Thesis Statement Flashcards

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What is a thesis statement

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Gives the main idea of an essay

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2
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What is a fact

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Something known for certain and can beverified

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3
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Ways to narrow the scope of the topic

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Limited & qualified topic

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4
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Different strategies of development

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Description, smell, example, causes)effects,

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5
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When composing thesis statement youuse

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General topic, qualified topic, controlling idea, strategy of development,

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Introductory paragraph

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The first paragraph of an essay.it has one main purpose, and thats is to make the readers eager to read more.

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7
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Plagiarism

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The use of another person’s work-without acknowledging the source.

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Direct quotations

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The same exact words of another writer) using quotation words.

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Indirect quotation

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Uses your own words to report on what another person has spoken or written,

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Paraphrasing

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Using one’s own words to restate each and every idea of a passage from another’s work and result n a new passage that is virtually the same length as the organ

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Summarizing

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Using one’s own words to restate the main ideas of another person’s work

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12
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Fragment

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A piece of a sentence

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13
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MLA style

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Author, “ title of article”, title of websites, publisher, date of publication & URL

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14
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APA style

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In text citation and reference citation

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15
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Preventing techniques

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Preventing, journal waiting, focused free writing, brainstorming, clustering, outlining.

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16
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Elements of good writing

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Subject, purpose, audience, voice, Unity f& coherence

17
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Two approaches to ordering material.

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Block-method & point-by-point method

18
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Process analysis

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Amethod of development that orders A step-by-step explanation of how something is done or works.

19
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Basis for classification

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Topic, ways to divide the topic.

20
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Making distinct categories

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Basis for classification, distinct categories.

21
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Terms that signal classification.

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Traits, types, parts, features, levels, groups.