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Parts of a Paragraph
Question | Answer |
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What is the first sentence of a paragraph? | Topic Sentence |
What is the purpose of a topic sentence? | Informs the readers what the paragraph is all about (Includes the central idea) |
What part of a paragraph does the quote belong with? | Textual Evidence |
What does textual evidence mean? | A direct quote from the text using quotation marks and includes a citation |
What is a citation? | The author's last name and/or page number in parenthesis |
Where does a citation belong? | Directly following (after) a direct quote |
What is an analysis? | An explanation of the textual evidence and relates (connects) to the topic sentence |
What is the last sentence of a paragraph? | Concluding sentence |
What is the purpose of a concluding sentence? | Wraps up (closes) the paragraph (Includes a re-worded central idea) |
What does "re-worded" mean? | Using different words |
What are some introductory phrases to introduce textual evidence? | The author writes, For example, On page 4 it states, Consider when the author writes, |
What are some introductory phrases to introduce an analysis? | This quote means This quote suggests This quote implies This quote indicates |
What are some introductory phrases to introduce a concluding sentence? | Therefore, Thus, In conclusion, |