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17 Cards in this Set
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Essay |
A piece of writing that gives your thoughts (commentary) about a subject. All essays you will write in this unit will have at least 4 paragraphs, an intro, 2 body paragraphs, and a concluding paragraph. |
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Introduction |
The first paragraph in an essay. It develops a point you want to make that supports your thesis.
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Concluding Paragraph |
The last paragraph in your essay. It may sum ip your ideas, reflect on what you said in your essay, say more commentary about your subject or give a personal statement about the subject. Your conclusion is all commentary and does not include concrete detail. It does not repeat key words from your paper and especially not from you thesis. |
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Thesis |
A sentence with a subject and opinion (also called commentary). This comes somewhere in your introductory paragraph and most often at the end. |
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Pre-writing |
The process of getting your concrete details down on paper before you organize your essay into paragraphs. You can use any or all of the following: bubble clusters, spider diagrams, outlines, line clustering, or columns. |
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Concrete Details (CD) |
Specific details that form the backbone or core of your body paragraphs. Synonyms for concrete detail include facts, specifics, examples, descriptions, illustrations, support, proof, evidence, quotations, paraphrasing, or plot references. |
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Commentary (CM) |
Your opinion or comment about something; not concrete detail. Synonyms include opinion, insight, analysis, interpretations, inference, personal response, feelings, evaluation, explication, and reflection. |
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Topic Sentence |
The first sentence in a body paragraph. This must have a subject and opinion (commentary) for the paragraph. It does the same thing for a body paragraph that the thesis does for the whole essay. |
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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. |
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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. |
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First Draft |
The first version of your essay. |
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Final Draft |
The final version of your essay.
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Peer Response |
Written responses and reactions to a partner's paper. |
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Chunk |
One sentence of CD and two sentences of CM. It is the smallest unified group of thoughts you can write.
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Weaving |
Blending concrete details and commentary in a body paragraph. You can do this after you master the format. |
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Ratio |
The ratio of 1 part CD to 2+ parts CM |
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Word Counts |
The minimum length per paragraph to earn a "C" |
