Hook, Line and Thesis
The last sentence of your introductory paragraph.
What is a thesis statement?
This prewriting strategy involves writing whatever comes to mind paying no mind to grammar or punctuation.
What is freewriting?
Copying someone elses words or ideas.
What is plagiarism?
“Running through the park” is an example of this type of sentence error, lacking a subject or a complete thought.
What is a sentence fragment?
This is the number of hours considered full time at most work places.
What is 40 hours per week?
This background information connects the hook to the thesis.
What is a bridge?
This prewriting strategy involves organizing your ideas into categories and using a layout that involves Roman numerals and letters:
I. Intro
II. Detail paragraph 1
a. relevant detail
Outlining
Giving the reader a source that tells where you got your information.
What is a citation?
This type of sentence is incomplete because it lacks either a subject or a verb, or fails to express a complete thought.
What is a sentence fragment?
You must have this number to work legally in the United States.
What is Social Security number or Tax Identificaiton number?
This first sentence of the essay can be a question, quote, anecdote, or startling statistic.
What is a hook?
This prewriting strategy involves drawing a diagram of related ideas
What is a mind map?
An author's words that you use in your paper.
What is a quote?
This punctuation mark can mistakenly be used to separate a sentence fragment from a complete sentence, creating an error.
What is a comma?
This document lists your personla information such as: previous job experience, skills, awards received, etc.
What is a resume?
This sentence includes your main points--it is the roadmap of your essay.
What is a thesis statement?
An argumentative essay should include this paragraph that explains the other side of the story or the argument opposite to yours.
What is the counterclaim?
It is never okay to use this internet tool to write your paper.
What is AI?
This grammatical element is often needed to fix a sentence fragment, helping to connect it to a complete thought.
What is a conjunction?
These perks often include health insurance, paid vacation, and retirement plans.
What are benefits?
Sentence(s) that relate the hook to the thesis.
What is the bridge?
Each detail paragraph should have one of these stating the main idea of that paragraph.
What is a topic sentence?
This is the consequence for plagiarizing work.
What is receive a zero on the paper?
"Although she was graduating." This type of fragment can be made whole by adding a comma and an independent what?
What is an independent clause?
This magnificent dog came to live with Ms. Harkins when he was a pup.
Who is Jack?