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| essay | a piece of writing that gives your thoughts about a subject |
| introduction | the first paragraph in an essay, includes thesis at end |
| body paragraph | a middle paragraph, a point u want to make that supports your thesis |
| concluding paragraph | last paragraph, sum up ideas |
| thesis | sentence, with subject and opinion |
| pre-writing | getting your concrete details down on paper before you organize your essay (outline) |
| concrete details | specific details(facts, proof, examples) |
| commentary | opinion about something(insight, analysis, inference) |
| topic sentence | first sentence in body paragraph, subject and opinion |
| concluding sentence | last sentence in body paragraph, commentary |
| shaping the essay | after pre writing and before first draft |
| first draft | rough draft |
| final draft | final version |
| peer response | written responses to a partners paper |
| chunk | one sentence of concrete detail&two sentences of commentary |
| weaving | blending C.D. & commentary into a body paragraph |
| ratio | ratio of 1 part c.d. to 2+parts commentary |
| word counts | minimum legnth per paragraph to earn a "c" |
