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What are the 4 main parts of essays in college?
Introduction-Thesis Statement- Body Paragraph(s)-Conclusion
What is the purpose of the introduction?
Orients the readers to the essay’s subject.
What is the purpose of a thesis statement?
Presenting the argument.
What is the purpose of a body paragraph?
Develop and support the argument
What is the purpose of the conclusion?
Closing the essay
What is a strategy for reading thoughtfully?
Title-Author-Read Once Quickly-Read Again to Identify Thesis- Read Slowly and Methodically Through the Rest of the Material- Read Again for Review TAQ-TSR (Title-Author-Quickly-Thesis-Slowly-Review)
Each paragraph has a _____ that expresses the main point of the paragraph.
Topic Sentence
Define Copyright
Refers to the legal ownership of published material. Any writing a play, an essay, a pamphlet, a website- is the intellectual property of the person who wrote it. If, in your paper, you borrow that property by quoting, summarizing, or paraphrasing, you must give credit to the original author.
Define Plagiarism
It can occur in different ways. For example, some students make poor choices and turn in another student’s work as their own. Plagiarism may also be committed by oversight; a student may have forgotten where he or she found the particular material or even that the material was not his or her own.
Define Intellectual Property
The result of the work done by a person with the head rather than the hands.
What are the two important sections of the given handbook?
Index-Table of Contents
What should the introduction contain?
An introductory sentence introducing TAG- A summary of the reading that includes an answer to the topic- Thesis Statement I-TAG-AT (TAG-Answer-Thesis)
What should the body paragraph include?
A topic sentence that gives the paragraph’s central point, one that supports your thesis statement- Concrete evidence, explained so that it supports the central point and the thesis statement. BTE (Topic Sentence-Evidence)
What should the conclusion include?
A reminder of the reading selection’s argument and your argument- A sense of closure for the essay. CAC (Argument-Closure)
What is a strategy for writing a time essay?
Read the Question- Read Essay-Write Summary-Reread Writing Topic- Write Paragraphs-Write Conclusion- Proofread QRS-RPCP (Question-Read Essay-Summarize-Reread-Paragraphs-Concluison-Proofread)
