Creating a Formal Essay…

(The RIGHT Way)

By: Mrs. Elias

Pre-Writing:• Research

• Organization diagrams• Fat P 123

 

FAT P 123

• Format – how is it written

• Audience – to who

• Topic – what it is about

• Purpose – why it was written

• 1 – first point (with supporting evidence)

• 2 – second point (with supporting evidence)

• 3 – third point (with supporting evidence)

Drafting• Draft in class

• Explanation of paragraph

• Examples modeled

• Practice writing

Editing:• I have proofread my work for errors in:

Capitalization Punctuation

Spelling Paragraph Structure

Grammar Vocabulary

Complete Sentences

Revising

(more than one time)

MLA Format

Compare and Contrast Essay

By: (your name)

(indent)___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Thesis Statement

• is a road map for the paper; in other words, it tells the reader what to expect from the rest of the paper

• is usually a single sentence somewhere in your first paragraph that presents your viewpoints to the reader. The rest of the paper, the body of the essay, gathers and organizes evidence that will inform the reader of the facts

Tense Conflicts

• Whichever tense you begin with, you must use that same tense throughout the essay.

(Example: Past or Present)

-Bob watched the football game

-Bob watches the football game

Examples of Transitions…Clearly,

Furthermore,However,

Nonetheless,In regards to

Consequently,Thus,

Hence,Thus,

Hence,So,

Finally,Overall,Lastly,

For example,For instance,

Most noticeably,In the

story/poem/book/chapter,As seen in the story,

In fact,In addition,

Another example/instance,

To begin with,As presented by the

author,

More transitions….• compare• similarly• than• either• or• like• as• and• also• likewise• neither• nor

contrasthoweverunlikeopposed tobutinsteadyet,neverthelessin contrast toalthough

I, We, Me, You, My, Us…CONTRACTIONS

Don’t

Won’t

Can’t

Shouldn’t

Couldn’t

No No’s

• No first person or use of “I” or “My”– You are the expert, state the facts

• Stay away from “You” as well

Final Thought….

PROOFREAD!!!