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All Quiet on the Western Front

Please see under links for a free ebook download page of All Quiet on the Western Front.

Words for Six Constructs Crossword

Create – to state a claim, opinion, or solution.

Clarify – to add more detail about an idea to make it
more clear. To ask a probing question to get
additional information or point out a weakness in a
claim.



Build – to add summarized or paraphrased details or
examples.



Fortify – to strengthen or enrich by backing up a
position with evidence.



Negotiate – to argue against counterarguments or
opposing ideas.



Close – to summarize and make meaning of a
conversation or problem.

Words for Jane Shaffer Crossword

1. ESSAY A piece of writing that gives your thoughts (commentary) about a subject.

2. INTRODUCTION The first paragraph in an essay. It includes the thesis, most often at the end.


3. BODY PARAGRAPH: A middle paragraph in an essay. It develops a point

you want to make that supports your thesis.

4. CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH: The last paragraph in your essay. It may sum up your ideas, reflect, say more commentary, or give a personal statement.

5. THESIS: A sentence with a subject and opinion in your introductory paragraph that reveals what you will prove in your essay. I

7. CONCRETE DETAILs: Specific details that form the backbone or core of your body paragraphs.

8. COMMENTARY Your opinion or comment about something; not
(CM) concrete detail.

9. TOPIC SENTENCE The first sentence in a body paragraph. It does the same thing for a body

paragraph that the thesis does for the whole essay.

10. CONCLUDING SENTENCE: The last sentence in a body paragraph. It is all commentary, does not repeat key words, and gives a finished feeling to the paragraph.

Where I'm From template

Take a look in links for the poem template for Where I'm From. The assignment is in  Springboard page 93, Writing prompt.