Paragraph structure
Sentence structure
Text features
Argument structure
Sentence elements
100

What do you always do at the beginning of a paragraph?

INDENT

100

What is the mark at the end of a sentence called?

PUNCTUATION

100

What is the name of a piece of writing called?

TITLE

100

What is the author's statement of their argument called?

CLAIM

100

What is a connecting word called?

A CONJUNCTION

200

If you are including information you did not write, you must...

CITE
200

What is an incomplete sentence called?

A FRAGMENT

200

What is a secondary part of a title called?

SUBTITLE

200

What is the opposite side of the author's argument called?

COUNTERCLAIM

200

What is the term for the person, place or thing the sentence is about?

THE SUBJECT

300

What is the sentence called that a paragraph is a about?

TOPIC SENTENCE

300

What is the part of a sentence that can stand alone called?

INDEPENDENT CLAUSE

300

What is enlarged text that is included for emphasis called?

POP OUT TEXT

300

What is the response to the counterclaim called?

REBUTTAL

300

What kind of sentence has an independent clause and at least one dependent clause?

COMPLEX SENTENCE

400

After you explain your citation, you should always...

ELABORATE

400

What is the part of a sentence that cannot stand alone called?

DEPENDENT CLAUSE

400

What does a small number next to a word signify?

A FOOTNOTE

400

What is one thing that all authors inevitably include in their writing?

BIAS

400

What is the part of the sentence where the verb is included called?

THE PREDICATE

500

What is ACE format?

A - restate the question and give your answer

C - cite evidence from the text

E - explain how your citation connects to your answer

500

What words do you capitalize in a title?

Any words that are not articles (the/it/of), unless it is the first word

500

What are the titles of sections of text called?

FOR DOUBLE POINTS: What are the sections of text within a section titled?

HEADER

BONUS: SUBHEADER

500

How do you end an argumentative essay?

CALL TO ACTION

500

What kind of sentence has multiple independent clauses connected by a conjunction?

COMPOUND SENTENCE