WHERE IS IT?
TRANSITIONS, etc.
ESSAY FACTS 1
ESSAY FACTS 2
MISCELLANEOUS
100
Used at the very beginning of your essay to gain interest
What is the attention grabber?
100
Name one transition you might use to introduce an example.
What is -for instance, OR -for example, OR -an example of this?
100
This kind of essay asks you to explain something to your reader
What is expository?
100
Setting down your ideas in an organized way before you start writing.
What is an outline?
100
A boring word that can be replaced with elated, thrilled, delighted, overjoyed, etc.
What is "happy"?
200
This is where you refer back to your topic but state it differently
What is the conclusion?
200
"For these reasons," "consequently," or "to sum up" are transitions to start this part of the essay.
What is the conclusion?
200
This very boring word is often overused in essays. You can replace it with declared, exclaimed, shouted, called, whispered, etc.
What is "said"?
200
This kind of essay asks you to convince your reader
What is persuasive?
200
It doesn't attach itself to anything in the sentence.
What is a dangling modifier?
300
Sharing a surprising fact or experience, or asking a question is a good gimmick for which part of the essay?
What is -the beginning, or -the introduction, or -the attention grabber?
300
Name one transition to introduce an opposing point of view or opinion.
What is any one of the following: on the other hand, in contrast, on the contrary, but, instead, or however? (Others may be acceptable)
300
President Obama declared, "I would love to visit Miami!" This is an example of using a ___________ in your essay.
What is a quotation?
300
When editing your work, you must locate and eliminate two common errors
What are run-on sentences and comma-splices sentences?
300
Some of them naturally "precede" certain adjectives being a type of collocations.
What is an adverbial intensifier?
400
QEFS should be used to support your topic throughout this part of your essay
What is the body?
400
"To begin with," "first of all," or "initially" are good ways to start this part of your essay.
What is the body OR First supporting paragraph?
400
The conclusion of this type of an essay indicates its implications in a larger context.
What is a process essay?
400
In this summary, it must report only what you have read; it excludes your opinion or interpretations.
What is objective?
400
QEFS stands for these four elements in an essay.
What is -quotes -examples -facts, and -statistics?
500
Where you can use ellipsis marks to show omitted words
What is quoting?
500
Name one: Transitions give an essay a sense of ______________ and _____________.
What is -unity and coherence?
500
A word or phrase used to show the reader a change in direction from one idea to another
What is a transition?
500
A specialized kind of one-paragraph summary often precedes reports published in professional journals
What is an abstract?
500
One piece of advice you would give to someone about using statistics in an essay
What is -make them reasonable, OR -use only a few, not too many
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