English Composition

2. The author's attitude toward a subject
4. Things based on unproven beliefs
9. _________ bibliography: List of references and commentary on each
11. A piece of writing that gives the author's own argument
14. Provides a concise summary of the essay
16. Compare-_________: How two things are similar and different
18. Using someone else's words or ideas without credit
20. In APA style, a list of sources used
23. The systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions
25. Appeal to the audience's sympathies, values, beliefs, and emotions
26. The ability to make new things or think of new ideas
28. Generating as many ideas as possible, without censoring
30. Break down into parts to see interrelationships
33. Essay that explains a term or a particular use of a word
34. Things based on evidence, numbers, statistics, data, or documentation
35. Cause-_________: How one thing leads to another
37. The third stage in the writing process

1. The subject of the essay
3. Use of a comma when a hard break is needed
5. Put parts together in a new fashion
6. A sentence that conveys the main claim of the paper
7. Essay that relates an event or tells a story
8. _________ review: Reading and responding to a classmate's paper
10. Something that represents something else
12. Essay that explains how something works
13. Shows an indirect comparison without using "like" or "as"
15. _________ thinking: the ability to apply reasoning and logic to new or unfamiliar ideas
17. Who will read or receive an essay
18. The first stage in the writing process
19. Appeal to the character of the writer
21. Essay that convinces someone of a particular point of view or action
22. A word modifying a verb or adjective
24. Where the story takes place
27. The perspective from which an essay is told
29. A form of internal business correspondence
31. Appeal to reason
32. Shows an indirect comparison using "like" or "as"
36. The second stage in the writing process