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Writing Notes - Elements of an Essay

AB
R A F TWhat's my role?Who's my audience?What's the format? Topic? Task?
ElaborationSpecific supporting details. Sensory/examples/quotes etc.
To concludeRestate thesis - Review main points- End with power message
Figurative LanguageMetaphor, Simile, Personification, Hyperbole
IntroductionBeginning of essay
BodyMiddle of essay
ConclusionEnd of essay
Purpose of IntroductionCatch reader's attention/Let audience know what you're writing about
ThesisStatement which is the basis for the entire essay
ParagraphGroups of sentences which work together to express the main point of the essay
TopicSentence which states the main idea of a paragraph
Transitions(also, another, finally)Words that show connections between details.They move the reader from point to point.
ImageryLanguage which appeals to the senses
FADQQCOIdeas for hooks
F.Start with a fact.
A.Start with a small story(anecdote)
D.Start with description
Q.Start with a quote
Q.Start with a question
CStart with a command
OStart with onomatopoeia
Promptyour writing assignment
MapMain reasons or points you will be making to prove your thesis


English III Teacher
Navarre High School
Navarre, FL

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