Composition Terminology and The Writing Process

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Efficiency of an essay; easy to read with well-connected ideas.

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Flow

Front

First paragraph of an essay; includes an attention grabber, necessary info, and thesis.

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Introductory Paragraph

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Order of paragraphs/details arrangement.

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Organization

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First sentence in an essay's intro; grabs attention; can be a question, exclamation, or statement.

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Attention Grabber

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Reason for writing an essay (express, persuade, inform, entertain, describe, analyze)

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Purpose

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Concluding paragraph summarizes main points of the essay.

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Summary of Main Points

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Connects the attention grabber to the thesis in the intro. A broad discussion of the topic, often a common belief or fact.

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Necessary Information

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The essay's attitude; word choice and arrangement determine the tone.

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Tone

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Getting ideas on paper in the intended format.

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Drafting

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Opinion on the topic must be a sentence (not a question) and is the last sentence of the intro paragraph.

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Thesis Statement