Essay Writing Terms

Thesis

• Beginning of body paragraph

• Fancy word for elaboration

• How we give credit to a source

• The main idea of your entire paper

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

Elaboration

• A quote from the text

• The reasoning you provide to explain your chosen evidence

• The beginning of your PEEL paragraph

• A tool used to analyze a prompt

Sentence Starters

• Phrases we use to introduce quotes from the text

• An essay that requires an opposing claim

• A review of our completed essay with corrections

• The main idea of our entire essay

Prompt

• The main idea of your entire paper

• An introduction paragraph

• How we give credit to the source of our evidence

• A summary of the topic with a question to answer in essay format

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.2

What is the last paragraph of your academic essay called?

• PEEL 1 (Body paragraph 1)

• Introduction

• Conclusion

• Thesis

The exciting opening of an essay that works to pull readers in

• Claim

• Thesis

• Hook

• Anchor

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

Two types of essays you must write in 7th grade

• Argumentative/Formal

• Informative/Persuasive

• Argumentative/Informative

• Narrative/Rap Battle

How we give credit to the sources of our evidence

• High fives

• Citations

• Thesis

• TAP

Counterclaim/Opposing Claim

• Introducing the other side of the argument and shutting it down with a rebuttal to strengthen your argument.

• Introducing the other side of the argument and deciding you agree with that side instead.

• Introducing both sides of the argument in your thesis.

• Deciding you oppose essays completely and you decide to skip the assignment.

Topic Summary/Bridge

• In your PEEL paragraph, you summarize the articles.

• In your counterclaim, you find a connection between the two opposing ideas.

• In your introduction, you give the reader some background information to connect your hook to your thesis.

• How you analyze a prompt.