NAME: ________________________

Analytical Essay ( Power Paragraph)Rules Test

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of 20 available terms

5 Written Questions

5 Matching Questions

  1. when to underline or italicize?
  2. perspective?
  3. What is analysis? aka Commentaries
  4. What should a conclusion contain?
  5. topic sentence functions ( Claim)
  1. a - explains how or why evidence proves your thesis
    - connection between evidence and main argument
    - directly explains how/why your evidence supports your thesis
  2. b titles of (long pieces) works that have been published and created by SOMEONE ELSE
  3. c - restate your thesis
    - "so what?"
    - "connecting to a course theme"
    - "posing a new question"
  4. d - supports an essay's thesis statement
    - unifies the content of a paragraph
    - directs the order of the sentences
  5. e third person

5 Multiple Choice Questions

  1. academic
  2. - explains the significance of your basic assertion
    - how your argument can apply to a larger concept
  3. short stories, poems, songs
  4. - CANNOT be a statement of plot or fact
    - must be a claim that can be argued and defended with evidence
  5. - establishes a connection between your paper's thesis and a larger theme or idea from the course for which you are writing your paper

5 True/False Questions

  1. thesis statement ( Argument/ Assertion)- explains how or why evidence proves your thesis
    - connection between evidence and main argument
    - directly explains how/why your evidence supports your thesis

          

  2. purpose of an introduction?author's last name and page number in parentheses following the quotation/paraphrase before period

          

  3. What should an introduction contain?- restate your thesis
    - "so what?"
    - "connecting to a course theme"
    - "posing a new question"

          

  4. good evidence will..- a sentence that supports or develops a single controlling idea

          

  5. What does the academic voice do?- identify the content of the piece
    - set limits on the topic
    - communicate the dominant impression you want your essay to make
    - grab the reader's attention