Essay Architect: Essay Writing Terms #1-21

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Define or explain the essay title.

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The name of your essay; should capture your audience's interest.

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Define the introduction of an essay.

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The first paragraph of an essay; includes the grabber, focus statement, and thesis statement.

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What does a grabber do in an essay?

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The first sentence in an essay; grabs the reader's attention; can be a question, exclamation, powerful statement, or a well-known quote.

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In an essay, a focus statement is the topic or subject in complete sentence form, written as a statement.

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the topic or subject of your essay in a complete sentence form; must be written in the form of a statement.

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In an essay, a thesis statement is your position on the topic; the point you want to make, written as a statement.

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your position/opinion on the topic; the point you want to make in your essay; must be written in the form of a statement.

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Thesis support in an essay:

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A brief phrase that supports your thesis; used in planning; becomes the topic sentence for body paragraphs.

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Define topic sentence in an essay.

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Thesis support in sentence form; first sentence in a body paragraph; introduces the focus of the body paragraph.

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What is a body paragraph?

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A paragraph supporting the thesis; must have a topic sentence and details/examples.

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Details in an essay include examples, facts, statistics, sensory details, incidents, and anecdotes that support the topic sentence of a body paragraph.

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examples, facts, statistics, sensory details, incidents, and anecdotes that support the topic sentence of a body paragraph.

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Define the conclusion in an essay.

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Last paragraph; includes modified thesis, focus, and a challenge to the reader.