Eng 11 Essay talk

Essay  - "multi-paragraph essay" "in paragraphs"

3 sections in a essay

Introductory paragraph
- Grabber - choose one of the seven ways
*Advice: Write the grabber last. You will more time to think about something interesting. 
- Thesis statement
- Predictor - mentions the 3,4,5 points

Body paragraphs
Range of how many paragraphs.
1 big body paragraph
2 body paragraphs
3 body paragraphs MAIN MODEL
4 body paragraphs
Expandable depending on your needs, or the needs of the essay
Word limit about 300w - balance number of paragraphs with length of the paragraphs
English 10 - focuses on 3*5 essay
Eng 11/12 - you pick the focus, so many options, students can become paralyzed

Concluding paragraph - restatement, vocabulary, synonyms, rephrase the same information

WAE (63) Thesis statements:

topic sentence for paragraphs
thesis statement for essays

TS - topic, controlling idea
Lower level classes, the teacher will give highly directed questions/ writing prompts
"How does the moon figure in Jung Sum's life?"
Higher level classes, the teacher will give a less-directed question. You have to focus it.
"Discuss how The Jade Peony is a novel about concealment."

Avoid first person "I am going to write about..."
"This essay will be about ..."


PROCESS for ESSAY WRITING
Prewriting (planning) (5m-10m)
1. Analyze the topic. Read the question. Read every word. Read it five times.
2. Generate ideas
Freewrite, Brainstorm, Make a list, Mindmap
3. Organize the ideas - TIME, SPACE or IMPORTANCE

Writing
4. Rough copy 
paragraphs, sentences
5. Editing, proofreading for your common errors
sp, vt, vf, prep, punc, awk, agr
6. Good copy Pass in the rough copy

Essay work 
WAE (78) Practice 10 Topics
Other topics:
Adult Education
Alternative Medicine
Social Media
Music
Nature
Religion


Prewriting - no sentences
key words, vocab
generating and organizing
structure? body 1,2,3,4

My Topic: an optimist
hopeful, confident about the future, glass half full, bright side, good outlook toward life
Thesis - being optinist happier life than being pessinimistc, despite triuble, alwsy be optimistic

Body 3 example 3 people
1 Mohammed
2 
3 me