Parts of an Essay & 1st Quarter Regrade Request

Author

•  a writer of a book, article, or report.

  
  

• In favor, Agree

• Opposed, Disagree

  
  

•  the opening of an essay

  
  

Title

• a writer of a book, article, or report.

  
  

• the name of a book, composition, or other artistic work.

  
  

• the most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of text

  
  

• Main argument you’re  trying to prove to your audience

  
  

For an argument

• Somewhat disagree

• Somewhat agree

• Opposed, Disagree

• In favor, Agree

  
  

If you are against an argument then you

• Somewhat agree

• Somewhat disagree

• Opposed, Disagree

• In favor, Agree

Main Idea

• the most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of text

  
  

•  A counterargument is an argument (point/reason/view/evidence) that your opponent would make.

  
  

• Act of recalling, preserving, or commemorating events, people or actions in the past.

• material which can be used to support an argument, claim, belief, or proposition.

  
  

Contextualization/Introduction

• Main argument you’re  trying to prove to your audience

  
  

• the opening of an essay

• the name of a book, composition, or other artistic work.

  
  

• Act of recalling, preserving, or commemorating events, people or actions in the past. 

  
  

Thesis

• Main argument you’re  trying to prove to your audience

  
  

• the most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of text

  
  

• material which can be used to support an argument, claim, belief, or proposition.

  
  

• Act of recalling, preserving, or commemorating events, people or actions in the past. 

  
  

Counterargument

• an argument (point/reason/view/evidence) that your opponent would make.

  
  

• when you respond directly to your opponent’s argument/point to explain/show how/why they are wrong.

  
  

• Act of recalling, preserving, or commemorating events, people or actions in the past. 

  
  

• the most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of text

  
  

Rebuttal

• Opposed, Disagree

  
  

• material which can be used to support an argument, claim, belief, or proposition.

  
  

• when you respond directly to your opponent’s argument/point to explain/show how/why they are wrong.

•  the opening of an essay

  
  

Evidence

• Act of recalling, preserving, or commemorating events, people or actions in the past. 

  
  

• material which can be used to support an argument, claim, belief, or proposition.

  
  

• Main argument you’re  trying to prove to your audience

  
  

• Opposed, Disagree