thematic essay

What is theme?

• The main idea of the story.

• What the story is about.

• The overall idea or message the author is trying to create.

• What the author wants you to know.

An outline is...

• a great way to organize your thoughts for an essay

• pre-writing that everyone should complete

• quick and easy when you know how to outline

• all of these answers are correct about outlines

Transitions in writing are...

• bridge words and phrases between sentences and paragraphs

• a way to communicate your thoughts

• a way to move from one place to another

• words that move other words

A thesis statement is...

• any detail that appeals to your senses.

• a sentence that tells what your entire essay is about.

• any detail that supports the topic sentence.

• how you draw your reader into your essay.

Your conclusion should include all of the following EXCEPT

• a restatement of your thesis statement

• a transition sentence

• a re-connection with your lead

• supporting details

The first sentence of an essay; should hook the reader; can be a question, exclamation, powerful statement, or a well-known quote or saying...

• Introduction

• Topic Sentence

• Thesis Statement

• Attention Grabber

A paragraph of support for your thesis; must have topic sentence and details and/or examples.

• Details

• Conclusion

• Body Paragraph

• Topic Sentence

The last paragraph of an essay; includes a modified thesis, modified focus and a challenge to the reader...

• Grabber

• Introduction

• Conclusion

• Thesis Statement

The first step of the writing process...

• Prewriting

• Editing

• Peer Conference

• Revising

A good, solid paragraph has about how many sentences?

• 3+

• 5+

• 20+

• 10+