EXPOSITORY WRITING: components of an academic essay
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most specific part of deductive reasoning; specific to your paper, your idea; hypothetical until the end of your paper; dictated by topic sentences. (1 sentence)
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thesis
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the first sentence of a body paragraph; define the paragraph in one simple sentence; do this step last because it could change as you work through the paragraph
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topic sentence
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one complex sentence that summarizes the plot that surrounds the quotation; do this 2nd to last
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context for quotation
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the words that are taken from the text and used in your paper in quotation marks; for example: "blah blah blah" (Hurston 23). keep in mind- no terminal punctuation of the last quotational sentence unless it is a question mark or exclamation mark. try and attach it to another sentence with a colon
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quotation
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where you define the words of the quotation in 4-6 compound, complex, or compound/complex sentences. Use denotations (dictionary definitions) and connotations (figurative and metephorical definitions)
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specific words and definitions
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what you think the quote is all about; personification; extended metephorical meaning; epiphany. 4-6 complex, compound complex, or compound sentences
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commentary
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one complex sentence that wraps up the whole paragraph
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conclusion
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correct mla format for works cited
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Last Name, First Name. Title(underlined). Place of publication(city): publisher, date.
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