Quiz on the Readings
1. What does topic mean?2. Name 2 types of prewriting techniques?3. What is the first step in the writing process?4. Why is it important to know you reader?
When done, fold your paper, give it to me
7 minuteWrite about one person in your family, then describe your relationship, also choose an event that has changed both of your lives.ORA life lesson you learned as a child or adult
THE PARTS OF AN ESSAY
A well-written introductory paragraph will:
• Hook-Gain the reader’s interest
• Background bridge• Present the thesis
statement or central idea
Introductory Paragraph
THE PARTS OF AN ESSAY
There are four common methods of introduction:
1. Telling a brief story
2. Asking one or more questions
3. Shifting to the opposite
4. Going from the broad to the narrow
Introductory Paragraph: Four Common Methods-Hook
THE PARTS OF AN ESSAY
1. Telling a brief story
Introductory Paragraph: Four Common Methods
Example
Eric, a new boy at school, was shy and physically small. He quickly became a victim of bullies. Kids would wait after school, pull out his shirt, and punch and shove him around. He was called such names as "Mouse Boy" and "Jerk Boy." When he sat down during lunch hour, others would leave his table. In gym games he was never thrown the ball, as if he didn't exist. Then one day he came to school with a gun. When the police were called, he told them he just couldn't take it anymore. Bullying had hurt him badly, just as it hurts so many other students. Every member of a school community should be aware of bullying and the three hateful forms that it takes: physical, verbal, and social bullying.
Eric, a new boy at school, was shy and physically small. He quickly became a victim of bullies. Kids would wait after school, pull out his shirt, and punch and shove him around. He was called such names as "Mouse Boy" and "Jerk Boy." When he sat down during lunch hour, others would leave his table. In gym games he was never thrown the ball, as if he didn't exist. Then one day he came to school with a gun. When the police were called, he told them he just couldn't take it anymore. Bullying had hurt him badly, just as it hurts so many other students. Every member of a school community should be aware of bullying and the three hateful forms that it takes: physical, verbal, and social bullying.
THE PARTS OF AN ESSAY
2. Asking one or more questions
Introductory Paragraph: Four Common Methods
Example
When you were a kid, were you ever pushed around by bigger children? Were you shoved aside in hallways or knocked out of your seat in classrooms? Were you ever called hurtful names like "fatso," "worm," "dogface," or "retard"? Or were you coldly ignored by other students? Did they turn their backs on you, pretending you didn't exist? If the answer to any of these questions is "yes," then you were a victim of one of three forms of bullying: physical, verbal, or social.
When you were a kid, were you ever pushed around by bigger children? Were you shoved aside in hallways or knocked out of your seat in classrooms? Were you ever called hurtful names like "fatso," "worm," "dogface," or "retard"? Or were you coldly ignored by other students? Did they turn their backs on you, pretending you didn't exist? If the answer to any of these questions is "yes," then you were a victim of one of three forms of bullying: physical, verbal, or social.
THE PARTS OF AN ESSAY
3. Shifting to the opposite
Introductory Paragraph: Four Common Methods
Example
For many children, school is a happy experience. They like their teachers, they see their friends on a daily basis, and they feel comfortable and welcome. But for the victims of bullies, school is a nightmare. Every day they must face someone bigger or meaner than they are and endure humiliation in a variety of forms—physical, verbal, and social.
For many children, school is a happy experience. They like their teachers, they see their friends on a daily basis, and they feel comfortable and welcome. But for the victims of bullies, school is a nightmare. Every day they must face someone bigger or meaner than they are and endure humiliation in a variety of forms—physical, verbal, and social.
THE PARTS OF AN ESSAY
4. Going from the broad to the narrow
Introductory Paragraph: Four Common Methods
Example
Many unpleasant parts of growing up seem unavoidable. Pimples happen, voices crack, and students worry all the time about their looks and their changing bodies. In time, the pimples disappear, the voices deepen, and the worries recede. But one all-too-common aspect of growing up, bullying, can have lasting negative results. Young people should not have to put up with bullying in any of its forms—physical, verbal, or social.
Many unpleasant parts of growing up seem unavoidable. Pimples happen, voices crack, and students worry all the time about their looks and their changing bodies. In time, the pimples disappear, the voices deepen, and the worries recede. But one all-too-common aspect of growing up, bullying, can have lasting negative results. Young people should not have to put up with bullying in any of its forms—physical, verbal, or social.
Transition Usually you can use a transition
sentence between your hook and thesis.
This is usually a sentence to bridge the gap between the two pieces
Activity-
Read, Salvation on page 597 in WT Put your answers to the following
questions in your journal1. What are your first impressions of the
reading?2. What was the most interesting thing?3. Did the introduction make you want to
read more?4. What audience do you think he is writing
to?
The Thesis StatementThe Thesis StatementA Road Map for Your EssayA Road Map for Your Essay
ESSAYIntroductionThesis StatementBody Paragraph #1Body Paragraph #2Body Paragraph #3
IntroductionIntroductionThesis Statements
After you have brainstormed and you have some main
ideas of what you would like to write in your essay, you canbegin thinking about writing a thesis statement.
What’s a thesis statement????
DefinitionDefinition
Thesis Statement
A thesis statement is a complete sentencethat contains one main idea. This idea
controlsthe content of the entire essay. A thesisstatement that contains subpoints also helps areader know how the essay will be organized.
Key FeaturesKey FeaturesMain Idea in a Complete Sentence
The sport of cross-country running.
Why do I want to be a teacher?
This is not a complete sentence.
The sport of cross-country running has allowed me to get in better shape, eat healthy and meet some
interesting people.
Being a teacher is a great profession because it has allowed me to work with students, other professionals, and be creative.
This is a question, not a statement.
Thesis Statement
Thesis Statement
Key FeaturesKey FeaturesSubtopics
The large influx of people to California has had major effects on the state.
No subtopics are named in this thesis statement.
The large influx of people to California has had major effects on the ability of the state to provide housing, electricity, and jobs for all residents.
This statement names three subtopics. Can you find all of the subtopics?
subtopic #1
subtopic #2
subtopic #3
Key FeaturesKey FeaturesReview
states the main idea of the essay in a complete sentence, not in a question.
states an opinion or attitude on a topic. It doesn’t just state the topic, itself.
is usually at the end of an introduction.
often lists subtopics.
Stop Do Salvation activity handout
Determining the Author’s Purpose,
Tone, and Point of View.
Author’s Purpose An author’s purpose is simply his or
her reason for writing. Common purposes include: --to inform (to give information)
--to instruct (to explain how to do something)
--to persuade (to convince readers to do or believe
something)
--to entertain (to present humor or other enjoyable
material)
Author’s Tone Tone refers to the author’s use of
words and writing style to convey his or her attitude towards a topic.
If you misinterpret the tone (such as sarcasm), you may misinterpret the message.
Tone and purpose go together. Ask yourself what the author’s voice would
sound like if he or she had spoken the words rather than written them.
Author’s Point of View An author’s point of view refers to his
or her position on an issue or, in other words, the author’s opinion or belief regarding an issue.
--Authors may have conflicting points of view (opinions) about controversial issues.
--When authors favor one side of an issue, they are said to have a bias in favor of that side of the issue.
--Authors may be unbiased (neutral or objective).
Author’s Intended Audience Intended audience means the people
the writer has in mind as the readers. The intended audience will be --a specific person (e.g., a newspaper editor)
--a group of people (e.g., college students, parents)
--the general public (e.g., the public at large; the
“typical” American adult)
Wrap Up Write
Take your 7min write and draw a line at the bottom of where you quit writing.Create a new version of your 7minChange the audience and purpose to…
A. You are telling this story to kindergartnersB. You are telling this story to your son or
daughter
Put the # you choose as your title
HMK Grammar Presentation #1 (example on web) Formal Quiz next time on Ch20-21 (make sure
you finish the guided reading) Read Ch20,21,33(pgs599-604) Project PRT 1-Introduction Paragraph
Make sure you do this worth major points in grade!!!
