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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 - 2Introductionincludes a thesis, most often at the end
the first paragraph in an essay
1st sentence grabs the reader's attention, a hook can be a quote or general statement - 3Body ParagraphA middle paragraph
develops a point you want to make that supports your thesis
topic sentence is mini thesis - 4Concluding Paragraph (Conclusion)Last paragraph. sum up ideas, reflect on essay, say more commentary about subject, give personal statement about the subject.
-conclusion is all commentary and does not include concrete detail.
- finished feel to your essay - 5Thesisa sentence with a subject and opinion (commentary)
end of introductory paragraph - 6Pre-writingstep 1
The process of getting your concrete details down on paper before you organize your essay into paragraphs.
-bubble clusters, spider diagrams, outlines. - 7Concrete Details (CD)Specific details that form the backbone or core of your body paragraphs.
-facts, quotations, 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 essaystep 2
after prewriting and before the first draft. this outlines your thesis, topic sentences concrete details and commentary ideas - 12First Draftthe first version of your essay
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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- Created by Jaclyn Miller · Sep 15, 2015
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