| A | B |
|---|
| green | the color of a topic sentence |
| yellow | the color of an RDF |
| red | the color of an explanation |
| blue | the color of an attention getter |
| thesis statement | the sentence that discusses the main topic of your paper |
| prewriting | getting ideas down before you write in paragraph form |
| topic sentence | the first sentence in a body paragraph |
| RDF | reasons, details, facts |
| explanations | details, examples, illustrations |
| conclusion | the final paragraph of your paper |
| transitions | the connections from one idea to another |
| peer editing | responses and reactions to a partner's paper |
| power statement | a type of topic sentence that contains a number word |
| occasion/position statement | a type of topic sentence that contains a reason for writing and how to explain or prove it |
