Key Terms
ARGUMENT
"Stricter gun control laws will reduce gun-related violence."
SUMMARY
"Research shows gun control laws may reduce gun violence."
Common illustration transitions
For example, for instance, in particular, to illustrate, specifically
IMPLIED THESIS EXAMPLE
You write about a grandparent who shaped your work ethic. You never say "My grandfather taught me discipline." But every
STATED THESIS EXAMPLE
"After careful consideration, I have decided that returning to school is an important step toward improving my financial
MULTIMODAL
A text that uses more than one mode of communication. Most texts are multimodal.
MULTILITERATE
A person who can create, consume, and analyze multimodal texts.