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Types
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Characteristics of Effective Essays
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100
An essay that describes an event or tells a story
What is a narrative essay?
100
The introductory paragraph
What is the part of the issue that engages the reader, introduces the topic, tells the reader the essay's main idea?
100
When an essay or piece of writing used clear and specific points, details, evidence and explanation.
What is adequate and specific support?
100
A device that is used to connect ideas, sentences and/or paragraphs?
What is transition word or phrase?
200
a type of writing that is used to explain, describe, give information, or inform.
What is expository writing?
200
The thesis statement
What is the most important sentence in the essay?
200
One of the four bases of writing that refers to effective writing skills.
What is sentence skills?
200
A sentence in each paragraph that states the main idea of that paragraph
What is a topic sentence?
300
a type of essay that discusses the reasons for something and/or its effects?
What is cause and effect?
300
the body
What is part of the essay that develops and proves the main idea?
300
When an essay is organized and effectively uses transitions to connect and signal ideas and points.
What is coherence?
300
Outline
What is a tool used for setting your plan for writing?
400
A type of essay that requires you to discuss the similarities and differences between items, people, events, etc
What is a comparison and contrast?
400
What part of the essay restates the main idea and brings the essay to a close?
What is the concluding paragraph?
400
All sentences help develop the main idea; the essay develops the main idea.
What is unity?
400
A word that means to break something into its parts. You are often asked to do this in essays
What is analyze?
500
A literary analysis essay
What is the type of essay that requires the writer to analyze the features of a literary work?
500
The part of the essay that engages the reader and makes him or her want to read on.
What is the hook or grabber?
500
Focus
What is the word that describes an adherence to and development of a main idea.
500
"to test" or "to try" - from French essaie
What is the original of the word "essay"?