Essay Writing Practice

The paragraph in an essay which may restate the focus statement, offer suggestions and connect previous paragraphs...

• Introduction

• Topic sentence

• conclusion

• focus statement

The road map of an essay.

• Introduction

• Focus Statement

• Topic

• Proof Paragraph 1

An essay written before the final version is completed

• First draft

• Proof paragraph 2

• Essay

• Draft

A sentence or two that captures the reader's attention...

• focus paragraph

• Focus statement

• hook

• director's choice

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

The process of writing as much as possible within a set time limit before writing the draft

• Freewriting

• brainstorming

• Plan organizer

• Explanatory statement

Writing many ideas for an essay, before organizing them in an outline

• brainstorming

• free writing

• script thinking

• script writing

The process of writing facts and details in your own words about what you have read or heard...

• paraphrasing

• Plagiarizing

• quoting

• textual evidecnce

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

An organizational style for writing an introduction, going from broad to a detailed essay...

• Direct to indirect

• General to specific

• Broad to general

• Thesis statement

This overview sentence is usually written at the beginning of each paragraph...

• Focus statement

• Topic sentence

• Attention grabber

• Hook

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

The paragraph in an essay which introduces to the reader what the essay is going to be about...

• Introduction

• Focus statement

• conclusion

• topic sentence