TBEAR
This sentence states what the paragraph will be about.
What is a topic sentence?
The name for the main claim of an essay.
What is a thesis statement?
A poem may or may not do this.
If yours didn't, it's not a miss.
What is rhyming?
This is the name of the Radio Mullah.
What is Fazlullah?
This type of punctuation mark should be used in a list of items.
What is a comma?
TBEAR stands for this.
What are Topic, Background, Evidence, Analysis, and Restatement?
These paragraphs go between the introduction and the conclusion.
What are body paragraphs?
An example of this is "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."
What is alliteration?
Who is Ziauddin?
These words can connect one independent clause with another when used with a comma.
What is a coordinating conjunction, or FANBOY?
The 5 "W's" that can be discussed in the Background of TBEAR.
Who, What, Where, When, Why
Any paragraph in an essay should be, at a minimum, this many sentences.
What is five?
This is an example of which poetic device? "Her smile was as wide as the ocean."
What is a simile?
Malala grew up in this beautiful place (city and country).
What is the Swat Valley, Pakistan?
This punctuation mark is needed at the end of an interrogative sentence.
What is a question mark?
This part of TBEAR should connect your evidence with the main claim of your essay.
What is the analysis?
This should only be included in an essay if you are arguing something you personally believe.
What is an opinion?
A detailed description of something that may include sight, sound, smell, touch, or taste.
What is sensory detail?
Malala was the youngest ever recipient of this prestigious award.
What is the Nobel Peace Prize?
You do this to the title of a book when you are typing it.
What is italicize?
You need this type of word to connect ideas or sentences in a paragraph.
What is a transition word?
The name of the first sentence in an essay.
What is a hook?
The attitude a writer has toward a topic, which is usually found by analyzing word choice.
What is the tone?
Malala wakes up in a hospital in this city after being attacked.
What is Birmingham, England?
Unless otherwise cited, you need to include these two elements inside quotation marks after a piece of textual evidence.
What is the author's last name and page number?