Keywords
Indicates that the writer has emphasized the doer of the action
Active Voice
An essay to a teacher is different to a text to a friend.
Audience Level
Find all information relevant to your topic .
Research
Introduces the topic and is meant to grab the reader's attention.
Introduction
Delete words, phrases, and clauses that do not add directly to the meaning of a sentence.
Wordiness
Tells what or whom the sentence is about
Subject
Only include the information that is essential to your topic. Keep it brief and to the point.
Concise
Develop the main points, and thesis statement. Arrange your information in order and begin writing your outline.
Organization
Where you explain and say what know about the subject from your research.
Body
“shorthand” words, phrases, or abbreviations that are known only to a relatively small group of people.
Jargon
To attract or lure; to encourage someone to participate
Entice
All facts need to be factual and with no errors.
Accuracy
Cards used to record the title, author, publisher, copyright date, and place of publication (city and state) of resources...
Source Cards
A collection of sentences that are together to relate to a purpose.
Paragraphs
Can diminish the effectiveness of your sentences.
Overuse Phrases
Tells what the subject does
Predicate
Keep your writing clear and fully understandable.
Clarity
Cards used to collect data for a report or paper
Information Cards
What you want your readers to remember. Restate the thesis and main ideas.
Conclusion
Abrupt change of perspective within a sentence or between sentences.
Shifts
The main point of a paper that you try to support through research
Thesis Statement
Arrange facts, sentences, and paragraphs in a clear and logical order.
Coherance
List of information sources on a specific subject
Bibliography
"Helen cooked dinner therefore Ralph will wash the dishes."
Run On Sentences