Question | Answer |
what you will be writing about | Topic |
a sentence in the introductory paragraph that expresses the main idea and main points of the essay | Thesis |
a sentence that identifies what the paragraph is about | Topic Sentence |
Another way to say Topic Sentence | Main Idea |
The specific examples in the body of the paragraph that prove/support the topic sentence or main idea | Supporting Sentences |
sentences that generally are off-topic and do not directly relate to the topic sentence or main idea | Irrelevant |
The first stage of the writing process | Prewrite |
The second stage of the writing process | Draft |
The third stage of the writing process | Revise |
The fourth stage of the writing process | Edit |
The last stage of the writing process | Publish |
List the four modes of writing | Expressive, Persuasive, Expository, Narrative |
communicates the writer's feelings and reactions to the world | Expressive writing |
tries to influence the reader's actions and/or attitudes | Persuasive writing |
used to inform teh reader about some objective subject | Expository writing |
tells a story about an experience or event | Narrative writing |
words that help your paper flow more smoothly from one point to the next | Transitions |
the pattern used to explain the order things occur | Chronological |
the pattern used to explain similarities and differences | Compare - Contrast |
the pattern used to explain how one event leads to another | Cause - Effect |
the pattern used to explain an issue and show how it can be fixed | Problem - Solution |
the pattern used to explain a main idea and support it with details and examples | Main Idea |
a statement that can be verified to be true | Fact |
a statement that is based on what someone believes to be true | Opinion |
books or websites that you gather information from to create a research paper | Sources |
Information that is determined to be accurate | Reliable |
An author that is determined to be knoweldgeable and trustworthy to be giving information on the topic | Credible |
Two of the more reliable websites have a URL that ends with . ___ and . ___ | .org .edu |
Websites that are not credible tend to have a URL that ends with either . ___ or . ___ | .com .net |
A secure website will have this letter at the end of http | s (https://) |
URL | The web address |
The person or group that builds a website is known as the ____ | creator |
These shoule be specific and narrow | Research topics |
When doing a research paper, these cards include facts that you will use to write your paper. | Note Cards |
When doing a research paper, these cards include the author's name, title of book/magazine, city of publication, year of publication | Source Cards |
This is the page at the end of your research paper that lists every source you used to write your paper | Works Cited |
a person or document that existed at the time of the event | Primary Source |
information from a source that did not exist at the time of the event | Secondary Source |
to copy someone's exact words | Quote |
to rewrite something in your own words | Paraphrase |
a shortened description that includes only the main idea and important details | Summary |
when someone expresses an opinion on a topic | Critique |