THE FORMAL ESSAYENG 1DI

PARTS OF THE 5 PARAGRAPH ESSAY1. INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH:

PURPOSE: TO INTEREST THE READER AND OUTLINE THE MAIN ARGUMENT

INCLUDES: A HOOK, BACKGROUND INFORMATION, THE THESIS STATEMENT

2. THREE BODY PARAGRAPHS:PURPOSE: TO DEVELOP THE ARGUMENTEACH PARAGRAPH INCLUDES: A TOPIC SENTENCE, POINT/PROOF/DISCUSSION FORMAT, A CONCLUDING SENTENCE

3. CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH:

PURPOSE: TO SUM UP THE MAIN IDEAS

INCLUDES: A RESTATEMENT OF THE THESIS, NO NEW INFORMATION, A FINAL THOUGHT

THE THESIS STATEMENT

• THIS STATEMENT IS THE LAST SENTENCE IN THE INTRODUCTION• IT IS THE FOUNDATION FOR YOUR ESSAY• ALL POINTS MUST SUPPORT THIS STATEMENT• STATES YOUR MAIN ARGUMENT

THESIS STATEMENT• EXAMPLE: SHANE KOYZAN’S “TO THIS DAY…THE BULLIED AND THE

BEAUTIFUL” TEACHES THE AUDIENCE THE IMPORTANCE OF TREATING OTHERS WITH RESPECT AS HE DETAILS THE HARM THAT BULLYING CAN DO, THE IMPACT NAME CALLING CAN HAVE AND THE NEED FOR UNDERSTANDING THE BULLIED HAVE.

• THE TOPICS FOR THE THREE BODY PARAGRAPHS ARE OUTLINES IN THE THESIS STATEMENTBODY PARAGRAPH #1BODY PARAGRAPH #2BODY PARAGRAPH #3

FORMAL WRITING RULES• WRITE IN THE THIRD PERSON

IN MY OPINION HERCULES IS A GREAT HERO BECAUSE HIS LIFE FOLLOWS THE HERO MYTH STRUCTURE. (INCORRECT)

HERCULES IS A GREAT HERO BECAUSE HIS LIFE FOLLOWS THE HERO MYTH STRUCTURE. (CORRECT)

FORMAL WRITING RULES

• AVOID CONTRACTIONS AND SHORT FORMSHERCULES CAN’T EASILY COMPLETE ALL OF HIS 12 LABOURS SO HE MUST ACCEPT HELP FROM OTHERS (INCORRECT)HERCULES CANNOT EASILY COMPLETE ALL OF HIS TWELVE

LABOURS SO HE MUST ACCEPT HELP FROM OTHERS (CORRECT)

FORMAL WRITING RULES

• USE TRANSITION WORDS TO CONNECT IDEAS, SENTENCES AND PARAGRAPHSFIRSTLY, SECONDLY, THIRDLYAS WELL, FURTHERMORE, ALSOIN CONTRAST, IN COMPARISONFINALLY, IN CONCLUSIONCLEARLY, EVIDENTLY

FORMAL WRITING RULES

• USE FORMAL LANGUAGEINSTEAD OF KIDS USE CHILDRENINSTEAD OF MOVIE USE FILM

QUOTATION INTEGRATION• RULE: QUOTATIONS CAN NOT STAND ALONE• RULE: QUOTATIONS MUST BE PART OF A GREATER SENTENCE

• RULE: ALL QUOTATION MUST BE CITED

EXAMPLE: KATH ENJOYS BULLYING OTHERS. THIS IS EVIDENT IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH: “HER NAME WAS HELEN, BUT KATH CALLED HER MOUSE FROM HER VERY FIRST DAY AT OUR SCHOOL” (MCNAUGHTON,62).

QUOTATION INTEGRATION

METHOD 1: FOR EXAMPLEFOR EXAMPLE “HER NAME WAS HELEN, BUT KATH CALLED HER MOUSE FROM HER VERY FIRST DAY AT OUR SCHOOL” (MCNAUGHTON, 62).METHOD 2: HE/SHE SAIDFOR EXAMPLE SHE SAID “WHAT IS THAT MOUSE DOING AT OUR TABLE? (MCNAUGHTON, 62)

QUOTATION INTEGRATIONMETHOD 3 USING THE COLON (:)KATH IS A BULLY WHO CALLS OTHERS NAMES: “HER NAME WAS HELEN, BUT KATH CALLED HER MOUSE FROM HER VERY FIRST DAY AT OUR SCHOOL” (MCNAUGHTON,62).

NEVER JUST DROP A QUOTATION IN WITHOUT CONTEXTKATH IS A BULLY WHO CALLS OTHERS NAMES. “HER NAME WAS HELEN, BUT KATH CALLED HER MOUSE FROM HER VERY FIRST DAY AT OUR SCHOOL” (MCNAUGHTON,62). (INCORRECT)

LETS LOOK AT SAMPLES

• WHEN VIEWING THE SAMPLES MAKE NOTE OF THE FORMAT AND STYLE!

• LOOK FOR THE RULES WE JUST DISCUSSED!