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Paragraphs
Grammar
Essays/ Writing Process
MLA format
Misc.
100
This is the sentence at the beginning of the paragraph that let's the reader know what the paragraph will be about, and how it relates to the thesis statement.
What is the topic sentence /point?
100
This is a type of sentence in which two or more independent clauses (i.e., complete sentences) are joined without appropriate punctuation or conjunction.
What is a run-on sentence?
100
This is a sentence in your introduction that gives the topic of your essay and what you are claiming about that topic.
What is the thesis statement?
100
This is the size of the margins in an MLA formatted essay.
What is 1 inch?
100
Without looking at your notes/papers, how do you spell my last name?
Kowach
200
These are the sentences in the paragraph that work as the evidence to prove the topic sentence / point of the paragraph.
What are illustrations?
200
This is a sentence that is missing a subject/noun, verb, or complete idea.
What is a sentence fragment?
200
This is when a writer plans how they will structure their essay. It can serve as the skeleton of the essay.
What is an outline?
200
This is the type of font and size you should use
What is Times New Roman 12 point font
200
This is something you should do while reading. It involves writing your thoughts, questions, and responses down in the margins as you read.
What is annotate?
300
This is a sentence at the end of the paragraph that includes the paragraph of the current paragraph and introduces the topic of the next paragraph.
What is the transition sentence.
300
This is what you call the noun that a pronoun replaces.
What is antecedent
300
This is the sentence in your introduction which captures your reader's attention. It can be a rhetorical question, interesting fact, startling statement, quote, or general statement.
What is the hook?
300
This is the information, in the correct order, that should go at the top left of the first page.
What is your name, your instructors name, the class, and the date.
300
You do this by examining details, and how they work together
What is analysis
400
These are the sentences that connect the illustrations to the point, and show how the illustrations prove the point.
What are explanations?
400
This occurs in a sentence when using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance. This can happen at the word, phrase, or clause level. A correct example of this would be : "Jenny was instructed to write the report professionally, accurately, and quickly," rather than "Jenny was instructed to write the report professionally, accurately, and in a timely manner.
What is parallel structure?
400
This is when you are looking for mechanical errors, awkward phrasing, grammatical errors, and word choice, etc.
What is editing?
400
This is how book titled are formatted.
What is in italics?
400
This is the format of the date according to MLA. Use today's date as an example.
What is day, month, year?
500
This is the acronym we use to remember paragraphs
What is PIE
500
This is a type of run-on sentence where two independent clauses are joined improperly with only a comma.
What is a comma splice?
500
This is what you do when you examine the big picture, the clarity of your ideas, and organization of your paper
What is a revision?
500
This is what goes in your header, in the top right of each page
What is your last name and page number
500
This is a type of sensory description that gives the reader more than just surface information.
What is a packed detail?