Parts of the Essay
These are statements of support for claims, making those claims something more than mere assertions.
What are Reasons?
Easy to understand
What is Clarity?
In this authors best selling series, Harry Potter, the only way to reach Hogwarts is by train.
Who is J.K. Rowling?
Before computers, this instrument was used to craft letters, essays and even full length novels.
What is a typewriter?
In Alaska it is illegal to do this in someone's ear while they are moose hunting.
What is whisper?
The main argument and the central idea of the essay. It appears in the first sentence and Claims are potentially arguable.
What is a Claim?
Adheres to the rules of grammar, spelling, punctuation & capitalization
What is Correctness?
While movies with titles like IT, Cujo, and Pet Semetary have terrified audiences for decades, his written work has made him a world wide best seller.
Who is Stephen King?
Dip the tip of this object in a well of ink and you could write on parchment or paper.
What is a Quill?
In Sterling, Colorado, this domestic animal may not run loose without having been fit with a taillight.
What is a Cat?
Serves as support for the reasons offered and helps compel the reader to accept claims.
What is Evidence?
Gets straight to the point
What is Conciseness?
Frankenstien, or the Modern Prometheus, considered to be one the earliest works of science fiction was penned by this female author.
Who is Mary Shelley?
Push button or rotary, this way of communicating was found in booths or stands on street corners all over NYC at one time.
What is a telephone?
In Nebraska, it is illegal for a mother to give her daughter this hairstyle without a state license.
What is a perm?
This occurs when the writer finds a flaw in the opposing side’s counterclaim and explains why the flaw is a flaw.
What is Refutation?
Ideas are logically connected
What is Coherence?
This author wrote of a dystopian society in which books are not only outlawed but are burned at the degree of 451.
Who is Ray Bradbury?
Known as a CRT, this bulky and heavy model used a large, vacuum-sealed glass tube to display images.
What is a tube television?
In Pennsylvania, all of these must be checked one hour before all fires.
What are fire hydrants?
The opposite argument which the author addresses in order provide a rebuttal.
What is a Counterclaim?
These three are the core purposes of writing. The reason why we write.
What is to Inform, Persuade & Entertain?
This writer is responsible for a Japanese Manga Naruto which to this date has sold over 200 million copies.
Who is Masashi Kishimoto?
The first of these were used in professional settings, such as hospitals, and it got its name from the verb "to page," meaning to call or summon someone.
There was once a law in Salem Virginia that made it illegal to leave home without knowing this.
What is Where you were going?