the three paragraphs that explain your points and include evidence

the paragraphs in the middle that don't do much

the paragraphs that are usually found at the beginning or end of an essay

the only paragraphs that include topic sentences

found in the introduction and explain the thesis (or point) of you essay

found in the conclusion and have quotes around them

found at the end of the paper and are only used once in each essay

found in the body paragraphs and give credit to sources used

Found in the introduction and has to be arguable (because statement)

Found in the body paragraphs to explain reasons why you chose your topic

Found in the conclusion and never mentioned anywhere else

Found in the all of the paragraphs because it needs to be mentioned over and over to get the point across

Found a the beginning of the essay and makes the point of your essay

Found in the middle of the essay and is also known as the argument

Found at the end of the essay, wraps things up, and includes the counterclaim.

Found throughout the essay because it is also known as your thesis statement

Found throughout the essay, because it is the point of your paper.

Found at the beginning of your essay because it is the argument that you are proving

Found in the conclusion and is the opposing viewpoint, with an explanation of the others side's viewpoint

Found in the body paragraphs and is repeated over and over

Found with the evidence (reasons, explanations) in your essay and is the trustworthiness of your sources

Found with the research of your essay and is not really used in the paper itself

Found with the problem/solution part of your essay where the claim is explained and defined

Found with the quotes, facts, statistics, and is used whenever you see quotation marks.

Found in the introduction and explains your argument

Found in the body paragraphs and helps to explain your reasoning and proof for your claim

Found in the conclusion and helps with the counterclaim

Found in the conclusion, but is just to prove that research was done

Found at the beginning of the essay and includes the attention grabber, claim, and thesis statement.

Found in the middle of the essay and includes all of the points to be made throughout the paper

Found in the conclusion of the paper and explains the ending of the essay, but introduces the next topic

Found at the beginning of the essay, but is not as important as the rest of the paper because it does not have much information as other parts

Found on the Works Cited page only

Found throughout the paper in the font and spacing, but does not include the Works Cited page

Found throughout the paper and includes margins, font, spacing, header, page numbers, and the Works Cited page

Not found in the essay at all

Found in the introduction of the essay and tells a story (attention grabber)

A style of writing with characters and a plot, but is not included in an essay

Found throughout the essay and is used to hook the reader and keep them interested in reading on

Found in the conclusion and helps to wrap up ideas by ending with a thought-provoking statement

Found throughout the research paper and explains why the writer chose the claim

Found throughout the essay and makes evidence more clear and understandable

Should not be found in a researched essay because it is just a person's view of the subject, not backed by evidence

Should not be found in a researched essay because it cannot be proven and makes the claim invalid and false

Found in the entire essay (introduction, body, and conclusion) and proves your point

Found in the introduction and give an idea of where the essay is headed

Found in the conclusion and helps to explain everything that was stated in the essay in an organized format

Organizational plan completed before the essay is written and is not found in the essay itself

Found throughout the paper because it is the evidence used in quotes

Found in the entire paper because it is the original thought of the writer

Not found in the essay at all because it is using someone else's work or ideas as your own and not giving them credit

Not found in the essay because it is how a writer gathers their information, but not used in the actual writing of the esay

Found in the introduction and used to form opinions about a subject

Found throughout the essay as it is the investigation and study of the subject and gathering of information

Found in the conclusion of the essay and helps the reader understand where the evidence came from and and helps them to decide if they should trust your information

Found throughout the essay and is helpful to prove that evidence is credible and worthy of being used for the claim or counterclaim

Found in the introduction and summarizes the entire point of the essay.

Found in the body paragraphs and helps to introduce each new idea

Found throughout the essay and is the message the author is trying to create

Found in the conclusion and helps the reader understand the main ideas in case they did not understand them fully in the essay

Found in the introduction and explains what the entire essay is going to be about

Found in the body paragraphs and uses evidence to support the ideas

Found in the body paragraphs and usually the first sentence used to explain what the entire paragraph is going to be about

Found in the conclusion and summarizes the theme (message) and main ideas of what was said throughout the essay

Found in the introduction and includes nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs

Found throughout the essay and shows how the writer feels by conveying emotions and connections by how things are written

Found in the conclusion and includes the opinion of the author

Not found in the essay because it is the underlining message and opinion of the writer

Found throughout the paper so that evidence is not plagiarized

Found in the body paragraphs to prove evidence is credible and sources are from databases and not random websites

Found in the conclusion and lists all of the sources used in the research of the essay

Found at the end of the essay on a separate page, using MLA format and lists all of the resources used throughout the essay

Found in the beginning of the essay and sets the tone for the entire paper

Found in the body paragraphs and helps to move from one thought to another

Found throughout the essay and helps the writer move smoothly from one thought to another, one paragraph to another or one subject to another

Found in the conclusion of the essay and is a selection of words that helps the reader understand the opinion of the writer