support the main ideafocused30s
- Q14ideas should not be obviousoriginal30s
- Q15ideas should be be convincing and clearly explained with specific details and exampleselaborated30s