Essay Terms FlashCards
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Title
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The name of the essay; should capture your audience's interest
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Introduction
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The first paragraph of an essay; should includes grabber, focus statements and thesis statement
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Grabber
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The first sentence of an essay; should grab the reader's attention; can be a question, exclamation, or powerful statements
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Focus statement/background information
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Must include a transition from grabber to topic; must provide back round information(summary) about the topic; background information (summary) may be a novel, event, situation, etc.
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Thesis statement
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Your opinion on the topic; must be written in the form of a statement
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Thesis support
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A brief phrase that supports the thesis; used in the planning stages; eventually becomes topic sentences for body paragraphs
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Topic sentence
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Thesis supports in sentence form; the first sentence of a body paragraph; introduces the focus of the body paragraph
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Body paragraph
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A paragraph of support for the thesis; must have topic sentence and contain RDFQTs and explanation/commentary sentences
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RDFQT
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Reasons, details, facts or quotes that support your top sentence and include transitions
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Explanation/Commentary
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These sentences clarify or explain how your RDFQs support your topic
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Conclusion
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The last paragraph of an essay; includes a restated thesis, restated topic statements, and a challenge to the reader
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Restated topic sentences
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Restated topic sentences in the concluding paragraph; should remind the readers of the topic of each paragraph
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Restated thesis
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A restated thesis statement; should remind readers of your opinion on the topic
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Challnge
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A provocative question, quotation, vivid image, call for action, warning, or suggestion to the reader; leaves the reader thinking about your essay
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Transition
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A word, phrase, or sentence connecting paragraphs or other sentences; design to help essay flow smoothly (ex: first of all, secondly, one example, and etc.)
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Audience
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The reader(s) of your essay
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Formality
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Determine by audience the level by which you choose your words for an essay
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Tone
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The \"attitude\" of the essay; word choice and word arrangement determine the tone
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Purpose
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The reason you are writing your essay (to express you self, to inform your readers, to entertain, to describe, to analyze, etc.)
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Organization
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The order of which your paragraphs and/or details are arranged
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Flow
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The efficiency of an essay; good flow means that the essay is easy to read and paragraphs and ideas are well-connected
