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Essay terminology
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- 1EssayA piece of writing that gives your thoughts (commentary) about the subject.
-at least 4 paragraphs
- - 2IntroductionIt includes a thesis, most often at the end. It is the first paragraph in an essay. The 1st sentence grabs the reader's attention, a hook this could be a quote or general statement
- 3Body ParagraphA middle paragraph
It develops a point you want to make that supports your thesis. Break down into mini thesis - 4Concluding Paragraph (Conclusion)Last paragraph. It may sum up your ideas, reflect on what you said in your essay, say more commentary about your subject, or give a personal statement. about the subject.
-conclusion is all commentary and does not include concrete detail.
-it gives a finished feel to your essay - 5Thesisa sentence with a subject and opinion (commentary)
somewhere in introductory paragraph - 6Pre-writingThe process of getting your concrete details down on paper before you organize your essay into paragraphs.
-bubble clusters, spider diagrams, outlines. - 7Concrete DetailsSpecific details that form the backbone or core of your body paragraphs.
-facts, examples, descriptions, support, evidence, quote, plot references - 8Commentary (CM)Your opinion or comment about something.
-opinion, insight, analysis, interpretation, inference, reflection - 9Topic SentenceFirst sentence in a body paragraph.
This must have a subject and opinion (commentary) on which the paragraph is based. it does the same thing for a body paragraph that a thesis does for the whole essay - 10Concluding SentenceLast sentence in body paragraph
It is all commentary, does not repeat key words and gives a finished feeling. - 11Shaping the essayafter prewriting and before the first draft. this outlines your thesis, topic sentences concrete details and commentary ideas
- 12First Draftthe first version of your essay aka rough draft
- 13Final draftthe final version of your essay
- 14Peer responsewritten responses and reactions to a partners' paper
- 15chunkone sentence of concrete detail and 2 sentences of commentary. it is the smallest unified group of thoughts you can write
- 16weavingblending concrete details and commentary in a body paragraph. after you have mastered the format
- 17ratio1 CD: 2 CM
- 18Word Countsminimum length of paper to receive a c
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