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Parts of an Essay
Types of essays
Conventions
Reading the Prompt
Pacing Yourself
100
The last sentence in your introductory paragraph
What is a thesis statement?
100
This type of essay examines ideas
What is an explanatory/informative essay?
100
This is at the beginning of every sentence
What is a capital?
100
This is who would be your readers
What is the audience?
100
How long you have to take the FSA
What is two hours?
200
This sentence catches your attention and is first
What is a hook?
200
This type of writing defends an idea
What is an argumentative essay?
200
You do this at the beginning of every paragraph
What is indent?
200
Forming a question from the prompt helps to identify this
What is the topic?
200
What you read before anything else
What is the prompt?
300
These paragraphs should include your point (topic sentence), evidence, and elaboration, and a link.
What is a body paragraph?
300
In an argumentative essay, this is the idea you are defending
What is the claim?
300
This separates your ideas into chunks that make sense
What is end punctuation? . , ?
300
Identify which of these two writing formats needs to be used
What is argumentative or explanatory/informative?
300
Do this after you read the prompt but before you begin reading
What is set up a planning sheet?
400
This information comes from the text and includes "According to the text..." or "The author stated..."
What is evidence?
400
Acknowledging the ideas of your opponents and arguing against it
What is a counterclaim
400
This should be used when citing an article
What is quotation marks?
400
You must use these to get your information for your essay
What is resources (articles, texts)?
400
Take these while you are reading
What is notes?
500
This wraps up your essay and connects back to the thesis (Minimum of 1 sentence)
What is the conclusion?
500
This type of essay may have you describe or compare
What is an explanatory/informative essay?
500
This is used to cite the title of a book
What is italics?
500
Look for __________ writing instructions
What is specific/explicit?
500
At the one hour mark begin doing this
What is write and revise your essay?