TEXT AND COMPOSITION Flashcards
a group of interrelated sentences that talk about one idea
paragraph
a group of paragraphs that talk about a central idea
essay
organized around a topic sentence
paragraph
contains introductory sentence
paragraph
uses sentences to explain major points
paragraph
may use a concluding sentence
paragraph
organized around a thesis
essay
contains introductory paragraph
essay
uses paragraphs to explain major points
essay
ALWAYS uses a concluding paragraph
essay
Major Parts of a Paragraph (3)
- Topic Sentence
- Supporting Details
- Concluding Statement
usually the first sentence in a paragraph
topic sentence
indicates thought / main idea of paragraph
topic sentence
may be directly stated / implied
topic sentence
considered the main idea of paragraph
topic sentence
can be a stand / comment / objective statement / question
topic sentence
supports information of topic sentence
supporting details
includes specific details
supporting details
proves claim in topic sentence
supporting details
proves main idea
supporting details
restatement of ideas in a paragraph
concluding statement
summary / synthesis of presented ideas
concluding statement
central idea of an essay
thesis statement
a thesis statement comprises of _ sentence
one (1)
guides, controls, and unifies ideas when writing a paper
thesis statement
what all the other ideas present in the essay revolve around
thesis statement
