Development of Support
Essay Conclusions
Essay Introductions
Logical Progression
Precise Attributions
100

Great writers support their main points and claims by using information from source material and __ that is directly related to the topic.

elaboration

100

Great writers include a strong conclusion to bring closure to the essay and neatly tie back to the __.

introduction

100

Great writers include a strong introduction to build a __ for the rest of the essay.

foundation

100

Great writers demonstrate strong logical progression by grouping and __ related ideas in a way that is easy for the reader to understand.

sequencing

100

Great writers use precise attributions to give credit to source material while also providing __ to the main points or claims used in the writing piece.

credibility

200

__ evidence from sources in your own words unless you are quoting or citing from the sources.

Paraphrase

200

The first thing you should do in your conclusion is __ the main point.

summarize

200

Introduce your topic or claim with specific reasons or points as part of a __.

thesis

200

Group related __ together from all texts (integrate!)

ideas

200

Provide specific textual citations or references __ your essays and not just in one or two parts

throughout

300

Use precise words and academic vocabulary as well as __ vocabulary in your elaborations.

domain-specific

300

The second thing you should do in your conclusion is repeat the topic or __.

opinion

300

Consider who will be reading your essay—__ can help determine the kind of words to use in the beginning and throughout the rest of the essay.

audience

300

Structure your writing so it progresses or moves along from one idea to the next in a way that allows readers to understand what is being said without any __.

confusion

300

Include the __ of the source, the author’s name (if given), and/or the paragraph number when using an in-text citation.

title

400

Revise words and phrases that are __, too general, or generally ineffective for creating pictures for the reader.

abstract

400

You should end with an invitation which is also know as a __ __ __.

call to action

400

Be __ to get your reader excited about reading the essay.

creative

400

Structure your writing in such a way so that readers can easily __ what they have read in the order it was written.

retell

400

Use a __ format for parenthetical citations if choosing that style.

standard

500

Gather evidence from all sources in an organized way so that you can include __ evidence in your essays.

appropriate

500

Tie up or summarize the points you made and reinforce your argument or main idea in your conclusion by making sure your endings fit with the rest of your writing. Do this by reading each sentence one by one and then checking its __ to the ending.

relationship

500

The first thing you should do in the introduction is __.

engage

500

Produce writing that is clear and coherent and in which the development and __ are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

organization

500

Use proper __ and capitalization when citing sources.

punctuation