Comm 11/12 Essays

essays Prov exam- 250w

essay (fr) - to try

attempt to write something complete-
-descriptive (appeals to the five senses)
-narration (tell a story with a purpose)
-process (explain how to do something)
-expository (explains how something works)
-persuasive (give an argument)
-compare/contrast (shows similarity and/or difference)


Evergreen Ch14 "The Process of Writing an Essay"

basic academic essay, standard model
5-paragraph essay- "go-to", always useful
3X5 essay

beginner essay- basic style of essay
IKEA essay- part a, part b, part c

student essay in prov essay 3X5 4/6

not unique, not special, nothing special, ok, good but not great

If you're stuck, the 3X5 will work.



STRUCTURE TO AN ESSAY

A) INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH
GRABBER (optional) 6 or 7 ways

THESIS STATEMENT- topic, controlling idea

PREDICTOR- previews the ideas (very briefly)


B) BODY
1.Topic sentence
- support
- evidence
- "quoted material"
Conc sent |(optional)

2.Topic sentence
- support
- evidence
- "quoted material"
Conc sent |(optional)

3.Topic sentence
- support
- evidence
- "quoted material"
Conc sent |(optional)

C) CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH
all about restatement
say the same things with different words, in different ways

Restate the THESIS STATEMENT, POINTS

End with a CLINCHER