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1. The Holocaust, Texting and Driving, Tattoos, and Tanning. These topics would be good for: ___ Narrative Informative Persuasive Research paper 2. Should students be allowed to have cell phones in elementary and high schools? Should students have to wear uniforms? Should college athletes be paid for playing? Should all citizens have to complete a year of community service? These topics would be good for: ___ Narrative Informative Persuasive Research paper 3. Who was the first person to reach the North Pole? Did anybody ever escape Alcatraz? What was life like for a gladiator? Are there any effective means of repelling insects? These topics would be good for: ___ Narrative Informative Persuasive Research paper 4. You experienced adversity and had to overcome. You failed and had to deal with the consequences of that failure. Your personality or character was transformed. You experienced discrimination or experienced privilege These topics would be good for: ___ Narrative Informative Persuasive Research paper The writing process 1. What is the first step in the writing process? ___ Pre-Writing Editing Publishing 2. What is the second step in the writing process? ___ Publishing Drafting Revising 3. What is the third step in the writing process? ___ Drafting Revising Pre-Writing 4. What is the fourth step in the writing process? ___ Pre-Writing Revising Editing 5. What is the last step in the writing process? ___ Publishing Pre-Writing Editing 6. What is the sentence called that tells the main idea or point of view of the whole essay? Topic sentence Main idea Funky paragraphs Thesis statement  7 How many body paragraphs do you need, at least, in a five paragraph essay? 2 3 4 5 8. Which sentence in this introduction paragraph is the thesis statement? ___ The average family spends $1500 a year on clothes for school. In this economy, that seems like a lot of money! Many people argue that students should wear uniforms to school instead of their own clothes. Wear