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Essay Structure
Parts of an Argument
Claim, evidence, or explanation
Writing must haves!
Miscellaneous
100
What is the first sentence called in an essay?
The hook or the lead
100

A statement one can support with evidence (picking a side to an issue)

What is a Claim
100

Cheerleading should be considered a sport because it requires strong muscles, flexibility, and endurance.

Claim

100

What you should use to connect sentences and paragraphs. Helps your writing flow. Examples: first, next, so, then, finally, however

What are transitional words?
100

An argumentative tactic that uses emotion to appeal to the reader

Pathos 

200
Where does the thesis/claim go in an introduction paragraph?
At the end, last sentence
200
The data that supports your claim.
What is the Evidence
200
For example, Bates, a district in Arizona, saw reading test scores go up from 51 percent to 65 percent after extending the school year by 20 days.
Evidence
200

What you use before quoting text in your essay

A Signal phrase

200

An argumentative tactic that appeals to the reader's logic and reason

Logos

300
Where you should restate claim/thesis?
What is the first sentence of conclusion paragraph?
300

In an ACE paragraph, what does the letter "E" stand for? What does it mean?

Explain, it is the why or how the evidence is important and supports the claim

300
Students should be allowed to wear hats in school because they can express themselves, cover-up bad hair days, and support their favorite sports teams.
Claim
300

The first sentence in each body paragraph

What is topic sentence or hook

300

An argumentative tactic that builds trust between the reader and the writer 

Ethos

400
What the five paragraphs in an essay are called.
What are introduction, body, body, body, conclusion?
400

When you prove the counterclaim is weak

Rebuttal 

400

Therefore, year-round schooling was just not worth the expense.

Explanation

400
What you should do when citing a text
What is give page/paragraph number, use quotes if word for word, identify passage.
400

The word that does not belong in an academic paper. Unless otherwise specified.

"I"

500

When you give credit for outside information used in an essay

What is an in-text citation
500

The opposing viewpoint or competing claim

What is counterclaim
500

This significant increase in test scores proves that students benefit from having more time in school.

Explanation

500
What you should do when done writting your essay?

What is revise, edit, make sure it responds to PROMPT
500
The tone your essays should be written in
What is formal tone