| A | B |
| R A F T | What's my role?Who's my audience?What's the format? Topic? Task? |
| Elaboration | Specific supporting details. Sensory/examples/quotes etc. |
| To conclude | Restate thesis - Review main points- End with power message |
| Figurative Language | Metaphor, Simile, Personification, Hyperbole |
| Introduction | Beginning of essay |
| Body | Middle of essay |
| Conclusion | End of essay |
| Purpose of Introduction | Catch reader's attention/Let audience know what you're writing about |
| Thesis | Statement which is the basis for the entire essay |
| Paragraph | Groups of sentences which work together to express the main point of the essay |
| Topic | Sentence 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. |
| Imagery | Language which appeals to the senses |
| FADQQCO | Ideas 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 |
| C | Start with a command |
| O | Start with onomatopoeia |
| Prompt | your writing assignment |
| Map | Main reasons or points you will be making to prove your thesis |