7 Essay Writing Essay Writing Presentation Outline
Preview:
Citation preview
- Slide 1
- Slide 2
- 7 Essay Writing
- Slide 3
- Essay Writing Presentation Outline
- Slide 4
- Essays vs. Paragraphs 1.How do essays differ from paragraphs?
2.Should we use a different writing process for essays?
- Slide 5
- Essays vs. Paragraphs Essays use a hook with an intro and
thesis statement. Essays use body paragraphs with topic sentences,
support points, examples, and transitions.* Paragraphs Paragraphs
use topic sentences. Paragraphs use support points with examples
and transitions. *What does this tell us about the composition of
essays?
- Slide 6
- Essays vs. Paragraphs Essays are longer. Essays have multiple
units. Essays usually have broader topics. Paragraphs Paragraphs
are shorter. Paragraphs are a single unit. Paragraphs have narrower
topics.
- Slide 7
- Essays vs. Paragraphs Examine the topics to the right. Which
topics work for essays? Which topics work for paragraphs?
- Slide 8
- Essays vs. Paragraphs From broad to narrow
- Slide 9
- Essays vs. Paragraphs
- Slide 10
- For example, if you used a brainstorm list for your prewriting,
look through the list and draw a line through items that are the
weakest. Also, if you notice that ideas are related, group them
together. This will help you prepare body paragraphs in an
essay.
- Slide 11
- Essays vs. Paragraphs
- Slide 12
- Once you have perspective from fresh eyes or feedback from a
partner, its time to cycle back to the drafting stage. Write the
essay again with a stronger focus of how youre going to use your
revised thesis, body paragraphs, order, support, and
conclusion.
- Slide 13
- Essays vs. Paragraphs Spelling Have you used a dictionary? Do
you have a list of commonly misspelled words? Is your punctuation
in the right place?
- Slide 14
- Essays vs. Paragraphs Have you printed on white paper only? Is
the ink clear? Are there any smudges or stains? Have you saved the
document for future reference?
- Slide 15
- The Lifecycle of an Essay If it helps, think of the writing
process as if it is the lifecycle of the butterfly!
- Slide 16
- Essays vs. Paragraphs 1.Essays differ from paragraphs because
they require a broader topic, they are composed of multiple
paragraphs to accommodate the broader topic, and this makes them
longer. 2.The writing process for an essay should not differ from
that of a paragraph. In fact, the writing process is even more
important when writing a paper with a greater length! *For
additional review of the difference between paragraphs and essays,
review chapter 9.
- Slide 17
- Introduction with a Thesis Statement 1.What is the point of an
introduction paragraph? 2.What is a thesis statement, and how does
it work in the introduction paragraph?
- Slide 18
- Introduction with a Thesis Statement Entices the reader with a
strong hook. Strong hooks include: Rhetorical questions Startling
statistics Anecdotes historical facts creative or imaginary
scenarios You must catch the readers attention immediately, so the
reader doesnt become bored and stop reading your essay!
- Slide 19
- Introduction with a Thesis Statement Once you introduce the
essay with a strong hook, your last sentence in the introduction
should be your thesis statement.
- Slide 20
- Introduction with a Thesis Statement provides the point of the
essay in a single sentence. We often rely on words such as should
or should not when making an argument thesis. The thesis statement
is NEVER a fact, an announcement, or an obvious statement. In other
words, your thesis statement should NOT look like this
- Slide 21
- Introduction with a Thesis Statement A thesis statement is
NOT
- Slide 22
- Introduction with a Thesis Statement Instead, the thesis
statement, in a single sentence, will provide a personal viewpoint
or an argument regarding a topic. For example Students attending
community college have an advantage because they can save money and
learn to properly budget their expenses.
- Slide 23
- Introduction with a Thesis Statement What is the essays broad
topic? Money and budgeting. What is the argument or personal
opinion? Community college students have an advantage.
- Slide 24
- Introduction with a Thesis Statement 1.Introduction paragraphs
grab the readers attention. 2.The thesis statement appears as the
last sentence in the introduction paragraph and provides a personal
viewpoint or argument to the reader.
- Slide 25
- Body Paragraphs 1.How do body paragraphs function in relation
to the introduction paragraph? 2.How many body paragraphs are
necessary in an essay?
- Slide 26
- Introduction vs. Body Paragraphs Grabs the readers attention
and Provides a thesis statement Body Paragraphs Work to support the
thesis statement through Topic sentences, support points with
examples, and transitions
- Slide 27
- Introduction vs. Body Paragraphs Students at community college
have an advantage because they can save money and learn to properly
budget their expenses. Body Paragraphs First body paragraph topic
sentence: Community college classes cost less per unit than CSU and
UC classes. This topic sentence supports the thesis, but what
supports the topic sentence?
- Slide 28
- Body Paragraphs How do you find support for your topic
sentences?
- Slide 29
- Body Paragraphs How do you find support for your body
paragraphs topic sentences?
- Slide 30
- Number of Body Paragraphs
- Slide 31
- Body Paragraphs 1.Body paragraphs support the essays thesis.
Each body paragraph must start with its own topic sentence related
to the thesis and must have support gathered from a variety of
sources (personal experience and observation, textbooks, etc.)
2.The number of body paragraphs increases depending on the
difficulty of the class and the length of the assignment. For the
purpose of English 31, we will focus on the 5-paragraph essay.
- Slide 32
- Conclusion Paragraph 1.Why do we need conclusion paragraphs?
2.How should we conclude an essay?
- Slide 33
- Conclusion Paragraph The reader needs to be reminded of why the
essay is important. After providing all of your support, the
conclusion serves as a way to affirm your personal opinion. Its
time to release the reader!
- Slide 34
- Conclusion Paragraph If you started your essay with a
rhetorical question, perhaps end your essay with a statistic and/or
a quote In other words, hooks at the beginning can become releases
for the ending.
- Slide 35
- Conclusion Paragraph Mix and match hooks and releases to keep
your essay interesting! Can you think of more interesting
combinations of hooks and releases? Anecdote, Analogy and
Comparison, Quote, Fact/Statistic, Irony or Humor, Startling Claim,
Rhetorical Question, Imaginary Scenario, etc.
- Slide 36
- Conclusion Paragraph 1.Conclusion paragraphs help us remind the
reader of why our essay is important. It gives a satisfying ending
and releases the reader to ponder what weve presented.
2.Conclusions should be interesting! Think critically of how you
introduced the essay and use a different hook as a release.
- Slide 37
- Essay Writing Presentation Conclusion
- Slide 38
- 7 Essays Writing