Structure
The number of body paragraphs in a standard 5 paragraph essay
3
Hook
A clause that expresses a complete thought
Independent clause
An essay that tells a personal story
Narrative essay
A concrete piece of evidence used in an essay
Quote
First sentence of the introduction paragraph
The sentence that states the main idea of a writing assignment and helps control the ideas within the paper
Thesis
A clause that does not express a complete thought
Dependent clause
An essay that defends a claim through rhetorical and emotional strategies
Persuasive essay
Where the thesis statement appears in an essay
The last sentence of the introduction paragraph
A sentence that introduces what the paragraph will be about
Topic sentence
A punctuation mark indicating a pause between parts of a sentence.
An essay that presents facts or data in a logical structure
Informative/Expository
The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own
Plagarizing
Where the "take away" appears in a standard 5 paragraph essay
A sentence that wraps up a body paragraph
Conclusion sentence
A punctuation mark indicating a pause, typically between two independent clauses
Semicolon
An essay that defends a claim through logical and factual data
Argumentative Essay
A quote
A sentence that offers a lesson/moral for the reader to think about
Take away
Where a punctuation mark (i.e., comma, period) is located in a quotation
Inside the quotation marks
An essay that identifies a central idea in the text and analyzes how the author's use of a writing strategy defends this central idea.
Text analysis response
The punctuation marks used to cite a quotation
Parenthesis