essay notes

introductory paragraph consists...?

• - topic sentence, thesis sentence total=7 sentences

introductory paragraph purposes?

• to satisfy the reader so that he will have the desire to keep on reading
• to introduce the thesis statement
• to display the writer's stance and attitude about the topic being discussed

methods of writing the intro paragraph

• 1 begin with a broad subject and narrow down to a specific point
• 2 begin with facts, such as dates or statistics
• 3 give a definition of the topic being discussed
• 4 make a startling statement
• 5 give descriptive images that lead up to thesis sentence
• 6 begin with a famous quote
• 7 ask questions you intend to answer the Body Paragraph

avoid when writing intro paragraph

• 1 avoid telling the reader you're about to begin the essay
• 2 don't apologize fro writing the topic
• 3 do not refer to parts of your essay that will be read later on in the essay

define the term: thesis sentence

• 1 its the main idea of essay
• 2 sentence you will defend, prove or explain about your topic
• 3 last sentence of the introductory paragraph
• 4 always debatable

body paragraph

• contain a variety of sentence structure in the essay
• will not contain a concluding sentence
• must contain transitions in the following area; topic sent & primary support sent

concluding paragraph consists...?

• restatement of the thesis. 1 sentence of the concluding paragraph ( must be implemented )
• will not contain concluding sent
• 2 closing sentences
• total= 3 closing sent
• PURPOSE? give reader a sense of reaching a satisfying end to the topic discussed in the s=essay

methods for concluding paragraph

• 1 offer a solution 2 suggest an alternative 3 state result

avoid when writing concluding paragraph

• 1 new point 2 apologize for writing the topic 3 leave the reader feeling unsatisfied

define the term: restatement of thesis

• portrays the same idea as the thesis statement by using different words or phrasing
• a tradition must be used

types of outline

• 1 topic - a phrase of 3 or more words.... exception thesis sentence written as complete thought
• 2 sentence outline - each item is complete thought