Essay lab activity

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What is an essay?
? It is a text where you can write all kind of ideas.
? It is a long composition about someone's private life.
? It is an organized collection of your ideas about an specific topic.
? It is a text about several topics.
In a descriptive essay you should...
? Discuss the similarities and differences between two things, people, concepts, places, etc.
? Provide details about how something looks, feels, tastes, smells, makes one feel or sounds.
? Separate things or ideas into specific categories and discuss each of them.
? Present objections and refute them.
A subordinating conjunction is use to...
? To link equivalent sentence elements.
? To keep coherence.
? To join individual words, phrases and independent clause.
? To introduce a dependent clause and indicate the nature of the relationship amog dependent clause and the independent clause.
What is a thesis statement?
? It is a single sentence somewhere in your first paragraph, that present your argument to the reader.
? It is a sentence that connect to paragraph.
? It is a sentence that gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to deal with.
? It is the first sentence of each paragraph.
What does the introductory paragraph do?
? It shows in a sentence the essay's purpose.
? It summarizes the main idea of the essay.
? It helps you to develop the essay.
? It introduces the main idea of the essay.
What is an outline?
? It is a guideline that will help you to find the purpose of the essay.
? It is a text that provides ideas.
? It is a draft that contains all the ideas of the essay.
? It is an organized format of your ideas.
Which transition words do you need to show cause and effect?
? Another, in addition to, related to, furthermore, also.
? Therefore, thus, as result of, consequently.
? However, even though, on the other hand, nevertheless.
? First, second, third.
What is a supporting paragraph?
? It is a paragraph that contains the thesis statement.
? It is a pargraph that makes up the main body of the essay.
? It is the conclution of an essay after you have finished developing your ideas.
? It is the opening paragraph that catch the reader interest.
Select the most appropiate transition word to add more information:
? First.
? On the other hand.
? Thus.
? Furthermore.
What does the concluding paragraph do?
? It introduces the main idea of the essay.
? It provides background information about the topic.
? It develops the main idea of the essay.
? It summarizes or restates the main idea of the essay.
What do we use transition words for?
? We use them to separate one paragraph from another.
? We use them to connect paragraphs and make an essay easier to read.
? We use them to link the thesis statement and final thoughts.
? We use them to put in order a paragraph.
What is a topic sentence?
? It is a sentence that declares what you believe and what you intend to prove.
? It is a sentence that gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about.
? It is a sentence that identifies the purpose of an essay.
? It is a sentence that indicates in a general way what idea or thesis the essay is going to deal with.
An effective paragraph should contain:
? A topic sentence and the major points.
? An introductory, supporting and concluding paragraph.
? A thesis statement.
? Unity, coherence, a topic sentence and adequate development.
A traditionally thesis statement is...
? As long as a composition.
? As long as you want.
? No longer than one or possible two sentences, even if your paper is long.
? As long as the concluding paragraph.
What is an argumentative essay?
? Its is a essay that defines and classifies things or ideas into specific categories.
? It is an essay that attempts to persuade the reader to the writer's point of view.
? It is an essay that gives directions or intructions about how to complete a task, or how something is done.
? It is an essay that explains why or how some events happened, and what the results are.