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| Essay | a piece of writing that gives your thoughts about a subject |
| Prewriting | getting your ideas down on paper |
| Shaping the essay | the thesis, topic sentences, and first sentence of conclusion |
| First draft/Rough draft | first attempt to put your ideas into sentence and paragragh form |
| Revision | making changes to improve the paper |
| Peer Response/confrence | responding and giving reactions to improve a partner's paper |
| Final draft | the final version, the published copy |
| Introduction | the first paragraph in an essay-includes the thesis usually at the end |
| Thesis | a sentence with a subject and an opinion usually found at the end of the introduction-states what the essay will prove |
| Body Paragragh | middle paragrapgh in an essay-develops a point that supports the thesis |
| Topic sentence | the first sentence in a body paragraph in a body paragragh-must have a subject and an opinion-does the same thing for a body paragragh that the thesis does for the essay |
| Concrete details | specific details that form the core of the body paradraghs such as facts, examples, evidence, quates, etc.(can be proven) |
| Commentary | your opinion or comment such as personal response, feelings, insight, analysis, interpretation, inference (cannot be proven) |
| Chunk | one sentence of concrete detail and two sentences of commentary |
| Concluding sentence | the last sentence in a body paragragh-all commentary |
| Conclusion | the last paragragh in the essay-sums up ideas, reflects on what you have said, gives a personal statement about the subject-all commentary and gives a finished feeling to the essay |
