Good morning.
We will get started at
8:30.
Today’s Agenda:
· Finish review of sentence types
· Continue essay writing
· Optional replacement quiz (last 25m)
· HW Read “From Hodgkin’s
to Ironman”
Make notes for discussion
Review essay stuff
Friday
· Continue essay work
Focus on
planning
Plan first.
Then write.
· Discuss “From Hodgkin’s to Ironman”
Monday
· Talk about replacement test
· Essay 1 – basic 5-paragraph essay is ok
Topic
based on “From Hodgkin’s to Ironman”
Next week
· Causal verbs
· Appositives
· Sentence combining
· Essay- compare contrast
Final week
Monday
·
Tuesday
· Final
test
·
Wednesday
· No
instruction
· Marks
day, final reports
sentences—paragraphs—essays – papers (5,10,20
pages) – thesis (80-120 pages) – book (300-600 pages)
**
sentences- sentence types: simple, compound, complex
**
paragraphs – structure Grabber
Topic sentence
Supporting sentences,
Concluding sentence
(150-200 words)
- format - font size, doublespace, indent,
paper orientation
**
essay -multi-paragraph writing, 3-6,7 paragraphs on a topic
“essay
form” “in paragraphs” “multi-paragraph” – means 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
From
a paragraph to an essay- expand the paragraph in to the essay.
Distribute
photocopy
Model
Paragraph #1 “Man’s Best Friend”
Model
Essay #1 “Man’s Best Friend”
Model
paragraph
Topic
sentence
Body-
supporting points
Supporting
idea 1
-point
-subpoint 1
-subpoint 2
Supporting
idea 2
-point
-subpoint 1 & subpoint 2
Supporting
idea 3
-point
-subpoint 1
-subpoint 2
Concluding
sentence- restate the topic sentence
(150-200ww)
*The
writer chose to not start with a grabber. Starting with a grabber is a good
idea.
Possible
grabbers: ask a question, short anecdote, fact or statistic, history, etc.
**
An essay has three sections
**
Introduction – usually one paragraph,
introduces the topic, thesis, and main
points of the essay
Body – usually several paragraphs- 2,3,4,5
paragraphs (3 is the number
for this class),
discuss, explain, describe the main points of the essay
Conclusion- 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”
-
essay – 5 paragraphs X 150=750 words, “at least 300 words”
**
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
-
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.
CHALLENGE IN ESSAY WRITING: Vocabulary,
depth of vocabulary
Build vocabulary! It is good to have five
or six synonyms for common words.
https://www.thesaurus.com/
TEACH “The Benefits of Cycling”
How does it look on the page?
-five paragraphs
-paragraphs balanced in length
-introductory and concluding paragraphs are
a bit shorter, OK
Different modes of writing, writing for different
purposes, different intentions
“The Benefits of Cycling”- PERSUASIVE MODE
“How to Pass a Course at the Top of the
Class”- EXPOSITORY, PROCESS MODE (teach)
DESCRIPTIVE MODE
NARRATIVE MODE
I am teaching the most basic kind of essay.
It is basic but really effective.
This is like following a recipe.
When you get comfortable writing essays
after 3-4. 6-7 tries, then you can get more creative and follow your own style.
The style that I am teaching is very basic
and clear. It is simple and ‘easy’ to do. You can get fancier with your essays
later.
There are lots of different kinds of essays.
I think about writing like cooking. A
beginner writer has to follow a recipe very closely. When you get some
experience cooking, you don’t need the recipe book anymore.
Plan first!
Then write.
You have to make a plan before you write.
An essay has to be organized.
If the essay is disorganized, I’m not going
to take time to figure it out.
CONTINUE TOMORROW
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