Writing Terminology

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Across
  1. 1. an essay where the writer needs to explain and provide details about a topic; uses TEPAC for the body
  2. 3. the format of a structured paragraph that includes a topic sentence, evidence, paraphrase, analysis, and concluding sentence
  3. 5. putting information from a text into your own words; not always necessary in a TEPAC paragraph
  4. 6. completing the essay, initially
  5. 8. reviewing essays for grammatical and usage errors; making small, detailed changes
  6. 10. purpose / main idea of essay
  7. 12. first paragraph of essay; where the thesis goes
  8. 14. reviewing essay for significant structural deficiencies; making large changes (adding, changing, removing whole sentences and paragraphs)
  9. 15. Title, Author, Genre, General idea: necessary information to include in the introduction of a response to text essay
Down
  1. 2. words, phrases, sentences, etc., that demonstrate a relationship such as emphasis or contrast of ideas
  2. 4. final paragraph of an essay; often used to restate thesis
  3. 7. thoughts, opinions, inferences, and beliefs that the writer shares to prove his/her claim in a TEPAC paragraph; not a summary of the text
  4. 9. facts, examples, data, quotes used to support a thesis, topic sentence, and/or claims
  5. 11. initial sentences of an essay; used to "grab reader's attention"
  6. 13. organizing thoughts regarding the prompt before the first draft