HEADING - Where you put your name, the teacher's name, the name of the class, and the date, INTRODUCTION - The first paragraph of your essay. Begin every paragraph in an essay by indenting (hit “tab” when typing). Do not put an extra space between paragraphs., THESIS - The last sentence of the first paragraph. This answers the question asked by the prompt., BODY - The middle paragraphs between the introduction and the conclusion, TOPIC SENTENCE - The first sentence of each body paragraph. This is the main idea of the paragraph – all of the rest of the sentences in the paragraph should be about this. This sentence should clearly support the thesis/claim of your essay., CONCLUSION - The last paragraph of an essay. This should include a restated thesis and should wrap-up the essay., CLAIM - An arguable idea about a text based on evidence. In an argument essay, this is your thesis., TEXT-BASED EVIDENCE - Quotes and other evidence from the text used to support a claim., COUNTERCLAIM - Ideas that oppose a claim and must be refuted., 1st person point of view - I, me, my, we, us, our, etc., 2nd person point of view - you, your, you're, 3rd person point of view - some people, she, he, one, most students, they, etc. Most essays use this point of view.,

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