Paragraph/Essay Paragraph/Essay OrganizationOrganization

IntroductionIntroduction

• Gets the readers interestGets the readers interest

• Sets the context for paragraph/essay Sets the context for paragraph/essay provides backgroundprovides background

Interest: Interest: How does one decide on a How does one decide on a career? career?

Background:Background: “When I was fourteen, my “When I was fourteen, my family and I traveled to Michigan to family and I traveled to Michigan to visit my great-grandmother.”visit my great-grandmother.”

TopicTopic or subject of the or subject of the paragraph/essayparagraph/essayMain ideaMain idea (what you will prove or (what you will prove or provide support for in the provide support for in the paragraph/essay)paragraph/essay)TopicTopic

““Computerized Computerized special effects special effects

Main IdeaMain Idea

now bring to the now bring to the screen scenes that screen scenes that never could have never could have been shown been shown before.before.

Support ParagraphsSupport Paragraphs

• Topic SentencesTopic Sentences

Provides general support for the Main Provides general support for the Main Idea of your Topic Sentence.Idea of your Topic Sentence.

• Specific (details!) supportSpecific (details!) support

Provides detailed examples that helps Provides detailed examples that helps the reader better understand your the reader better understand your general support. general support.

SupportSupport

There are three kinds of Support:There are three kinds of Support:1.1. ExamplesExamples2.2. QuotesQuotes3.3. Data/StatisticsData/Statistics

Thesis Statement: “Computerized Thesis Statement: “Computerized special effects now bring to the screen special effects now bring to the screen scenes that never could have been scenes that never could have been shown before.shown before.

First support point: First support point: films can show films can show disasters, re-create disasters, re-create the past, or create the past, or create the future.the future.

For example, entire For example, entire cities can be shown cities can be shown as they might exist as they might exist in the future.in the future.

SupportSupport

There are three kinds of There are three kinds of

Support:Support:

1.1. ExamplesExamples

2.2. QuotesQuotes

3.3. Data/StatisticsData/Statistics

Quote: According to Peter Jackson, Director of Quote: According to Peter Jackson, Director of the the Lord of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, “Computer Rings trilogy, “Computer effects made many of the scenes possible.”effects made many of the scenes possible.”

SupportSupport

There are three kinds of There are three kinds of

Support:Support:

1.1. ExamplesExamples

2.2. QuotesQuotes

3.3. Data/StatisticsData/Statistics

Statistics:Statistics: A research study at the University of A research study at the University of Southern California showed that computer Southern California showed that computer effects make up 50% of the scenes in fantasy effects make up 50% of the scenes in fantasy movies and 15% in action-adventure movies.movies and 15% in action-adventure movies.

Writing OrganizationWriting OrganizationThesis Statement: Thesis Statement: “Computerized special “Computerized special

effects effects now bring to the screen scenes that never now bring to the screen scenes that never

could have been shown before.”could have been shown before.”

• Topic Sentence 1Topic Sentence 1““With the help of computerized special effects, With the help of computerized special effects,

films can show disasters and re-create the films can show disasters and re-create the past.”past.”

• Specific (details!) supportSpecific (details!) support““For example, in the movie For example, in the movie TitanicTitanic, ,

computerized special effects showed the computerized special effects showed the TitanicTitanic as it was about to launch….” as it was about to launch….”

Topic SentenceTopic Sentence“With the help of computerized special “With the help of computerized special effects, films can show disasters and effects, films can show disasters and re-create the past.”re-create the past.”

• Specific Specific (details!) (details!) supportsupport

““For example, For example, in the movie in the movie TitanicTitanic, , computerized computerized special effects special effects showed the showed the TitanicTitanic about about to launch….”to launch….”

Specific (details!) supportSpecific (details!) support“For example, in the movie “For example, in the movie TitanicTitanic, , computerized special effects showed computerized special effects showed the the TitanicTitanic about to launch….” about to launch….”

ConclusionConclusion

• Restates the main ideaRestates the main idea (what you have proved in the (what you have proved in the paragraph/essay) in different wordsparagraph/essay) in different words

Thesis Statement: “Computerized special effects Thesis Statement: “Computerized special effects now bring to the screen scenes that never could have been now bring to the screen scenes that never could have been

shown before.”shown before.”Example conclusion: “It is almost certain that in the future, Example conclusion: “It is almost certain that in the future,

special effects will become even more realistic.”special effects will become even more realistic.”• Takes the reader a step furtherTakes the reader a step further Example: “Special effects may even blur the line between Example: “Special effects may even blur the line between

what the audience believes to be real and what is actually what the audience believes to be real and what is actually real.”real.”