Essay structure
Sentence that previews and organizes the full essay
What is a thesis sentence
Portion of the essay that contains your last name and page number
What is a header?
A group of words punctuated as a sentence but lacking one or more of the following: subject, verb, complete thought
What is a fragment.
What are establish subject, indicate thesis, and grab reader's attention.
How secondary sources are arranged on a works cited page.
What is alphabetical?
Sentence that previews a single paragraph
The heading of the essay appears in this part of the paper.
What is the body of the text?
What is a comma splice
Necessary elements of an introduction
What are lead-in, bridge, and previewing thesis
How secondary sources are indented on a works cited page.
What is hanging or reverse indented
Questions you ask yourself in order to write the explanation of topic sentence section of a paragraph
What is "how or why is the topic sentence true?"
The date of the essay in the heading appears in this form
What is reversed form listing in this order day, month and year
Two sentences joined with no punctuation between them
What is a run-on?
Necessary elements of a body paragraph
How the author's name is listed on a works cited page
What is last name, comma, then first name, period.
The longest and most important part of an essay.
What is the example?
Spaces between lines in the essay
What is double spacing
Three ways to correct either a comma splice or a run-on
What is a period, a semicolon, or a comma and a coordinate conjunction?
Necessary elements of citing a secondary source in your paragraph
Write a sentence that previews what the source will say, mention the source by name, quote or paraphrase the information from the source, parenthetically cite the source, warrant the source.
How an article is indicated on a works cited page
What is enclosed in quotation marks?
Portion of the body paragraph that explains the significance of the example and draws a conclusion for the reader?
What is the warrant?
Way to signal that a new paragraph is beginning
Indent the paragraph
Two ways to correct a fragment.
What is either join it to an already complete sentence or rewrite it so that it is a complete sentence.
Necessary elements of a conclusion
Loop back to the lead-in, briefly summarize, warrant the thesis.
How a web page is indicated on a works cited page
What is italicized?