Good morning, everyone.
We’ll get started at 11:00.
Today’s agenda:
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Begin essay work- basic essay,
five-paragraph essay
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Sentence combining
·
“Wise Woman of Cordoba”-
discuss conflict
Wednesday
·
Test#4 – paragraph on “Wise
Woman of Cordoba”
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Essay work
·
Sentence combining
Thursday
·
essay work
Friday- end 12:45
·
Optional replacement test, last
hour of class
Final week
Monday
·
finish essay prep
Tuesday
·
Final essay
Wednesday – June 29th- final day
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NO TEACHING, NO INSTRUCTION
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Marks day, final reports
sentences—paragraphs—essays – papers
(5,10,20 pages) – thesis (80-120 pages) – book (300-600 pages)
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sentences- sentence types: simple, compound, complex
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paragraphs – structure Grabber
Topic sentence
Supporting sentences,
Concluding sentence
(150-200 words)
- format font size, doublespace, indent,
paper orientation
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essay -multi-paragraph writing, 3-6,7 paragraphs on a topic
“essay
form” “in paragraphs” “multi-paragraph” – means essay
Write
a paragraph about … SINGLE PARA
In
paragraphs, discuss … ESSAY
essay-
French “to try” , try to explain something in full, attempt to describe a
subject completely, endeavour to explicate an idea
essay
– an attempt to write a longer piece that covers a topic well
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An essay has three sections
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Introductory paragraph- usually one
paragraph, introduces the topic,
thesis statement, and main
points of the essay
Body paragraphs – usually several paragraphs-
2,3,4,5 paragraphs (3 is the number
for this class),
discuss, explain, describe the main points of the essay
Concluding paragraph- usually one
paragraph, restates the topic, thesis and main points, restatement of the
introduction
Length -300-350 words, not long, short
compact paragraphs, twice as long as one paragraph, not a book
English 12 – paragraph – “at least 150
words”
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essay – 5 paragraphs X 150=750 words, “at least 300 words”
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The paragraphs in an essay have to be
shorter than the stand-alone paragraphs we have been doing.
**
essay- French “to try”, an attempt
Teach “The Bare Bones of a Five-Paragraph
Academic Essay”
Five-paragraph essay – most basic form, 3X5
essay, academic essay, go-to model for essays, IKEA essay
PARAGRAPH begin
with a grabber (optional)
topic sentence
ESSAY Introductory
paragraph – expands on the paragraph,
-
expands the grabber and TS into
s short paragraph
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Thesis statement, thesis (idea)
3 Body
paragraphs - supporting points, each
one will get a
short paragraph
Concluding
paragraph-
It is not necessary to write a concluding
sentence for each body paragraph. You are already stating the points in the
Introductory paragraph, the Body paragraphs, and the Concluding paragraph.
Essay writing is a balance of giving
information and repeating information.
*Essay is all about giving and restating
information*
REASSURANCE: With practice, this will
become routine. After you’ve written 10 essays, you will be able to do it in
your sleep.
A teacher will give reasonable topics in
class.
“Explain how modern nuclear power plants
are safer than those built a generation ago.” Unreasonable topic
“Why did you choose to live in BC?”
Reasonable topic. EF6 level
“Explain why the US went off the Gold
Standard in 1971.” Unreasonable topic
“How to Be a Good Friend.” Reasonable topic
As you move to higher coursework, more
specified levels of education, your essay topics will become more specialized.
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