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Writing that explains
expository
the five steps in writing an essay
choose a topic, plan, write rough draft, proofread and revise, write final draft
the most important sentence in the introduction
thesis statement
best advice for writing a conclusion
restate the thesis
Cliché for making a bad situation worse.
Add insult to injury.
Writing that tells a story
narrative
This must be done before writing the essay
brainstorm ideas and plan
topic sentence
what MLA stands for
Modern Language Association
Cliché for avoiding something no matter what.
Avoid like the plague.
Writing that describes
descriptive
what the first draft of writing is called
rough draft
Recommended number of sentences for a paragraph
5
what a teacher uses to grade an essay
rubric
Cliché for when it's raining really hard.
It's raining cats and dogs.
Writing that argues an opinion
persuasive/argumentative
checking for grammatical errors
editing/proofreading
Sentences that develop a topic sentence in a paragraph
supporting details
Types of words to avoid when writing an essay
tired words, cliches, slang (informal language)
Cliché for going out of your way.
To bend over backwards.
the 3 parts of an essay
introduction, body, conclusion
making improvements in style; adding, deleting, changing
revising
these expressions help your writing to flow from one paragraph to the next
transitional expressions
fragments and run-ons
Cliché for earning a lot of money.
Making bank.