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- 1. Writing Terminology
2. ESSAY
- A piece of writing that gives your thoughts (commentary) about a subject.
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- An essay consists of 4 parts:
- Introduction
- Two body paragraphs
- Concluding paragraph
4. INTRODUCTION(INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH)
- The first paragraph in an essay
- Includes the thesis
- Thesis is most often at the end.
5. BODY PARAGRAPH
- A middle paragraph in an essay
- Develops a point that supports thesis
6. CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH
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- Last paragraph in essay
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- Sums up, reflects on previous comments, gives more commentary or personal statement regarding subject
7. CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH DOES NOT:
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- Include concrete detail
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- Repeat key words from paper (especially from thesis or introduction)
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- However
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- It provides a finished feeling to essay
8. THESIS
- Sentence with subject & opinion (commentary)
- Located at the end of introductory paragraph
9. PRE-WRITING
- The process of getting your concrete details on paper before you organize the essay into paragraphs
10. PRE-WRITING INCLUDES:
- Bubble Clusters
- Spider Diagrams
- Outlines
- Line Clustering
- Columns
11. CONCRETE DETAILS (CD)
- Specific details that form the backbone or core of your body paragraphs
12. SYNONYMS FORCONCRETE DETAILS (CD)
- Facts
- Specifics
- Examples
- Ilustrations
- Support
- Evidence
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- Quotations
- Paraphrasing
14. COMMENTARY (CM)
- Your opinion or comment about something:not concrete detail.
15. SYNONYMS FOR COMMENTARY (CM)
- Opinion
- Insight
- Analysis
- Interpretation
- Personal Response
- Feelings
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- Evaluation
- Explication
- Reflection
17. TOPIC SENTENCE
- First sentence in a body paragraph
- Must have a subject & opinion (cm) for the paragraph
- It does the same thing for a body paragraph that the thesis does for the whole essay
18. CONCLUDING SENTENCE
- Last sentence in a body paragraph
- It is all commentary (cm)
- Does not repeat key words
- Gives finished feeling to paragraph
19. SHAPING THE ESSAY
- Step completed after pre-writing & before the first draft
- Functions as an outline for thesis,
- topic sentences, concrete details, & commentary
20. FIRST DRAFT
- The first version of your essay
- (rough draft)
21. FINAL DRAFT
- The final version of your essay
22. PEER RESPONSE
- Written responses & reactions to a partners paper
23. CHUNK
- The smallest unified group of thoughts that you can write & contains:
- One sentence of CD
- Two sentences of CM
24. WEAVING
- Blending concrete details & commentary in a body paragraph
- (comes after format mastery)
25. RATIO
- The ratio of 1 part concrete detail (CD) to 2+ parts commentary (CM)
- 1 CD : 2+ CM
26. WORD COUNTS
- The minimum length per paragraph to earn a C.
27. CONFUSED?
- Never fear
- Mrs. Laurence is here!
- (rhyming couplet)
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