Essay Architect: Essay Writing Terms #1-21

1) Define or explain the essay title.

• the name of your essay; should capture your audience's interest

• your name, date and class period

• the name of your English teacher and course name

• the document that proves you actually own your house or car

2) Define the introduction of an essay.

• this is where two people meet for the first time and tell each other their names.

• this is the quote you place in a body paragraph that helps support the thesis.

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

• the "attitude' of the essay; word choice and word arrangement determine the tone.

3) Explain what a grabber in an essay does.

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

• the last paragraph of an essay; includes a modified thesis, modified focus, and a challenge to the reader.

• it makes it easy to pick up trash off the ground and you do not have to bend over.

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

4) In an essay, what is a focus statement?

• an interesting question, quotation, vivid image, call for action, or suggestion to the reader; leaves the reader thinking about your essay.

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

• the readers of your essay

• the order in which your paragraphs and/or details are arranged.

5) In an essay, what is a thesis statement?

• an interesting question, quotation, vivid image, call for action, or suggestion to the reader; leaves the reader thinking about your essay.

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

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

• the order in which your paragraphs and/or details are arranged.

6) Explain what thesis support does in an essay.

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

• the last paragraph of an essay; includes a modified thesis, modified focus, and a challenge to the reader.

• a brief phrase that supports your thesis; used in the planning stages; eventually becomes the topic sentence for body paragraphs.

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

7) Define the topic sentence in an essay.

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

• this is the quote you place in a body paragraph that helps support the thesis.

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

• the "attitude' of the essay; word choice and word arrangement determine the tone.

8) Identify what a body paragraph is.

• the reader(s) of your essay

• a transition word; phrase, or sentence connecting paragraphs; designed to help the essay flow smoothly.

• the reason you are writing your essay ( to express yourself, to inform your readers, to entertain, to describe, to analyze...)

• a paragraph of support for the thesis; must have a topic sentence and details and/or examples.

9) What are details in an essay?

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

• a transition word; phrase, or sentence connecting paragraphs; designed to help the essay flow smoothly.

• the reason you are writing your essay ( to express yourself, to inform your readers, to entertain, to describe, to analyze...)

• a paragraph of support for the thesis; must have a topic sentence and details and/or examples.

10) Define the conclusion in an essay.

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

• this is the quote you place in a body paragraph that helps support the thesis.

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

• the last paragraph in an essay; includes a modified thesis, modified focus and a challenge to the reader.