Question

1. What is a thesis statement?:

2. Where is the thesis statement of an information essay usually found?
A. Beginning of the first body paragraph
B. Beginning of the introduction
C. End of the introduction
D. End of the last body paragraph

3. Each body paragraph will have a topic sentence, several support sentences, and then a concluding sentence. What is the purpose of the SUPPORT SENTENCES in the body paragraphs?

4. What is the main purpose of a concluding paragraph?

5. What is the purpose of a Works Cited page?

6. Why is it better to summarize something than it is to paraphrase?

7. What is a signal phrase used for?


8. Effective Transitions……answer the questions in each box:

A transition that shows SEQUENCE:
A transition word that gives an EXAMPLE:
A transition word that shows EMPHASIS:

“On the whole” is this type of transition:

A transition that COMPARES: A transition word that shows EXCEPTIONS:


A transition word that SUMMARIZES:
“On the other hand” is this type of transition:

A transition word that ADDS:


9. Define and give an example of each term:


ACTIVE VOICE
Definition:
Example:

PASSIVE VOICE
Definition:
Example:

Answer 1

1.A thesis statement is your claim in your essay.
2.B
3.To elaborate on your evidence to make it valid in your essay.
4.The concluding paragraph sums up what your whole essay is about.
5.The purpose is to give credit to whoever you took the evidence from so it won't be plagraism.
6.Because then it would be plagraism while summerizing uses your own words to explain what it is.
7. ?
8.First and foremost, For example,???
9.??????

Answer 2

1 a thesis is the main idea of a paragraph and encompasses the theme of your paper
2 c
3 to support the claim you make at the beginning using evidence
4 to wrap up your paper and remind the reader what your paper was about
5 so you give credit to the original author and to not be accused of plagiarism
6 because summarized works include more information
7 to signal an action or words are being said or done
8 your on your own
9 your on your own

thank you!