Parts of an Essay
A portion of the middle of the essay that includes a topic sentence, evidence, an explanation of that evidence, and a concluding sentence.
What is a body paragraph?
A type of reference used within the body of the paper to indicate that the information has been researched and brought in from the outside world.
What are in-text citations?
The format that you use to style your paper and create your citations.
What is MLA or APA?
A type of writing meant to share a story with the use of vivid details.
What is a Narrative?
"david asked if i wanted to go to the beach, and i said no."
What is improper capitalization?
(What is using capital letters wrong?)
The beginning of an essay that includes the hook, relevant background information, and thesis statement.
What is an introduction?
A type of reference used at the end of the paper to indicate that some of the information has been researched and brought in from the outside world.
What is a Works Cited page or References page?
The font size and type required for writing college-level essays.
What is Arial or Times New Roman 12?
An essay that's meant to analyze the use of ethos, pathos, and logos in another piece of media.
What is a Rhetorical Analysis?
"And I didn't like it."
What is a sentence fragment?
The ending of an essay that includeds a summary and an explanation as to why the paper is important to the audience. This does NOT include any new information.
What is a conclusion?
The online resources that can be used to find sources that are appropriate for college-level writing.
What are databases?
The amount of space required between lines in a college-level essay.
What is double spaced?
(What is 2?)
An essay meant to examine the similarities and differences between two similar yet different items.
What is Compare and Contrast?
Writing an essay that fails to address the prompt.
What is off-topic writing?
One sentence that tells the audience the main point of the essay and gives them a "road map" of what the essay will discuss.
What is a thesis statement?
The people that are most helpful when you want to find very specific research on very specific topics.
Who are librarians?
The margin space required on the top, bottom, left, and right of every college-level essay.
What is 1 inch?
A piece of scholarly writing meant to persuade an audience by using credible outside information. Fallacies have no place in this writing.
What is an Argumentative Research Essay?
"If you believe in freedom and justice, you should believe..."
What is a fallacy?
A paragraph or two dedicated to addressing the concerns, beliefs, or facts that the opposition may raise.
What is a counterargument?
A type of source that was required for your argumentative essay and can typically be trusted to be credible and peer-reviewed.
What are academic journal articles?
In the title page or heading of a college-level paper, you must include your own name, your teacher's name, the name of the class, and...
What is the date the paper is due?
Writing that is meant to strengthen the social bonds between people. This is filled with inside jokes, slang, texting language and can often other people from different backgrounds.
What is informal writing?
(What is casual writing?)
Using outside information without giving any indication that it is outside information.
What is plagairism?