Day 1

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Day 1

• Whole essay outline
• Body Paragraph Outline

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Basic Essay Format

• Introduction
• 1st Subtopic
• 2nd Subtopic
• 3rd Subtopic
• Conclusion

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• Each Body Paragraph Should follow the same basic
  format

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Body Paragraph Format

• Topic Sentence
• 1st Subtopic
• Details to support your subtopic
• Transition to next topic

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Body Paragraph Elements
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Body Paragraph Greens

• Thesis Sentence The main topic of the
  composition is stated.
• Write a Thesis Statement
• Ex- My favorite animal is the Giant Panda for two
  reasons.

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Body Paragraph Yellows

• Reason/Detail/Fact Give the reader a main
  reason, detail or fact that relates to and
  supports the topic sentence.
• Ex- First of all, I like the panda because it
  looks so cute and cuddly.

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Body Paragraph Reds

• Explain/Example Give an example for the
  statement made in the reason/detail/fact
  sentence.
• Ex- The panda's black and white body colors are
  simple, make it stand out, and look soft. Its sad
  looking face makes me want to hug it and make it
  happy.

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Body Paragraph GreensAgain

• Concluding Sentence The topic is restated to
  remind the reader what the composition was about.
  (Begin this sentence with Clearly,... All in
  all,...)
• GO BACK

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Blues

• Use transitions (First,... First of all,... In
  addition,... Also,...) to start these sentences.
• Add quotes to support your ideas
• Use complex sentences
• Use effective vocabulary
• Paraphrase
• Catchy sentence
• Clincher
• Background information

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• My favorite animal is the Giant Panda for
  two reasons. First of all, I like the panda
  because it looks so cute and cuddly. The panda's
  black and white body colors are simple, make it
  stand out, and look soft. Its sad looking face
  makes me want to hug it and make it happy. In
  addition, I am fond of the giant panda because it
  is endangered. We all should try to preserve the
  animals, like the panda, that are in danger of
  extinction. Clearly, the Giant Panda is the
  animal I like best.

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Day 2

• Introduction
• Conclusion
• More specific information

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Basic Essay Format

• Introduction
• 1st Subtopic
• 2nd Subtopic
• 3rd Subtopic
• Conclusion

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Introduction

• Catchy
• A catchy sentence to get the readers attention
• Thesis
• Clearly answers the essay question
• Three
• Your three Subtopics
• Background Information
• Transition

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Introduction

• Catchy
• Thesis
• Three

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Basic Essay Format

• Introduction
• 1st Subtopic
• 2nd Subtopic
• 3rd Subtopic
• Conclusion

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Conclusion

• Three
• Your three Subtopics
• Thesis
• Clearly answers the essay question
• Clincher
• This leaves the reader knowing you are a great
  writer and you have proven your point

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Day 3Add a catchy sentence and a three prong
occasion position thesis statement to you
Introduction
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Thesis

• Three Pronged thesis
• Include your three subtopics in your thesis

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Writing an Occasion/ Position Thesis

• The topic sentence is a type of a complex
  sentence- An occasion / position statement.
• Your thesis should include two parts
• Occasion Reason for writing
• Position What you plan to prove or explain

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Key Words for Occasion Position Thesis Statements

• Examples of great words to start your thesis
  sentence with

After Although As As if As long as As soon
as Because BeforeEven
Even if Even though If In order toIn order
that Since So that ThoughUnless
Until When Whenever Where Wherever Whether
While
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Occasion/ Position Thesis Example

• Example of a Topic Sentence ( Bold is the
  occasion part of sentence, Italic is the position
  part of sentence.
• Unless you are willing to take risks, you may not
  reach your goals.
• After I tried out for band, I learned that there
  were several things that I had to do for a good
  performance.

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Catchy

• Quote the story
• Paraphrase
• Explain or Define
• Think big Picture
• Use Onomatopoeia
• Question
• Describe in Detail

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Example Intro Paragraph

• Swoosh! I love the sound of the ball tickling the
  nylon netting. My favorite hobby is attending
  Boston Celtics games because, they have a great
  team this year, I am afforded the opportunity to
  travel to down town Boston, and I am able to
  spend quality time with my Dad. Im even more
  excited about the start of this season than ever
  before, because of the Celtics recent
  acquisitions.

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Day 4More Blues

• Effective verbs
• Effective vocabulary
• Complex Sentences

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Day 5 transitions
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Transitions

• Transitions
• Introduce new ideas
• Connect reasons, details, or facts
• Help the writer and the reader
• Analogies
• Where is the next tee?
• Walking without jumping

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Examples of great TRANSITION words to help the
reader flow into and understand the next idea.
A good way A better wayThe best way
AnotherFinallyOne otherAlong withIn
additionEqually importantWhen spring came
One Another First of allSecond Last to be
considered First of allNextThe final Another
way that In addition to

• One way Another way FirstAnotherNext
  First - Second Third The first
• The second One exampleAnother exampleThat
  night

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Missing Transition example

• Amy Tan became a famous author after her novel,
  The Joy Luck Club, skyrocketed up the bestseller
  list.
• There are other things to note about Tan as
  well. Amy Tan also participates in the satirical
  garage band The Rock Bottom Remainders with
  Stephen King and Dave Barry.

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Effective Transition Example

• Amy Tan became a famous author after her novel,
  The Joy Luck Club, skyrocketed up the bestseller
  list.
• Though her fiction is well known, her work
  with the satirical garage band, The Rock Bottom
  Remainders, receives far less publicity.

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Elements of a Transition Statement

• Transition Word
• Complex Sentence
• First Subtopic
• Second Subtopic
• Thesis

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• Beowulf is a True Hero
• Beowulf is strong
• Pulls off Grendels arm
• TRANSITION
• Beowulf is resourceful
• He kills Grendels mother with a sword he finds

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• Beowulf is strong
• Pulls off Grendels arm
• Transition
• Although Beowulf is incredibly strong, it is his
  resourcefulness that saves his life in the end
  and makes him a time less hero.
• Beowulf is resourceful
• He kills Grendels mother with a sword he finds

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Day 6Adding Clincher to conclusion
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Basic Essay Format

• Introduction
• 1st Subtopic
• 2nd Subtopic
• 3rd Subtopic
• Conclusion

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Conclusion

• Three
• Your three Subtopics
• Thesis
• Clearly answers the essay question
• Clincher
• This leaves the reader knowing you are a great
  writer and you have proven your point

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Clincher
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