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Essay Guidelines

Essay Guidelines. This power point is to be used to revise and review your writing assignments to meet the requirement for this course. Paragraph 1 : The Introductory Paragraph. Should include three components: 1) The Hook 2) Summary of Article or Research 3) Thesis Statement. Component 1:.

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Essay Guidelines

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  1. Essay Guidelines This power point is to be used to revise and review your writing assignments to meet the requirement for this course.

  2. Paragraph 1: The Introductory Paragraph Should include three components:1) The Hook2) Summary of Article or Research3) Thesis Statement

  3. Component 1: Hook / Attention Grabber (Usually one to two sentences – click link to see examples) You can use the following strategies: • Ask a question • Use a catchy phrase or quote • A fact or statistic • Use a lead in sentence to entice the reader

  4. Component 2: Include a Summary of the Article Summarize the article(s) you have chosen for your essay. Cite the source This allows the reader to have background information about the topic. Sample Summary (click on link to see sample) Include author tags throughout summary – see handout

  5. Component 3: Thesis Statement Topic + point 1 + point2 + point 3 = thesis Individual freedomTopic: Telecommuting Responsibility Time Management Thesis Statement Example: Telecommuting will have major effects in the worlds of work and family life. However, its biggest effect will be in the area of individual freedom,responsibility, and time management.

  6. Thesis statement – click link to see examples of thesis statements Start with words such as although, however, even though, ….should……Last sentence of the introductory paragraph.

  7. Essay Body –Paragraph 2 Paragraph 2: Topic Sentence = first main point (sub point 1) from thesis statement P – present your idea / supporting detailI – Illustrate your idea by explaining (don’t just say it)E – Exemplify by giving examples to support your idea to help the reader understand what you are trying to explain from the ideaConcluding sentence should restate the topic sentence or the main idea of paragraph 2.Transitional Expressions: Paragraph should include transitional expressions:First, …..Second, ….Third, …..To sum up, …

  8. Essay Body –Paragraph 3 Paragraph 3: Topic Sentence = first main point (sub point 1) from thesis statement P – present your idea / supporting detailI – Illustrate your idea by explaining (don’t just say it)E – Exemplify by giving examples to support your idea to help the reader understand what you are trying to explain from the ideaConcluding sentence should restate the topic sentence or the main idea of paragraph 3.Transitional Expressions: Paragraph should include transitional expressions:First, …..Second, ….Third, …..To sum up, …

  9. Essay Body –Paragraph 4 Paragraph 4: Topic Sentence = first main point (sub point 1) from thesis statement P – present your idea / supporting detailI – Illustrate your idea by explaining (don’t just say it)E – Exemplify by giving examples to support your idea to help the reader understand what you are trying to explain from the ideaConcluding sentence should restate the topic sentence or the main idea of paragraph 4.Transitional Expressions: Paragraph should include transitional expressions:First, …..Second, ….Third, …..To sum up, …

  10. Concluding Paragraph 5Conclusion • Restate the thesis statement. • Wrap up by stating whether you agree or disagree with the author. • Provide a general opinion of the article and your findings from the survey.

  11. Formatting the Essay in MLA • Title Page • First Page of Essay • Works Cited Page All written assignments must be formatted in MLA

  12. Academic Phrasebank

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