This derives from your research/information, gives you better control, and identifies the central idea of your writing
What is an effective thesis statement
100
This has specific steps to it, but they can be taken out of order
What is the writing process
100
As one of the first things you should establish before writing, this is the group of people whom you write the paper for
Who is your audience
100
This type of essay or method of development discusses two similar, yet different nouns
What is a compare/contrast essay
100
This describes or modifies a noun or pronoun
What is an adjective
200
In a completed essay, this is another way to say beginning, middle, and end.
What is the introductory paragraph, body of the paper, and concluding paragraph
200
This should happen once your first or rough draft is complete
What is revise and edit
200
These are the two main objectives to planning a paper
What is forming a thesis and organizing your information
200
In this type of writing, you can narrate, describe, and/or reflect on something related to you or your life
What is a personal essay
200
This, which is always capitalized, names a specific person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a proper noun
300
The following 3 major components belong to this part of a paper
1. engage the reader
2. introduce the thesis/topic
3. establish the direction of the paper
What is an opening paragraph
300
1. getting started
2. planning
3. drafting
4. revising
5. editing and proofreading
6. submitting
What is the major steps of the writing process
300
This is when you write a topic in the middle of a page and then branch off sub-topics from it in a web-like fashion
What is clustering
300
This type of essay introduces characters including the settings they live in and the conversations that take place between them
What is a narrative
300
This is a word or phrase that communicates strong emotion or surprise such as, "Hey!" or" "Wow!"
What is an interjection
400
This is a type of source is unlike interviews, journals, and surveys where the information obtained is second-hand
What is a secondary source
400
Especially during peer review, this can be an important aspect of the writing process
What is collaboration
400
This is when you take a certain amount of time and simply write down whatever pops into your head
What is freewriting
400
This type of essay describes sensory and thought details so that the reader can visualize places, people, and events
What is a descriptive essay
400
This is a type of noun that names an idea, condition, or feeling
What is an abstract noun
500
How you advance a thesis depends on this
What is the type of essay you are writing
500
This is understanding what you should write about and in what way, for example, to describe something.
What is your purpose
500
Asking these types of questions, where there are many possible answers, help a writer to brainstorm ideas
What are open-ended questions
500
This is when you vividly retell something significant that happened to you