Parts of an Essay and Locations

What is an attention grabber (hook)?

• An explanation in your own words. It explains HOW the evidence supports your claim.

• An opening statement that draws the reader in by using a quote, statistic, fact, anecdote, etc.

• Introduces the topic and provides some general information about it.

• The last paragraph of an essay that reminds the reader of the thesis statement and summarizes the 3 main ideas.

What is an introduction?

• Introduces your concessions and refutations.

• An explanation in your own words.

• Introduces the reader by presenting the topic that will be discussed in the text.

• It restates the main idea.

What is a concession?

• Where you acknowledge or recognize the opposing argument.

• Where you argue against the opposing argument or viewpoint.

• An explanation in your own words.

• The facts that will support and help prove your claim

What is a refutation?

• An explanation in your own words stating how your evidence supports your positions.

• Where you argue against the opposing argument or viewpoint.

• Where you acknowledge or recognize the opposing argument.

• The facts that will support and help prove your claim

What is evidence?

• This is the topic of your body paragraph.

• An explanation in your own words stating how your evidence supports your positions.

• Main section of an essay where the key ideas and supporting ideas are discussed.

• The facts that will support and help prove your claim

What is commentary?

• An explanation in your own words stating how your evidence supports your positions.

• The facts that will support and help prove your claim

• Main section of an essay where the key ideas and supporting ideas are discussed.

• This is the topic of your body paragraph.

What are body paragraphs?

• This is the topic of your body paragraph. It is used as a primary point to support or prove an argument. It is supported by your evidence and commentary.

• The facts that will support and help prove your claim

• Main section of an essay where the key ideas and supporting ideas are discussed.

• Where you acknowledge or recognize the opposing argument.

What is a concluding sentence?

• First part of an introduction that introduces the topic and provides some general information about it.

• Reminds the reader of the thesis statement and summarizes the claims (main ideas).

• Comes at the end of a body paragraph to restate the main idea.

• The facts that will support and help prove your claim.

What is a position (claim/main idea)?

• Comes at the end of a body paragraph to restate the main idea.

• The last paragraph of an essay that reminds the reader of the thesis statement and summarizes the 3 main ideas.

• This is the topic of your body paragraph. It is used as a primary point to support or prove an argument. It is supported by your evidence and commentary.

• Main section of an essay where the key ideas and supporting ideas are discussed.

What are transitions?

• Comes at the end of a body paragraph to restate the main idea.

• Words or phrases that link together important ideas within or between paragraphs.

• Main section of an essay where the key ideas and supporting ideas are discussed.

• The last paragraph of an essay that reminds the reader of the thesis statement and summarizes the 3 main ideas.