Unit 4 Into Essays

Common Errors: 1. Holidays are not vacations (but no penalty for this) 2. Informal language. “I” X 3. Capitalization: I live in SEOUL. I love the BEACH. X4. Articles: We’ll practice this more. 5. 5. Connection sentences, commas, etc. We’ll study

this more. 6. Write small numbers: six not 67. Strange usage of adverbs: deeply, perfectly,

diligently, etc. (hard to explain. Confucian??)8. Only 2 support ideas: but no penalty for this.9. Not a comparison: But.. On the other hand.. In

contrast..

Midterm Review – Mostly very good!

Country, city, sea, mtnsTrain, ship, plane (car)With friends, family, aloneStudy, work, volunteerSpring, summer, winterEducational, relaxing, sportsAbroad, Korea, homeNatural, amusement

Good ideas

Unit 4 – Essays Page 79 Similarities between Ps and Es.

The Hook: Page 84

Page 90 – Five-Paragraph Essay Blueprint

1. An essay is a collection of paragraphs. 2. An essay can have 3-10+ paragraphs. We

will focus on 5-paragraph essays. I. Introduction – Hook, thesis statement, points of developmentII. First body paragraphIII. SecondIV. ThirdV. Conclusion (restate thesis and then suggest, give opinion, predict

Types of ordering your support paragraphs:Chronological orderSpatial order Importance: Most to least or least to most

Page 94 : Outline

Points of development (what are your three support ideas.

Buyers should keep in mind many factors when purchasing a car: price, gas mileage, and functionality.

Page 95 : Outline continued

Look at example paragraph 22.

HookConnecting InfoThesis statement

Extra Practice : Page 97 Building Better SentencesHomework: Page 99 – 100 (Activities 8-9)

Page 96-97Example of starting an essay

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