What's your point?
Your thesis is not an argument if it is this.
What is an obvious statement of fact about the text?
This is a method of creating analytical body paragraphs created by Greg Fraser.
What is the three- "ied" monster?
Should surround any word for word copies of another text.
What are quotation marks?
The main point of your essay.
What is the thesis?
"In this essay, I will talk about why trees have bark."
The thesis is an announcement.
You should do this often while creating a thesis so you can make sure your paper will fill all requirements.
What is look back at essay assignment?
You do this to the placement of the element that supports your thesis.
What is illustrate?
These three things should be written in prentices after every quote.
What is the name of the text, author of the text and placement of quote within the text?
The proof that your point is correct.
What is your evidence?
"Trees in parks are a good thing."
The thesis is to broad.
You should do this after coming up with your driving interpretive question.
What is answer your own question?
This should take up the majority of the paragraph.
What is the interpretation of the quote?
You use this to show a line change when quoting a song.
What is a slash or forward slash?
Often used to reinforce the topic sentence of a paragraph or transition to the next paragraph.
What is the closing statement?
"Trees can do many things if put into parks."
Lacks an argument.
The thesis should comprise of your ____.
What is way of viewing, reading, and interpreting a text?
These are the in depth analysis on how an element of the text relates or proves your thesis.
What are the interpretations?
The period at the end of your sentence with a quote should come after this.
What is the citation?
A unit of thought that supports the thesis.
What is the body paragraph?
"Many people think that trees belong in parks."
The thesis does not draw a reader in due to the use of "many people".
This should sustain a paper of the required length,
intrigue you personally, and move you from a more “obvious” to more complex examination of
the story, poem, or play at hand.
What is the driving question or “problem”?
These are interspersed throughout the paragraph to create a less clunky flow.
What are illustrating and interpreting examples?
Are used to show that you have omitted parts of the text in-between two included parts because it is not important to your main point.
What are ellipses?
"Exemplify" is an example of this.
What is an action verb?
"Research has shown that the use of trees in public parks can have a wide range of beneficial outcomes however, the creation of a safe environment for both people and animals is the most important."
Nothing