Let us grow our writing words together, breathe, and listen.
Sentence, a complete thought, with a naming part and an action part.
Paragraph, a group of sentences that belong together.
Essay, a longer piece of writing that shares one big idea.
Introduction, the beginning that welcomes the reader in.
Main Body, the middle, where the ideas grow and prove the point.
Evidence, the proof from the text that shows an idea is true.
Transition, a bridge that carries the reader from one idea to the next.
Explanation, telling what the evidence means and why it matters.
Global Statement, the big picture that reaches beyond the page.
Conclusion, the ending that ties it all together and lets it settle.