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TYPES OF WRITING
INTRODUCTION
BODY PARAGRAPHS
CONCLUSION
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What type of writing explains or informs about a topic?

Informational/Expository 

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This sentence at the beginning of an essay grabs the reader’s attention and makes them want to keep reading.

Hook

100
What goes at the beginning of every body paragraph?
Topic Sentence
100
What is the first part of a conclusion paragraph?
Thesis Restatement
100

A comparison of two things using 'like' or 'as'

Simile 

200
What type of writing entertains and tells a story?
Narrative
200

This sentence states the main idea of the essay and outlines the writer’s position or purpose.

Thesis Statement 

200

Body paragraphs should include this type of information to support the main idea, such as facts, examples, or quotes.

Evidence

200

A good conclusion should not introduce these, as they belong in the body paragraphs.

New Ideas or New Evidence 

200

This type of figurative language gives human qualities to non-human things.

Personification 

300
What type of writing persuades the reader of their opinion?
Persuasive/Argumentative
300

What is all of the parts of an introduction?

Hook, Main Ideas, and Thesis

300

These words or phrases help connect ideas smoothly between sentences and paragraphs.

Transition Words

300

What are all of the parts of a conclusion?

Thesis restatement, Review, & Closing statement

300

FANBOYS is an example of? (Name the acronyms)

Coordinating Conjunctions. 

For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

400

What are all of the types of writing?

Informative, Argumentative, & Narrative

400

The introduction should provide this type of information to help the reader understand the topic before diving into the main points.

Background Information

400

Each body paragraph should focus on how many main ideas?

One

400

This part of the conclusion summarizes the main points of the essay without repeating them word for word.

Summary of Key Points

400

In literature, when an author hints at something that will happen later in the story, it is called this.

Foreshadowing

500

A research paper and a news article are examples of this type of writing, which presents factual information in an organized way.

Informative 

500

True or False: An introduction should include detailed examples and evidence to support the main points.

False

500

In an essay, body paragraphs are usually placed between these two sections.

Introduction and Conclusion

500

This type of final statement in a conclusion leaves a lasting impression on the reader, such as a call to action or a thought-provoking idea.

Closing Statement

500

The prefix 're-' means

Again