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the beginning or introduction

What must you include in an Introduction?

Your hook or sentence that continues the idea from the thoughts of the authors in your summaries to your own thoughts about the topic. Your Topic Sentence of …

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paraphrasing correctly

Here are the steps for Paraphrasing correctly

To Paraphrase: read the sentence MANY TIMES - as many times as you need to completely UNDERSTAND - but NOT MEMORIZE. Next: put away the reading - DO NOT …

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How to expand on the topic of an article for an essay

Here are questions you must ask yourself about the article you are reading, so that you are "digging deeper" into the meaning of the article, not just …

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parts of speech

Word Forms

Nouns are words for People, Things, Places (You must ALWAYS choose Singular/Plura/Non-count) Verbs are words for Action (You must ALWAYS choose the TIME of …

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Suffixes

by Susan Neri-Friedwald, MS, CH, RMT …

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How to Find the Implied Main Idea

By Kelly Roell Before getting into a discussion on how to find an implied main idea, you have to know what the main idea is in the first place. The main …

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How to Find the Stated Main Idea

By Kelly Roell Sometimes, a reader will get lucky and the main idea will be a stated main idea, which is the easiest to find in a passage. It is written …

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How to Find the Main Idea

Finding the main idea is critical to understanding what you are reading. It helps the details make sense and have relevance, and provides a framework for …

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How to Define the Main Idea

The main idea of a paragraph is the primary point or concept that the author wants to communicate to the readers about the topic. Hence, in a paragraph, when …

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What is the main idea of a story examples?

Examples of a Main Idea in a Story Michael Stratford Updated March 09, 2017 The main idea of a story will closely relate to its theme and topic, but the …

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How Can I Locate the Main Idea?

Once you can find the topic, you are ready to find the main idea. The main idea is the point of the paragraph. It is the most important thought about the …

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Now you are ready to begin your essay response: Essay Response

Introduction (Main Topic for your essay / ideas + Thesis Statement (Your 3 reasons for your idea) 3 Body Paragraphs: Each one comes from your Thesis …

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What needs quoting and what should be paraphrased in an essay?

Learning how to use an article to support your ideas when you write an essay response. What can you paraphrase and what must you quote and how to quote? What …

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paraphrasing when writing

How do you paraphrase the main points?

Take Main Point #1, read it as many times as necessary to understand it completely. When you think you understand it very well, STOP READING IT, turn the …

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Understanding Inferences

Inferences are when someone hints at something, but doesn't say what it is directly You have to find clues within the reading to help you make the correct …

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Irregular Verbs

See PDF files: Irregular Verbs- An Alphabetical List.pdf & Irregular Verbs- An Alphabetical List pg.2.pdf Source: Excerpted from the book::Understanding …

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