Intro
Is a thesis important?
Thesis are considered the most important part of an intro.
Generally how many paragraphs
2-3
Conclusions are there to
wrap up the essay
Noun definition
a word (other than a pronoun) used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things (common noun), or to name a particular one of these (proper noun).
An intro should be: (general, specific, or both)
Both
Citing _______ is crucial for the argument
evidence
Restate arguments in an
Simplified, summarized way
Verb definition
The thesis statement states examples and evidence
the aim of the paper and may give insight into the author’s
A ________ sentence gives good flow
Transition
Leaves the reader to _____ about the essay, especially if its argumentative.
think
adverb definition
a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc.
An attention grabber is usually considered a
hook
3 types of logical order
1. Chronological order---order of time, good for narratives
2. Spatial order-good for descriptions of locations; top to bottom, e.g.
3. Emphatic order-least important to most important; most common for college writing
pronoun definition
a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g., I, you ) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (e.g., she, it, this ).
The intro should include (3 things)
Hook, Thesis, Essay "road map"
Topic sentence must
relate to the thesis
Parallel sentence definition and example
the repetition of the same grammatical form in two or more parts of a sentence
example judged by class/teacher