Essay Structure
Introduction, Body, Conclusion.
What are the three main parts of an essay?
Writing that explains, describes, or informs about a topic.
What is expository writing?
A formal email used for professional communication.
What is a business email?
An implied comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as."
What is a metaphor?
The person, place, thing, or idea that the sentence is about.
What is the subject?
A sentence that summarizes the main point or argument of an essay.
What is a thesis statement?
Name one method for organizing ideas before writing an essay.
Creating an outline or diagram.
A brief description of what the email is about, in five words or less.
What is the subject line?
The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words in a sentence.
What is alliteration?
A sentence that contains two independent clauses joined by a conjunction.
What is a compound sentence?
To attract the reader's attention and outline the main ideas.
What is the purpose of the introduction in an essay?
Elaboration in the context of body paragraphs
Providing additional details or explanations for supporting points.
To leave the reader with a positive impression and encourage a response.
What is the Goodwill Closing?
Giving human characteristics to non-human things or inanimate objects.
What is personification?
A sentence that improperly combines two or more independent clauses without proper punctuation.
What is a run-on sentence?
A summary of the main points and a final perspective on the topic.
What should you include in the conclusion of an essay?
the steps in the essay writing process
Review topic, outline ideas, write thesis, develop body, write introduction and conclusion, finaliz
Name one of the five C's of business writing.
Complete, Correct, Clear, Courteous, Concise.
What is Apostrophe?
To clarify meaning and indicate pauses or stops in writing.
What is punctuation?
Topic, Purpose, Three Main Ideas
What are the three parts of a proper thesis statement?
A style of essay that holds two opposing concepts together in order to illustrate a point.
What is a compare/contrast essay?
You should avoid this in the details paragraph of a business email
What is sounding negative or aggressive in tone?
The split of an idea between two lines.
What is enjambment?
"It's raining cats and dogs" (meaning it's raining heavily).
What is an idiom?