Attention Getter the first sentence in an essay that grabs the reader’s attention. – Example: Quote, Fact/Statistic, Rhetorical Question, Anecdote, Generalization Attitude how the author feels about his/her subject. – Body the middle part of the essay which supports the thesis and explains the topic. – Clincher the last sentence in an essay that leaves the reader wondering about the topic. – Generalization, Prediction, Question, Recommendation, Last Event (anecdote) Closing sentence ends a paragraph; should support/relate to what is written in the paragraph. – Coherence the sentences relate clearly and logically to one another. – Commentary a writer’s personal opinions, response, reaction, or reflection about a specific detail within an – essay. Conclusion the final paragraph in an essay, which restates the thesis, wraps up the essay, provides a finished – feeling, and leaves the reader thinking about the topic. Concrete Detail / Supporting Detail supports the topic sentence. – Drafting a stage in the writing process when the rough draft is written. – Editing a in the writing process when the rough draft is scoured/proofread for errors. – Introduction the paragraph in an essay, which grabs the reader’s attention, gives background – information, and includes a thesis. Paradigm a type or style of organization for an essay. – Point of View the perspective from which an essay is told. (Formal English = 3rd person: he, she , they) – Prewriting a stage in the writing process when the writer brainstorms for ideas. – Revising a stage in the writing process when the writer changes ideas and checks for accuracy. – Thesis statement the main point of an essay. (Includes a topic and an opinion or idea.) – Topic the main idea. – Topic sentence - tells the main idea of the paragraph. Transitions words or phrases that lead from one idea to the next. EX: next, furthermore, another example, first, – after, next. Unity of the sentences in a paragraph support the main idea. –all
Attention Getter – the first sentence in an essay that grabs the reader’s attention. Example: Quote, Fact/Statistic, Rhetorical Question, Anecdote, Generalization Attitude – how the author feels about his/her subject. Body – the middle part of the essay which supports the thesis and explains the topic. Clincher – the last sentence in an essay that leaves the reader wondering about the topic. Generalization, Prediction, Question, Recommendation, Last Event (anecdote) Closing sentence – ends a paragraph; should support/relate to what is written in the paragraph. Coherence – the sentences relate clearly and logically to one another. Commentary – a writer’s personal opinions, response, reaction, or reflection about a specific detail within an essay. Conclusion – the final paragraph in an essay, which restates the thesis, wraps up the essay, provides a finished feeling, and leaves the reader thinking about the topic. Concrete Detail / Supporting Detail – supports the topic sentence. Drafting – a stage in the writing process when the rough draft is written. Editing – a in the writing process when the rough draft is scoured/proofread for errors. Introduction – the paragraph in an essay, which grabs the reader’s attention, gives background information, and includes a thesis. Paradigm – a type or style of organization for an essay. Point of View – the perspective from which an essay is told. (Formal English = 3rd person: he, she , they) Prewriting – a stage in the writing process when the writer brainstorms for ideas. Revising – a stage in the writing process when the writer changes ideas and checks for accuracy. Thesis statement – the main point of an essay. (Includes a topic and an opinion or idea.) Topic – the main idea. Topic sentence - tells the main idea of the paragraph. Transitions – words or phrases that lead from one idea to the next. EX: next, furthermore, another example, first, after, next. Unity –all of the sentences in a paragraph support the main idea.
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