PPT-Building a Better Essay: The Paragraph

FAVORITE PLACE Where is your favorite place in the world CAPRI ITALY FAVORITE PLACE WHY is it your favorite THE FOUNDATION THE PARAGRAPH CREATE TOPIC SENTENCE Start by focusing on the. Where no five-paragraph essay has gone before!. (© DBU University Writing Center) . by Mark J. Boone; edited by UWC . staff: Lisa Crawford. , Lead Editor. Table of Contents. Review of the Five Paragraph . The introductory paragraph should include the . thesis statement. , a kind of mini-outline for the essay. This is where the writer grabs the reader's attention. . It tells the reader what the paper is about.. Topics Covered. Paragraph Structure. Types of Sentences Used in Paragraphs. Graphs of a Good Paragraph. Paragraphs: Organizational Issues . Traits of Disorganized Paragraphs. C. ontains too many main ideas. A film essay. There are a lot of similarities between the essay you will write about a film, and the essay you will write about a written text.. Same structure. Same kinds of questions. However there are a few differences. A . Framework Writing Essays. We write for fun. We write letters, stories, jokes, and to share information with our family or friends. . Most school writing, however, is . expository writing. and fits into a different category. . Rough Draft – . Monday. Good Copy – . Tuesday. Due . Tuesday. . at the end of the period. Paragraph 1. Introduction. Explain where and why you are shipwrecked.. Who is there?. Who are you with?. p37. paragraph. Definition: . A group of connected sentences that develop a topic.. Structure:. Well focused . topic sentence . . (Main point of paragraph). The. . body. . has unified specific supporting details (definitions, examples, explanations, or other evidence). Grade 7/8 Language Arts. What is a persuasive essay?. An essay which tries to convince a reader to believe what you believe about a certain topic.. You must take a stand and pick a side. Don’t sit on the fence!. FAVORITE PLACE. Where . is your . favorite. place in the world? . CAPRI, ITALY. FAVORITE PLACE. WHY. is it your . favorite. ? . THE FOUNDATION: THE PARAGRAPH. CREATE TOPIC SENTENCE . Start by focusing on the. Here are some examples that you may use: . Should school uniforms be enforced everywhere? . Should . men get paternity leave from work. ? . Are . we too dependent on computers. ?. . Should animals be used for research. Writing a Literary Analysis. 1. Literary analysis . involves: . examining . all the parts of a . text (character, setting, tone, theme, imagery, etc.). thinking . about . how. the author uses those elements to create certain effects. . . This . is your . attention grabber. .. . “. Holy Crap! Look at the crazy cloud!”. . This . is your . brief explanation . of . what you . will be talking about or, . First Paragraph: Introduction. The purpose of an introduction is to set your reader up for the rest of the essay:. Catch your reader’s attention, and get them interested in the topic. . Give the some BREIF background on the topic if they need it to understand your main idea.. The purpose of the expository essay is to explain a topic in a logical and straightforward manner. Without bells and whistles, expository essays present a fair and balanced analysis of a subject based on facts—with no references to the writer’s opinions or emotions..