Structure
This sentence in your introduction tells the reader your main claim and the direction your essay will take.
What is a thesis statement?
This type of essay explains a topic using facts, not opinions.
What is an expository essay?
This mark is used to separate items in a list or to join independent clauses with a conjunction.
What is a comma?
Though hard to believe, this new dance on Tik-Tok has gotten lots of people "shuffling their feet."
What is Double-Dutch Bus?
This part of a body paragraph explains why your evidence matters and connects it back to your claim.
What is elaboration?
This type of essay takes a side and makes a point.
What is an argumentative essay?
What is a noun?
This is the largest football event that only happens every four years.
What is the World Cup?
Writers use this to support their ideas—examples, facts, quotes, or data pulled from a text.
What is evidence?
This part of your essay acknowledges the other side of the argument.
What is a counterclaim?
This part of speech helps describes.
What is an adjective?
This app is popular in middle school and involves "streaks."
What is SnapChat?
This final paragraph restates the thesis in a fresh way and leaves the reader with something to think about.
What is a conclusion?
This sentence (or two) at the start of an essay grabs the reader’s attention.
What is the hook?
A part of speech is an action word.
What is a verb?
This card is a source of pride and consternation at DMJ.
What is a Bull Card?
These words or phrases help your writing flow by connecting ideas between sentences and paragraphs.
What are transition words?
This final sentence leaves the reader with something to think about.
What is a closing thought?
These marks are used when quoting sources.
What are quotation marks?
This person is in charge of DMJ.
Who is Mrs. Barlaug?