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Essay Glossary
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A-B
C-D
E-G
H-K
L-N
O-Q
R-Z
A
Analysis Essay
Anecdote
Appraisal
Argument Essay
Audience
B
Body Paragraph
Brainstorm
C
Cheating
Citation/ Cite
Conclusion
Counterargument
Critique
D
Description
Descriptive Essay
Detail
E
Editing
Essay
Evaluation
Evidence
External Source
F
Five-Paragraph Essay
Focus
Focusing Sentence
Free Writing
G
Grabber
H
Hook
I
Introduction
N
Narrative
O
Opinion Piece
Organization
Outline
P
Paragraph
Persuasive Essay
Plagiarism
Plan
Point-of-View
Prewriting
Proofreading
Purpose
Q
Quotation
R
Reader
Rebuttal
Refutation
Response
Review
Revise
S
Summary
Summary/ Response Essay
Support
T
Thesis
Title
Tone
Topic
Topic Sentence
Transition