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Essay Quiz
Essay Questions Quiz- LA
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Essay | A piece of writing that gives your thoughts about a subject. At least 4 paragraphs, an introduction, 2 body paragraphs, and a concluding paragraph |
| introduction (also called introductory paragraph | The First paragraph of an essay. it includes the thesis, most often at the end |
| Body Paragraph | A middle paragraph. It develops a point you want to make that supports your thesis. |
| Concluding Paragraph | The last paragraph. It may sum up your ideas, say more commentary about your subject, or give a personal statement about the subject. does not include concrete detail. It does not repeat key words. It gives a finished feeling to your essay. |
| Thesis | A sentence with a subject and opinion (also called commentary). This comes somewhere in your introductory paragraph and most often at the end |
| Pre-Writing | Teh process of getting your concrete details down on paper before you organize your essay. Bubble clusters, spider diagrams, outlines, line clustering or columns |
| Concrete Details | Specific details that form the backbone or core of your body paragraphs. Also known as facts, descriptions etc. |
| Commentary | Your opinion or comment about something; not concrete detail. Also known as opinion, insight, analysis, feelings, etc |
| Topic Sentence | The first sentence in a body paragraph. This must have a subject and opinion for the paragrah. It does the same thing for a body paragraph that the thesis does for the whole essay |
| Concluding Sentence | The last sentence in a body paragraph. It is all commentary, does not repeat key words, and gives a finished feeling to the paragraph |
| Shaping the essay | The step that is done after prewriting and before the first draft of an essay; it is an outline of your thesis, topic sentences, concrete details and commentary ideas |
| First Draft | The first version of your essay (also called the rough draft) |
| Peer Response | Written response and reactions to a partner's paper |
| Chunk | Once sentence of concrete detail and 2 sentences of commentary. It is the smallest unified group of thoughts that you can write |
| Weaving | Blending concrete details and commentary in a body paragrah. You can do this after you master the format. |
| Ratio | The ratio of 1 part concrete detail (CD) to 2+ parts commentary |
| Word Counts | The minimum length per paragraph to earn a "C" |
| Final Draft | The final version of your essay |
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PeytonWood