Essay Structure
This goes at the very beginning of an essay, especially a narrative essay.
What is the hook?
When a writer uses their own experiences in lieu of research.
What is anecdotal evidence?
How you provide a quote for a known author in MLA
What is parenthetical citation, using the author's last name and either page or paragraph number if applicable? Ex: (Plath 27). or (Plath par. 2). or (Plath pars. 2-3).
A peer-reviewed article is known as this.
What you should focus on first in revision in order to make your argument clear.
What is the thesis?
This establishes pertinent information for the reader before the thesis is revealed.
What is context?
This takes the place of a traditional thesis in a narrative essay.
How you provide a citation for an unknown author
What is referring to the title of work in parenthesis.
Ex: ("Writing Made Easy"). or ("Writing Made Easy" par. 4).
A newspaper, magazine, or website, would be known as this type of source.
What is a popular source?
What you should focus on second in revision to make your readers understand the significance of the issue?
What is context?
These help define what each body paragraph will be about.
What are topic sentences?
Three ways in which a theme can be successfully conveyed.
1. Characterization/Character interaction
2. Tone/mood
3. Plot
How you provide a citation for a source with multiple authors.
What is using et al. Ex: (Franck et al. 327).
What is avoid bias?
What you should focus on third in revision to make the argument easier to follow.
What is organization?
What is relevant background information on the author (or publication), with first and last name or title of the work?
Provide the parts of Freytag's Pyramid (plot structure).
1. Introduction
2. Rising Action
3. Climax
4. Falling Action
5. Resolution/Conclusion
How you cite a work you have paraphrased
What is MLA parenthetical citation?
Biased articles are useful for this.
What is providing a detailed look at why there is contention or confusion in a given argument, which allows writers to connect with naysayers.
What you should focus on fourth in your revision in order to remind the reader of your points
What is the conclusion?
When a quote is longer than four lines, it is formatted as this.
What is a block quote?
The difference between tone and mood
How you organize and structure the Works Cited page
What is alphabetically and with hanging indents.
Combining two or more sources to create new meaning from each.
What is synthesis?
What you should focus on last during revision in order to make your essay presentable.
What is grammar, spelling, and language use.