Process
This acts as a roadmap for an essay and narrows a subject to a single, central position and often previews the arrangement of ideas.
What is a thesis statement
Announces what a paragraph will be about.
What is a topic sentence
Can be corrected with either a semicolon or a period.
What is run-on or comma splice
A common problem when trying to pick a topic.
What is lack of focus
Use with statement or indirect question.
What is period.
This is the first step in the writing process.
What is understanding the assignment.
This is a group of words that is capitalized and punctuated as a sentence, but is not a sentence
What is a fragment
Use this when a list follows a directly connected sentence
What is a colon
This is the 'C' in C.R.A.A.P
What is credibility
Use after a command.
What is an exclamation point.
This method of pre-writing requires writing sentences without stopping for a times amount of time.
What is freewriting.
This is a word or phrase that helps connect sentences and paragraphs to guide a reader through a text
What is a transition
This determines whether formal or informal language is used
What is audience
This is the genre of writing expected in a college assignment
What is academic
Put around words of direct speech.
What are quotation marks
Gets down on paper preliminary thoughts about a topic.
What is a draft
This is the last paragraph in a research essay
What is the conclusion
Two or more independant clauses joined with only a comma
What is a comma splice
This is the stance or attitude toward a topic in a written word
What is tone
This is a combination of a period and comma that can be used between main clauses related by "however" or "for example."
What is a semicolon
This is the final step in the writing process and is often overlooked.
What is proofreading
This is the number of paragraphs that a standard essay includes
What is 5
This is the number of lines a direct quote can take up before it must be put into a block quotation
What is 4
These are how different kinds of writing are classified
What are genres
Shows possession.
What is an apostrophe.