A type of writing where the purpose is to inform, explain, describe, or define.
What is Expository
100
The main point or storyline
What is Ideas
100
The most important sentence in a paper
What is thesis
100
Means to bring out both similarities and differences with the emphasis on the similarities
What is compare
100
This is when you include the exact words of an author and put quotation marks around them.
What is a direct quote
200
The goal of this kind of writing is to have your audience think the way you do about a timely and controversial issue.
What is persuasive writing
200
Evidence of precision in the use of words
What is word choice
200
The place a thesis should be found
What is the last sentence of the introduction.
200
Means to give a judgment of value, including negative and positive factors; to assess, to show the worth or lack of something
What is evaluate
200
This is when you use your own words to restate someone else's ideas
What is paraphrase
300
In this type of writing you express your opinion about the value or worth of a book you have read or a movie you have seen
What is a review
300
Evidence of the writer behind the messages
What is voice
300
The first paragraph of a paper
What is introduction
300
Means to point out the good and the bad points, not just the bad
What is criticize
300
This is the information that needs to be in a citation.
What is author's last name and page or paragraph number
400
The rhythm and flow of the language
What is sentence fluency
400
The style of a documentation used in humanities (literature, philosophy, history,etc.)
What is MLA (Modern Language Association)
400
Means to provide the main points in a condensed form and in chronological sequence; to separate interesting details from information
What is summarize
400
The page where all information for your sources is kept
What is a work's cited page
500
In this type of writing you re-create an incident that happened to you over a short period of time
What is personal narrative
500
The internal structure of the piece
What is organization
500
If you don't give credit for any ideas or words in your paper that aren't your own, you may be guilty of this
What is plagiarism
500
Means to break down the general topic into specific parts in order to better understand the larger subject; requires single or multi-paragraph development, depending on the subject
What is analyze
500
The order of information for a source on a work's cited page
What is last name, first; Title; Publisher; day, month year; website