Introductions and Conclusions
This is the first sentence (or question) of an essay. Also called an "Attention getter".
What is a hook?
This part of a body paragraph supports an argument with quotes, examples, or statistics.
What is evidence?
"In summary", "Ultimately", and "As Shown Above" are examples of this type of transition.
What are conclusion or summary transitions?
"In order to", "Because of", and "Due to" are examples of this type of transition.
What are Cause or condition transitions?
This refers to what your reader needs to understand your essay or argument.
What is background information?
This part of a body paragraph connects the evidence to the topic sentence with step-by-step inferences and explanation of the deeper meaning.
What is analysis?
"Because", "Accordingly", and "For" are examples of this type of transition.
"Later", "Before", and "In the meantime" are examples of this type of transition.
What are time or sequence transitions?
This is the last sentence in your introduction that has your main idea, claim, or opinion.
What is a thesis statement?
What is a topic sentence?
"In other words", "For this reason", and "Notably" are examples of this type of transition.
What are examples or emphasis transitions?
"Beneath", "Near", and "Above" are examples of this type of transition.
What are location of place transitions?
This refers to an opposing viewpoint that may be addressed in your conclusion.
What is a counterclaim?
This type of sentence provides the information the reader needs to know to understand the claim and/or evidence?
What is background information?
"Equally", "Similarly", and "Furthermore" are examples of these types of transitions.
What are addition or agreement transitions?
"In addition", "As well as", and "By the same token" are examples of this type of transition.
What are addition or agreement transitions?
This part of an essay can include a call to action (ask people to go do something).
What is a conclusion?
This concludes the paragraph by restating the topic sentence in other words and offering a final thought?
What is a resolution?
"In contrast", "Nevertheless", and "Instead" are examples of this type of transition?
What are contradiction or opposition transitions?
"In conclusion", "To sum up", and "For the most part" are examples of this type of transition.
What are conclusion or summary transitions?