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Q 1/22
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What is a thesis statement?
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The main argument of your speech/writing
Theme
Background/Connection
Details
Q 2/22
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Which of the below is a thesis statement?
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Without the wisdom and leadership of Nelson Mandela, South Africa would never have recovered from deep poverty in the 1990s.
As the rate of teen suicide grows, more preventative measures should be taken to save lives.
Britney Spears is an amazing singer.
Benjamin needs to study harder, go to sleep earlier and listen in class.
22 questions
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What is a thesis statement?
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Which of the below is a thesis statement?
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Which is NOT part of the formula of a successful thesis statement?
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Which is NOT a hook/attention getter?
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Which is NOT one of the three parts of an introduction paragraph?
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What do you put in-between a hook and a thesis statement in the introduction paragraph?
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What's that word? Definition: (v.) to make shorter Example: Scott and Hillary agreed to ________ their story, leaving out some of the more frightening details so that their parents wouldn’t be worried about them.
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What's that word? Definition: (n.) an angry argument Example: The entire baseball team ran onto the field and jumped into the ___________ between their teammate and an opposing player.
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What's the word? Definition: (adj.) resembling an angel portrayed as a little child with a beautiful, round, or chubby face; sweet and innocent. Example: With my grandson’s fat cheeks and lovable personality, his ___________ features delight everyone he meets.
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What's the word? Definition: (v.) to pardon or overlook Example: We will not ___________ disorderly conduct in the classroom.
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Lin: Do you know much about chemistry? Yumi: Not a lot, but I did read a little about ___ in my introductory science class.
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Ben: Our teacher says that preschoolers tend to be more active in school than high school students. Maria: Interesting! My theory supports ______.
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[Their gifts] are very special to me. ________ gifts make me feel so grateful.
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George: I know [people who do not know how to stop talking]. Lily: __________ people are the ones to stay away from!
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I watched [two interesting documentaries about two young refugees leaving their countries without food]. I learned a lot from ________ documentaries.
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Rita: [Women tend to care more about the family.] Ricardo: I know ______.
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Take ________ chair right next to me to the corner of the room.
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Let's finish reading ______ book (next to me). We're almost done.
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The 70s were such a great time period. ____ were called the years of disco because the music was popular.
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I asked my instructor if I needed [to include references with my draft]. She told me _____ wouldn't be necessary.
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You should try to exercise more by [doing push-ups, sit-ups and pull-ups]. ______ exercises are important to your health.
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Did you hear [what she said]? I've never heard of ______ an idea.
