This is a kind of verb that is used to introduce a source’s argument, statement, or claim.
What is a reporting verb.
100
This is one reason why it’s important to use sources in a research essay.
What is: To be more credible, to balance your voice with others, to show knowledge and authority, etc.
100
After choosing a general topic to write about, the next step in a research essay is to choose this.
What is a research question.
100
Your thesis statement is typically located in this part of your essay.
What is the introduction and the last couple of sentences of the introduction.
100
This is the controlling idea of an essay.
What is thesis statements
200
Name a good strategy for learning new vocabulary?
What is vocabulary notebooks, flashcard study, word wall, practicing using the word in sentences.
200
This is one place to find credible academic sources for an essay.
What is:
The library database system, journals, books, interviewing an authority, etc
200
You should start doing research on your topic at this point in your writing process.
What is as soon as possible, ideally after choosing a topic.
200
Your topics that support your thesis are located in this part of your essay.
What is the body paragraphs.
200
These are characteristics of a good thesis statements.
What is: statements that express an opinion, attitude or idea, a complete sentence, no questions, contains only 1 idea, not just an announcement of a fact of topic etc.
300
This word fills in the blank in the sentence, “The police decided to widen the ______ of the investigation.
What is scope
300
This test can be used to evaluate sources to determine if a source is appropriate for you to use in your essay.
What is the CRAAP test.
300
If you want to know the information a source contains without reading the entire source, you can look here.
What is Contents, section headings, indexes, etc.
300
This is an example of a good conclusion.
What is a conclusion that ties everything together and reminds us why your position is right. Also a conclusion that states the most important thing you want your readers to remember.
300
This is a bad example of a thesis statement: My fear of the dark. The following is one way someone could change the statement to make a strong thesis statement.
What is: My fear of the dark has made my life miserable.
400
This word means “saying less with more” or “short and to the point.”
What is concise.
400
This is what the ‘P’ in the word CRAAP stands for.
What is Purpose.
400
Revision means you go through a process of doing this
What is seeing the topic in a new way, fixing structural or broad problems with the essay, etc
400
These are typical transitional expressions used to tie an essay together.
What is first, second, third, furthermore, however, in addition, in conclusion etc.
400
This is the name of the argument you put in your paper to show a different perspective. This argument usually goes against your thesis.
What is: a counter argument
500
This word is one of the two noun forms of the verb “transport”.
What is transporting/transportation.
500
How timely a piece of information needs to be in order to be usable can depend on this
What is the kind of writing you’re doing, the topic of your essay, etc
500
An essay should have this many body paragraphs in order to get a good grade.
What is: however many you feel you need to effectively make your point.
500
These are the components of a quote sandwich.
What is: surrounding quotations “with a frame explaining
1) whose words they are,
2) what the quotation means,
3) and how the quotation relates to your own text”
(Graff & Birkenstein, 2010, p. 43).
500
These are the reasons why the following statement is a bad example of a thesis statement: "I am going to discuss the effects of radiation."
What is: an announcement of a topic not an opinion, attitude or idea, people can't agree or disagree with this statement. This statement doesn't really tell us how you are going to discuss the effects of radiation.