Used at the beginning of your essay to gain interest.
Hook/ attention grabber/ lead.
This kind of essay asks you to convince your reader.
Persuasive.
Where you write your state your references/ sources.
Bibliography or Works Cited page.
Setting down your ideas in an organized way before you start writing is called.
Outline or plan.
Name the five parts of an essay.
intro, 3 body paragraphs, conclusion.
This is where you refer back to your topic but state it differently.
Conclusion.
This kind of essay asks you to explain something to your reader using facts.
Expository.
The last sentence in the introduction that informs the audience what your essay is about includes the main idea and what your body paragraphs will be about.
Thesis statement.
This very boring word is often overused in essays. You can replace it with declared, exclaimed, shouted, called, whispered, etc
Said.
After writing an essay and before turning it in, you should..
Proof read/ edit.
Sharing a surprising fact or experience, or asking a question is a good gimmick for which part of the essay?
Introduction.
This kind of essay asks you to find similarities and differences between two things.
Compare and Contrast.
The first sentence in body paragraphs that introduces the idea of the paragraph.
Topic sentence.
One way to support your thesis is by using...
Quotes, examples, facts, statistics.
What words you DO NOT use in a persuasive essay?
I, me, my, you/ contractions/ slang.
Quotes, examples, facts and statistics should be used to support your main idea in this part of your essay.
Body paragraphs.
This kind of essay tells a story.
Narrative.
In a persuasive essay, this is when you state the opinion of the other side, then tell why you disagree with it.
Rebuttal or counter-argument.
How many paragraphs must be in a Persuasive essay.
5 paragraphs.
Give three examples of transition words used in a conclusion paragraph.
in conclusion, finally, lastly, as a result.
Where you cannot include any new information.
Conclusion.
This type of essay paints a picture with words by using adjectives and appealing to emotions.
Descriptive.
President Obama declared, "I would love to visit Miami!" This is an example of a?
Quote.
What is a thesis statement?
Tells reader what the essay is about and why.
What is it called when you copy/ do not reference sources?
Plagiarism.