Guide to Essay Writing

Front

This essay is an argument. Your job as the author is to ____________, to convince the audience that your claim is true.

Back

persuade

Front

Introduce the Evidence: Tell us WHEN and __________ in the text the evidence comes from.

Back

where

Front

The ________ catches your reader’s attention at the beginning of your introduction.

Back

hook

Front

Sub-claim: Supporting ideas/__________ that uphold your claim.

Back

reasons

Front

Inserting Evidence: Use quotes and parentheses with the author and appropriate _______________.

Back

page number

Front

Analyze the Evidence: Break down the chosen sentence. What is the author revealing? What words or phrases are ______________?

Back

important

Front

Your evidence should be _________ neatly in your body paragraph.

Back

blended

Front

The ___________ sentence wraps up your argument in the conclusion.

Back

concluding

Front

Analyze: What does it mean?

Back

Break down and examine why something is important.

Front

MLA stands for?

Back

Modern Language Association