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Essay Writing. and how to teach it . David Murphy. The Five Paragraph Essay. and its parts. Introduction. Body. Conclusion. The Function of the Parts. how the five paragraph essay works. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Essay Writingand how to teach it.
David Murphy
The Five Paragraph Essayand its parts
IntroductionBody
Conclusion
The Function of the Partshow the five paragraph essay works
Introduction – Organizes the essay, sets the structure, and tells the audience what the essay will talk about
Body—provides details, support, logic, and/or examples
Conclusion—restates the main idea of the essay and provides closure
An Easy Wayto remember the parts of the five paragraph essay
Introduction: Tell ´em what you´re gonna tell ´em.
Body: Tell ´em.
Conclusion: Tell ´em what you told ´em.
ThesisThe term "thesis" comes from the Greek θέσις.It means"something put forth"and refers to an intellectual proposition.et
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The Thesisand its function
The thesis is your
argument,or opinion.
paper´s claim,
Give an example of a thesis.
Topic Sentenceswhere they go and what they do
Where do you think topic sentences go?
What do you think topic sentences do?
Topic Sentenceswhere they go and what they do
Topic sentencesgo at the beginning of body paragraphsand the conclusion.
Topic sentences introduce the paragraph´s topic.
Transition Wordswhat they are and what they do
Transition words move the writing smoothly from one
idea to the next.
Transition Wordswhat they are and what they do
Agreement / Addition / Similarityin the first placenot only ... but alsoas a matter of factin like mannerin additioncoupled within the same wayfirst, second, thirdandalsothen
in light ofnot to mentionto say nothing ofequally importantby the same tokenagaincorrespondinglysimilarlyfurthermoreadditionally
equallyidenticallyuniquelyliketoomoreoveras well astogether withof courselikewisecomparatively
Opposition / Limitation / Contradiction
Transition Wordswhat they are and what they do
although this may be truein contrastdifferent fromof course ..., buton the other handon the contraryat the same timein spite ofeven so / thoughbe that as it maythen againabove all
but(and) stillunlikeor(and) yetwhilealbeitbesidesas much aseven thoughalthoughinsteadwhereas
in realityafter alldespiteconverselyotherwisehoweverratherneverthelessnonethelessregardlessnotwithstanding
Transition Wordswhat they are and what they do
Cause / Condition / Purposein the event thatgranted thatas / so long ason condition that
with this intentionwith this in mindin the hope thatto the end thatfor fear thatfor the purpose of
in order toseeing / being thatin view of
If... thenunless whenwheneverwhile
in caseprovided thatgiven thatonly / even ifso thatso as toowing toinasmuch asdue to
because ofassincewhilelest
Transition Words
what they are and what they do
overallordinarilyusuallyby and largeto sum upon the wholein any event
Conclusion / Summary / Restatement
as can be seengenerally speakingin the final analysisall things consideredas shown abovein the long rungiven these pointsas has been notedin a word
in essenceto summarizeon balancealtogether
in either caseall in all obviouslyultimatelydefinitely
for the most partafter allin factin summaryin conclusionin shortin brief
Narrative EssaysTelling a Story
The writer tells a story about a real-life experience
Often written in the first person
Tries to give a clear description of an event
Sometimes includes creative elements
Can include illustrations, photographs, and creative writing
Expository EssaysPresent a balanced analysis of a topic
Compare and Contrast Essays
Process essays: How To Essays
Cause and Effect Essays
Persuasive WritingTries to Convince the Reader of Your Viewpoint
Uses facts and logicUses examples
Can use emotional argumentsWriter presents all sides of a topic, but says definitely why a certain viewpoint is correct.
Fiction Writingentertains
Uses artistic language
Creates an emotional effectEntertains the reader
Teaching Essay WritingSelecting the Essay
Choose the essay type that is most useful for your students
Choose one essay type at a time
Teach the lesson during the course of a week
Tell students that you will make them all revise their work
Tell students that essay writing is part of a process
Teaching Essay WritingProcess Writing
Select a topicOrganize ideas
Draft an outline or an essayRe-read the essay
Revise the paperSubmit the paper
Teaching Essay WritingPlagiarism
Plagiarism is cheating. When a person uses another’s work improperly, then that is plagiarism.
PlagiarismAnd Ways to Slow It
Tell your students that you will make them re-write any passages that are plagiarized.
Show your students examples of how to cite work.Tell students that their ideas must be their own.
PlagiarismAnd Ways to Slow It
Give students time for brainstorming: when students develop their own ideasthere is less chance that they will cheat or use another person’s ideas.
Good Essay WritingTakes Time
Even native English speakers take a long time to write a good essay.
Give your students lots of time.
Formatting Titles
Capitalize the first word of the titleand capitalize the:• nouns• verbs• pronouns• adverbs• adjectives• WH- words
Rules
Do not capitalize• articles• conjunctions• prepositions
