A question, description, small anecdote (story), or dialogue that gets your reader’s attention in the introduction.

Essay based on reading of a text that requires text evidence and elaboration of ideas.

The phrase that tells you what to write about. Ex: Explain how Brian’s attitude towards his mother changes throughout the story.

A written essay

The first paragraph of a composition that hooks the reader and lets them know what the topic of the composition (like the paragraph the top bun.)

5-7 lines on a single topic and the first sentence is indented.

2-3 sentences that wrap up the composition and restates the central idea.

The time and place in which a narrative occurs. Elements of setting may include the physical, psychological, cultural, or historical background against which the story takes place.

Words or phrases used to help sequence ideas or transition between sentences or paragraphs (at first, soon, in the meantime)

The process of checking capitalization, noun and verb usage, punctuation, and spelling.

A scoring guide for an assignment

The central idea of the composition that should be stated clearly in the introduction. It tells your reader what your paper is about.