PRACTICE QUIZ: ACADEMIC ESSAY FORMAT
* Stimulates reader's interest
* May provide background information
* often includes the overall point (at the end)
A strong ______ usually:
* identifies the essay's overall point
* is a single, clear sentence
* presents an idea worth writing
about which is disputed
and/or in need of explantion
** appears at the end of the first paragraph
5. _____________
** May begin with a restatement of the
thesis statement
** Brings a sense of closure to the essay
** Influences your reader's last impression
** Should not leave the reader hanging and/or
introduce new, unexplored points
* Stimulates reader's interest
* May provide background information
* often includes the overall point (at the end)
A strong ______ usually:
* identifies the essay's overall point
* is a single, clear sentence
* presents an idea worth writing
about which is disputed
and/or in need of explantion
** appears at the end of the first paragraph
5. _____________
** May begin with a restatement of the
thesis statement
** Brings a sense of closure to the essay
** Influences your reader's last impression
** Should not leave the reader hanging and/or
introduce new, unexplored points
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