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Essay Types
Definitions
Facts
Trivia
100

Used at the beginning of your essay to gain interest.

Hook/ attention grabber/ lead.

100

This kind of essay asks you to convince your reader.

Persuasive.

100

Where you write your state your references/ sources. 

Bibliography or Works Cited page. 

100

Setting down your ideas in an organized way before you start writing is called.

Outline or plan.

100

Name the five parts of an essay.

intro, 3 body paragraphs, conclusion.

200

This is where you refer back to your topic but state it differently.

Conclusion.

200

This kind of essay asks you to explain something to your reader using facts.

Expository.

200

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. 

200

This very boring word is often overused in essays. You can replace it with declared, exclaimed, shouted, called, whispered, etc

Said.

200

After writing an essay and before turning it in, you should..

Proof read/ edit.

300

Sharing a surprising fact or experience, or asking a question is a good gimmick for which part of the essay?

Introduction.

300

This kind of essay asks you to find similarities and differences between two things.

Compare and Contrast.

300

The first sentence in body paragraphs that introduces the idea of the paragraph.

Topic sentence.

300

One way to support your thesis is by using...

Quotes, examples, facts, statistics. 

300

What words you DO NOT use in a persuasive essay?

I, me, my, you/ contractions/ slang. 

400

Quotes, examples, facts and statistics should be used to support your main idea in this part of your essay.

Body paragraphs.

400

This kind of essay tells a story.

Narrative.

400

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.

400

How many paragraphs must be in a Persuasive essay.

5 paragraphs.

400

Give three examples of transition words used in a conclusion paragraph.

in conclusion, finally, lastly, as a result.

500

Where you cannot include any new information.

Conclusion.

500

This type of essay paints a picture with words by using adjectives and appealing to emotions.

Descriptive.

500

President Obama declared, "I would love to visit Miami!" This is an example of a?

Quote.

500

What is a thesis statement?

Tells reader what the essay is about and why.

500

What is it called when you copy/ do not reference sources?

Plagiarism.

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