Critical thinking helps a reader analyze and synthesize.

When students revise their work, they focus on grammar and mechanics.

The thesis statement is the first sentence of the essay.

Synthesis is another word for analysis. 

Each body paragraph needs to have a topic sentence.

When you write an effective conclusion, you restate the thesis statement and summarize the body paragraphs of the essay.

The two formats we used to write essays this semester are MLA and APA.

Meeting the deadlines of our teamwork project showed personal responsibility.

An explicit thesis statement is open-ended.

Conflict resolution is only necessary when there is a big issue among team members.