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Trio/SSS/WC

Led by: Kristina Yegoryan

In 1 Workshop Learn About:Essay WritingWriting ProcessOrganizationResearchingMLA Formatting

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WHAT DOES THE WORD

ESSAY MEAN?

WHAT IS ITS ORIGIN?

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The word essay means to try.

An essay is a piece of writing which is often written

from an author's personal point of view.

It is a short piece of non-fiction: an editorial, a featurestory or a critical study.

It differs from the article as in the essay the pleasure ofreading takes precedence over the information in thetext!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perspective_(cognitive)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perspective_(cognitive)

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The term Essay was FIRST used by Michel Montaigne duringthe

16th cen. (Renaissance) Montaigne attempted to assay (weight)

his thoughts on human perception.17th cent. (Age of Enlightenment)- Essays were a favored tool of

polemicists who aimed at convincing readers of their position

18th, 19th cent.: Essays were written for a general public

20th cent.: Some used essay to explain the new movement in art(T.S. Eliot) and some used for literary criticism (Woolf,

Charles du Boss)

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At times it is difficult to test a studentsknowledge with multiple-choice tests.

Essay writing shows:

Students interpretation

Critical thinking

Projection/expression of ideas

Writing skills

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HOW DO WEWRITE?At times students think that

writing a paper a nightbefore can be a miracle

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1) PREWRITING

2) DRAFTING

3) REVISING

4) EDITING

(PUBLISHING)

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Narrative( to tell a story/incident)Expository(to explain or acquaint with something)

Exemplification(brings in many examples to

support a choice/argument)

Cause and Effect

Descriptive

Definition

Compare and Contrast

Persuasive/ Argumentative(prove a point)

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Organization and Structure

(academic essays have the 5 paragraph base- structure:

Introduction, 3 Main Body Paragraphs, and Conclusion)

Authors voice (the essayist)

You do not need to use I when stating your arguments or

opinion- your essay/ your writing does present your voice

and your argument/opinion

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Implied audience/reader :Encoding(writers purpose) vs Decoding(readers

interpretation) of the information in the essay

The reader of an essay is called on to join in themaking of the meaning

Rhetorical appeals: Ethos, Pathos, Logos

(by Aristotle)Watch this video for understanding Rhetorical appeals:

http://www.wimp.com/teachpersuasion/

(What Aristotle and Joshua Bell teach us about Persuasion)

http://www.wimp.com/teachpersuasion/http://www.wimp.com/teachpersuasion/

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Introduction: It sets the tone and the direction forthe composition. The paragraph starts withAttention Getter/ Hook and concludes with aThesis Statement.

Body: The body can consist of any number ofparagraphs that support the thesis statement.

Typically compositions contain one to three bodyparagraphs. Each body paragraph has its owntopic sentence with supporting evidence orcommentary.

Conclusion: It brings the composition to a close. It

usually starts with a general sentence thatsummarizes the introduction/the topic. Conclusionincludes a restatement of the thesis in differentwords and ends with a Call to Action or advice.

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1. Attention Getter / HookUse any of these hook strategies:

Rhetorical question

General statement

Very specific statement Fact or a startling statistics, or a quote

2. Definition/ Depiction

3. The Twist (However,)4. Explanation

5. Thesis Statement ( the last sent/the main argument)

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A sentence that goes at the end of yourintroductory paragraph. IT IS THE LASTSENTENCE OF INTRODUCTION

The main idea of the whole essay.

A debatable statement, the authorsargument /opinion.

It is usually 1 sentence or 2 max.

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Open vs. Complete

AnOpen Thesis does not contain the body points.

i.e. Everyone should drive a hybrid car.

A Complete Thesisincludes the body points.

i.e. Everyone should drive a hybrid car because they pollute

less, they get better mileage, and they help reduce gasoline

costs.

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Althoughcounter argument, actuallyyour

argument because 1st supporting idea,2nd supporting

Idea,and3rd supporting idea.

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1. Summary sentence

(General statement going back to Introduction

or if started with a rhetorical ?-then answer to the question)

2. Restatement of Thesis (re-saying your argument

(Ex. Since A, B, and C + your argument)

3. Call for action( a suggestion/advice what to do)

Hence, we should do. (shouldnt)

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MLA stands for Modern Language Association

MLA format offers:

guidelines for the overall look of a paper

makes the paper credible with a method of

documenting sources

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Use Times New Roman font, 12 point size

Double-Space the whole paper

All margins should be set to 1 inch

Single or double spacing after punctuation is acceptable

Each page should have header oflast name and page

number at the upper right-hand corner of each page

Continued

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Heading in the left corner of the 1st page:

Students Full Name

Instructors name

Class name

Date ( Day Month Year ) Ex. 20 November 2012

The title of the paper is centered

Do not underline, bold, or quote the title

When ending a quote with punctuation, punctuation is inside the

quotation marks

Ex: O Romeo, O Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? (Romeo and

Juliet2.2.36).

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Is a list of the references used in the paper

and serves as an acknowledgement for the

sources.

With the detailed information in the Works

Cited list one can find the original source if

needed for further research

Works Cited is usually a separate pageattached in the end of the essay or document

The sources are listed in the alphabetical

order without numbers or bullet- points

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Lets try to structure a sample essay!1. Watch the 3 min Ted Speech on 30 Day Goal by

Matt Cutts, and think about your 30 day

challenge and try to come up with a ThesisStatement for your 5 paragraph Narrativeessay!

http://www.ted.com/talks/matt_cutts_try_something_new_for_30_days.html

2. Watch the 3 min Ted Speech on 8 Secrets ofSuccess by Richard St. John, and think aboutyour 3 secrets of success to form a strong thesis

statement before you structure a 5 paragraph

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TANK YOU for

YOUR Attention!