Essay Writing Terms

Title

Name of your essay

Should capture audience intrest

Introduction

First paragraph of an essay, including grabber

Focus statement and thesis statement

Grabber

First sentence of an essay, should grab readers attention, can be explamtion, powerful statement, well known quote or saying

Focus Statement

Topic or subject of your essay in complete sentence form

Thesis Statement

Your position/opinion on the topic

Thesis Support

Brief phrases that support your thesis

Topic Sentence

Thesis support in sentence form

Body Paragraph

A paragraph of support for thesis

Details

Examples, facts, statistics, sensory details, incidentals, anecdotes that support body the topic sentence of body paragraph

Conclusion

Last paragraph of an essay, inculdes modified thesis, focus, challenge to reader

Modified Focus

Restated focus statement in concluding paragraph

Modified Thesis

Restated thesis statement

Challenge

Intresting question, vivid image, quotation, call for action, warning, suggestion that leaves readers thinking about your essay

Bridge

Transistion word, phrase, or sentence connecting paragraphs

Audience

Reader of your essay

Formality

Determined by audience by the level of word you choose for essay

Tone

Attitude of essay, word choice and word arrangment determine the tone

Purpose

Reason why you are writing the essay

Organization

Order in which your paragraph and details are arranged

Flow

Efficiency of an essay easy to read

Diction

Sepecific word/phrases you choose in your writing