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Types of essays
Structure
Rhetorical devices
Argumentative Writing
Grammar and Punctuation
100
This essay type explains a process or gives information to the reader.
What is an explanatory or informative essay?
100
The abbreviations TS, CD, CD, CM, and CS make up this.
What is a paragraph?
100
This compares two unlike things, sometimes using like or as
metaphor and simile
100
The point you are proving in your essay.
What is a claim?
100
This happens at the beginning of every sentence and with the word "I."
What is capitalization?
200
This type of essay tells or continues a story.
What is a narrative essay?
200
This sentence explains what the main idea of your essay will be. It is located at the end of the introductory paragraph.
What is a thesis statement?
200
These are three types of persuasion.
What is ethos, pathos, logos?
200
You know what the opposition will claim, and you anticipate how to respond to their claim in your essay.
What is a counter-claim?
200
In order to do this, push tab once at the beginning of every paragraph.
What is indent?
300
This type of essay chooses a side or sets out to prove a thesis.
What is an argumentative essay?
300
You should pull apart the prompt, organize your thoughts, and write.
What is POW?
300
This references another literary work, a historical event, or person.
What is an allusion?
300
You give facts, quotes, or paraphrases to help support the point you are making.
What are concrete details? CD
300
Use a speaker tag and a comma. Carter claims in his article, "The need for exercise is important at all ages" (60). Use without a speaker tag and comma. Carter claims in his article that "the need for exercise is important at all ages" (60).
What is quote integration?
400
In this type of essay, one would have a claim and address the counterclaim.
What is an argumentative essay?
400
The opening sentence in an essay should be one of these two things
What is a hook or global statement?
400
The author places two contrasting ideas side by side for emphasis.
What is antithesis?
400
An explanation of how the concrete details connect to the point you are making.
What is commentary?
400
If you quote information that is already in quotes, you will need to use these.
What are single quote marks?
500
These two types of essays use rhetoric to persuade or effectively convey a message to the readers.
What are argumentative and explanatory essays?
500
The conclusion of your essay should reference back to this.
What is a thesis statement?
500
The author uses the same grammatical structures in a sentence.
What is parallel structure?
500
A formal, objective tone means you are writing how.
What is third person?
500
When quoting from the text, these contain the author's last name and a page or line number.
What are parentheses? (Carter 60-64).