| body paragraph | a paragraph with three parts: a topic sentence, support, and a concluding sentence
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| coherence | the quality that results from organizing and connecting the specific evidence that supports your point
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| conclusion | the final paragraph of an essay, often consisting of a lead sentence, a brief summary, and development; can employ either a frame or an expanded thought
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| expanded thought | an extra step or piece of an argument that an author offers in an essay's conclusion
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| framing | when an essay's conclusion directs the reader's attention back to the introduction of the essay
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| hook | a sentence that is designed to grab the reader's interest; often the first sentence of an essay is a hook
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| introductory paragraph | the opening paragraph of an essay, usually consisting of a hook, development and thesis
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| thesis | the main idea of an essay; the point of a piece of writing; an assertion
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| topic sentence | the main point or assertion of a paragraph
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