Punctuation
Tricky Words
Writing with Lost Tools
Parts of an Essay
Mechanics
100

Use this to separate items in a series.

The Pilgrims ate corn pumpkin and berries.

Commas

100

For comparison use : than or then

greater ____, Less _____, More ____

than

100
where the writer discovers material - inventory for the text where the ANI chart is constructed

What is invention?

100

Develped from a quesiton when the writer converts the question to an issue, decides which side to defend, and restates the issue as a statement.

What is a thesis?

100

asks how two terms are similar by noting what both terms "have," "are," and "do."

What is comparison?

200
Independent clauses could stand alone as complete sentence with this - 

semicolons

200

For time: than or then

now and ____

then

200

The column in the ANI chart used to record ideas generated during the Invention process that are clearly not Affirmative or Negative.

What is the Interesting Column?

200

The first part of an essay, developed after the body and conclusion

What is the introduction?

200

Similiarity of structure in a pair or series of related words or phrases.

What is parallelism?

300

Use this after independent clauses that introduces three or more things. 

colon

300

opposite of here:

there, their, or they're

there

300

The ordering of materials gathered in Invention.

What is the arrangement?

300

the ending of the essay usually prepared before the Introduction

What is the Conclusion?

300

When writing - check to make sure that this is not helping or passive.

What is vivid verbs?

400

Quotations should be set off from other words in the sentence using this - 

commas

400

Used with three or more:

among or between

among

400

the statement of the number of reasons you will use to support your thesis statement

What is enumeration?

400

This part of the essay contains the proofs, main arguments, or reasons that support the thesis.

What are body paragraphs?

400

The process of categorizing information collected in the ANI chart into groups or related ideas. 

What is sorting?

500

Use this after a prepositional opener -

comma

500

Alright or all right - which is right?

all right


Alright is a nonstandard spelling

500
a question converted to a whether statement to gnerate questions both affirmative and negative

What is the issue?

500

This is the last part of writing the essay where the writer selects the appropriate words and forms to best express the text.

What is Elocution?

500

Do this before turning in your paper.

Proof-read or run through grammarly.

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