Jane Schaffer Writing Terms Quiz Name ______

Date ______

Period ______

Directions: Use the words in the Word Bank to complete the sentences.

Word Bank

prewriting/brainstorming essay introduction/introductory paragraph

body conclusion concrete detail (CD)

commentary (CM) topic sentence chunk shaping

  1. The step that is done after the prewriting and before the first draft of an essay or a paragraph is called ______; it is an outline of your topic sentence, concrete details, and commentary.
  2. The middle paragraphs in an essay are the ______. It develops a point you want to make that support your main idea.
  3. An opinion is a feeling or belief about something; it is neither true nor false. An opinion statement is also known as ______. Synonyms for this term are: opinion, insight, analysis, interpretation, personal response, feelings, evaluation, and reflection.
  4. The first sentence in a body paragraph is called a ______.
  5. The process of getting your facts down on paper using bubble clusters, spider diagrams, or outlines before you organize your essay into paragraphs is called ______.
  6. ______is a piece of writing that gives your thoughts about a subject.
  7. The first paragraph in an essay is called ______.
  8. These are the specific details that form the backbone or core of your body paragraphs. A fact or ______is a detail about something that can be shown to be true, exist, or have happened. Synonyms for this term are: facts, specifics, descriptions, illustrations, support, proof, evidence, quotations, paraphrasing, or plot references.
  9. ______is the last paragraph in your essay. It may sum up your ideas, reflect on what you said in your essay, or give a personal statement about the subject. It gives a finished feeling toy our whole essay.
  10. A ______is one sentence of concrete detail (CD) and 2 sentences of commentary (CM) it comes after the topic sentence.

Answers:

1. shaping

2. body

3. commentary (CM)

4. topic sentence

5. prewriting/brainstorming

6. essay

7. introduction

8. concrete detail (CD)

9. conclusion

10. chunk