The first paragraph of an essay; consists of a hook, set up, and thesis statement.
What is the introduction?
100
This sentence outlines the main idea of the entire essay.
What is the thesis statement?
100
This is the fact, statistic, direct quotation or paraphrase that proves a point.
What is evidence?
100
This is what an author uses to organize their ideas into an essay form.
What is an outline?
100
The act of taking someone else's work and trying to pass it off as your own.
What is plagiarizing?
200
The last paragraph of an essay; consists of the thesis restatement, overview, and reflection.
What is the conclusion?
200
This sentence grabs the reader's attention at the beginning of the essay.
What is the hook?
200
This is a statement that supports the thesis and gives more information.
What is a point?
200
The earliest version of an essay; the author usually intends to edit this so that the final version will be better.
What is a first draft?
200
This is a way of organizing an essay so that the strongest points come last.
What is "general to specific"?
300
The main part of an essay; a paragraph or more stating each supporting point for the thesis.
What is the body?
300
This sentence outlines the main idea of a paragraph.
What is the topic sentence?
300
These few sentences are necessary to make the connection between the evidence and the point.
What is the explanation?
300
This is the process an author uses to figure out what they want to write. It involves coming up with as many ideas as possible and writing them down so they can be organized later.
What is brainstorming?
300
Someone else's idea, said in your own words.
What is a paraphrase?
400
In a research paper, the section that tells the reader what sources the author used.
What is the bibliography?
400
This is the first sentence of a concluding paragraph. It reminds the reader what the thesis statement was about.
What is the thesis restatement?
400
After the hook grabs the reader's attention, this part of an essay introduces the thesis statement.
What is the set up?
400
This is the sentence or two that a teacher gives their student to tell them what to write about.
What is the prompt?
400
A piece of information that is objectively true.
What is a fact?
500
The name an author gives to their work, which usually gives some idea of what the work will be about.
What is the title?
500
This sentence wraps up an entire essay. It gives what was said in the essay more significance by making a connection.
What is the reflection?
500
This part of an essay connects the thesis restatement to the reflection. It reminds the reader what points the essay made to support the thesis.
What is the review?
500
This is the process of writing down as much as you can in a certain amount of time.
What is freewriting?
500
A piece of information that some people believe but others do not.