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The opening statement of an essay, the thesis, contains three important parts. They are this, this, and, optionally, this. (must get all three for credit)
What are orientation, position, and proof?
Despite all the hype about EV emissions, most calculations fail to take into account the amount of CO2 produced at the power plants to charge the systems.
What is persuasive? (argumentative)
This metadata, the "what" of your writing, tells you exactly what you are producing (website copy, essay, brochure, article, etc.).
What is situation?
In our professionalization workshop on copy writing, this job belongs to someone who must translate difficult or time-consuming material from English to plain English.
What is a technical writer?
If you're deciding between APA, AMA, CMoS, or MLA, you're choosing this.
What is the style guide?
Before writing any essay, you should reduce the scope of your topic to match your available page count using this.
What is the subtractive method?
Despite the fact that the pescatarian diet is seen as adjacent to that of vegetarian or vegan, it can have multiple health benefits if used properly, but isn't necessarily for everyone.
What is informative?
This metadata, the "who" of your writing, determines who will ultimately be reading it, and can be seen as (arguably) the most important.
What is audience?
In our workshop on academic integrity, the process for violations of academic integrity involve this step, the first one after a conversation has been had, and before parties move to a resolution.
What is the charging letter?
There are four primary components to an MLA citation. Name all four, in order.
What are Author, Title, Publication Information, and Date?
This stage of the writing process is by far the longest, and should take no less than 50%-60% of your time when composing a new text.
What is research?
Contrary to popular belief, sequel movies are far better than the originals. Terminator 2 is an improvement over Terminator, and, though it might be a hot take, Saw 2 is better than Saw.
What is evaluative?
This metadata, the "why" of your writing, helps determine the genre.
What is purpose?
In our workshop on academic integrity, use of generative AI is outlawed in the context of composition classes, but not this purpose, which happens before writing even begins. (two possible answers)
What is ideation (brainstorming) or research?
Scholarly sources are preferred for academic essays and audiences, but occasionally you will run across easy-to-find knowledge which does not need a citation, and is called this.
What is common knowledge?
Before writing any material, for any purpose, you must first know this.
What is the metadata?
A long time ago, in a galaxy far away...
What is narrative?
This rhetorical method, the metadata that determines "how" you write, translates from Greek to "deserving of pity or emotion," and is often seen in advertising (and bad arguments).
What is pathos?
In our workshop on resume writing, those entering the humanities as a career field will write this document instead of a resume, abbreviated CV.
What is a curriculum vitae?
This is the second rule of research.
What is Consult Many Sources?
This prewriting activity leverages your brain's ability to use System One thinking (fast, unthinking content generation) rather than the slower, methodical, more thoughtful System Two.
What is freewriting?
The story of Romeo and Juliet is amongst the best-known of Shakespeare's literary works, but it cannot stand the test of time as one of the best works ever.
What is persuasive? (argumentative)
This rhetorical method, usually taking the form of an endorsement from a celebrity, often happens before anything is ever written or spoken.
What is ethos?
In our workshop on resume writing, the eye-catching part of any document, unless guided by the design, is this region, given a special name.
What is "the golden third?"
At its core, the research process is an abstraction of this process, which usually shows up in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.
What is the scientific method?