Purpose and Audience
What is the 'purpose' of your writing?
-The reason for writing
What is a 'claim'?
-Statements that haven't been proven.
What are 'details'?
-Reasons, facts, examples, and other evidence that help explain the main idea.
What is the 'clincher' sentence?
-Restates the main point and wraps up the paragraph.
What is a 'hook'?
-The first statement of the entire essay. The 'hook' should grab the reader's attention
Who is your 'audience'?
-Who you are writing to
What type of an essay will you need to make a 'claim'?
-An argumentative essay
How can you determine which are key, or important, details?
-Determine the main idea and purpose
Define a 'paragraph'.
-A specific part of a text that starts with an indented line and is all about one idea.
What is the first statement of a body paragraph called?
-Topic statement
What is 'formal' writing?
-Following established structure, rules, grammar, and tone.
In an argumentative essay, you must also anticipate the opposite argument and refute it. What is this called?
-The counterclaim
If you want to help your readers picture something, what are two ways that you can elaborate on details that you have presented?
What are 'supporting sentences'?
-Detail for the main point of the paragraph.
Where does the thesis statement belong?
-The last statement of the introductory paragraph
What is 'informal' writing?
-Casual and ordinary
How do you prove a claim?
-With reasons, facts, and examples
What is one way you can make sure your writer understands a difficult word?
-Provide a definition
-What is a 'topic statement'?
-States the main point of the paragraph.
-The conclusion paragraph
What is the 'tone' of a piece of writing?
-The attitude or flavor of a piece of writing.
What are the three main places that you can find supporting details?
-1. Personal experience: A story about something that happened to you, or information on a topic you know a lot about.
2. Common knowledge: A reason that would make sense to most people, or facts that nearly everyone knows.
3. Other sources: A quote from someone or facts from books, magazines, or Web sites.
What if you want to entertain your reader, or make what you wrote sound more interesting?
-You can retell your information in the form of an anecdote, or a story
About how long should a paragraph be?
-About 3~4 sentences
Which type of information should be presented in the 'supporting details' of an essay?
-These details provide reasons, facts, examples, or other evidence that help to develop your ideas