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18 Cards in this Set
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Essay
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a piece of writing that gives your thoughts about a subject. All essays you will write in this unit will have at least 4 paragraphs: an intro, 2 body paragraphs, and a conclusion
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Introduction
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The first paragraph in the essay. It includes the thesis most often the end.
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Body paragraph
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A middle paragraph in a essay. It develops a point you want to make that supports your thesis.
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Concluding paragraph
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The last paragraph in your essay. it may sum up your ideas, reflect on what you said in your essay, or give a personal statement about the subject. Your conclusion is all commentary and does not include concrete details. It gives a finished felling to your essay.
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Thesis
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A sentence with a subject and an opinion. this comes somewhere in your introductory paragraph and most often the end.
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Prewritting
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The process of getting your concrete details down on paper before you organize your essay into paragraphs.
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Concrete detalis
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specific details that form the backbone or core of your body paragraphs. examples of concrete details include facts, specifics, examples, proof, evidence, quotations, paraphrasing, or plot references.
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Commetray
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your opinion or comment about something; its not concrete detail. Examples of commentary include opinion, insight, analysis, interpretation, inference, personal, responses, feelings, evaluations, explication,
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Topic sentence
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The first sentence in a body paragraph. This must have a subject and an opinion for the paragraph. IT does the same thing for a paragraph that a thesis statement does for an essay.
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conclusion sentence
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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
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The step that is done after prewriting and before the first draft in a process essay. It is an outline of your thesis or claim, topic sentence, concrete details, and commentary ideas.
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First draft
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The first version of your essay also called the rough draft.
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Final Draft
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The final version of your essay
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Peer response
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Written response and reactions to a partner's paper.
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Chunk
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One sentence of concrete detail and 2 sentences of commentary. It is the smallest unified group of thoughts you can write.
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Weaving
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Blending concrete details and commentary in a body paragraph
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Ratio
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The ratio of 1 part concrete details to 2+ parts of commentary.
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Word counts
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The minimum length per paragraph to earn a C.
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