ELA Essay Therms

Question 1

Your claim that states a topic and your opinion on that topic

Answer 1

Thesis Statement

Question 2

The art of using language effectively and positively

Answer 2

Rhetoric

Question 3

A device in the introduction fucting in winning the readers interest or curiosity

Answer 3

Hook

Question 4

Any quotation you use that is longer than four lines of text must be formatted in a special way

Answer 4

Block quote

Question 5

Source information such as author at end of each quotation you use

Answer 5

Parenthetical citation

Question 6

Information gained through your research such as interviews, experiences, serves and andidocts

Answer 6

First hand evidence

Question 7

In your closing paragraph you passure your reader to agree with you or take some action

Answer 7

Actuation

Question 8

A cessation at the end of a paper for important data, graphics, photos, carts, etc

Answer 8

Appendix

Question 9

When you write a quotation in your own words to simply or summarize, so do not include quotation marks

Answer 9

Pharapase

Question 10

Using someone else’s ideas, opinions, research without crediting them

Answer 10

Plagiarism

Question 11

Info. other people have complained in books, periodicals, websites

Answer 11

Second hand evidence

Question 12

Sentence preceding a quote that sets up the reader to understand the quote

Answer 12

Signal sentence

Question 13

A word or phrase that is indicated to the reader a new point or a shift in your writing

Answer 13

Transition phrase

Question 14

A quotation you extract from a article in a word for word fashion

Answer 14

Direct quotation

Question 15

A statement that is direct opposite of your thesis

Answer 15

Antithesis

Question 16

The standard way to organize your use of text evidence. Or, paragraphing embedded text evidence

Answer 16

IDEA

Question 17

The “idea” =the topic, point example of this paragraph

Answer 17

The “I” (Green) in IDEA

Question 18

“Develop”” = provide text and context details about your ideas/point of paragraph

Answer 18

The “D” (Orange) in IDEA

Question 19

“Evidence” = The direct quote paraphrase that you’re using as support or proof of your idea/point of this paragraph

Answer 19

The “E” (Blue) in IDEA

Question 20

“Analysis” = explain how and why the quote proves and supports your idea/point of this paragraph

Answer 20

The “A” (Red) in IDEA