1. ISFD N° 41
Subject: Language and Written Expression 4
Teacher: Stella Saubidet
Topic: Essay Writing
Students:
Andrea Fares
Ana Alonso
Year 2013
2. What is an Essay?What is an Essay?
ďź An organized piece of writing
focused on a single topic
Around a general idea or thesis
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ďŞ
Thesis Statement
Develops
from all the
main ideas
in the
supporting
paragraphs
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3. LayoutLayout
ďź INTRODUCTIONďź INTRODUCTION
ďź BODY OF THE
ESSAY
ďź BODY OF THE
ESSAY
ďźCONCLUSIONďźCONCLUSION
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⢠Orientates reader
⢠Focus-purpose
⢠States thesis
⢠Topic Sentences +
Supporting ideas +
Concluding sentences
⢠Restates thesis
⢠Summarise
argument
4. Why an Essay?Why an Essay?
ďź To express ideas more clearly and
effectively
ďź To convey much information in a small
amount of space
ďź Essays are required by all college courses
5. Thesis StatementThesis Statement
â˘Main idea
â˘Generalization
â˘Includes all
paragraphs
T
H
E
S
I
S
States the:
Usually in
the fist
paragraph
Should be
JUST RIGHT
NEITHER
GENERAL
NEITHER
GENERAL
NOR TOO
SPECIFIC
NOR TOO
SPECIFIC
6. Introductory ParagraphIntroductory Paragraph
ďź Provides the first impressions
ďź Is the readerâs first contact
with the topic
ďź Attention getters are very
important to call attract the
reader.
Make a bridge to
connect the
attention getting
sentence (s) to the
Thesis Statement
CONCLUDE WITH A THESIS
STATEMENT
7. Strategies to get readerâs attentionStrategies to get readerâs attention
⢠Provide some interesting background
about the topic
⢠Use quotation to provoke thinking
⢠Ask a question about the topic
⢠State a surprising fact or a puzzling
statement
⢠State a common misconception
⢠Describe a problem
⢠Give an analogy
⢠Show how the topic is related to the
readerâs experience
8. Body of an EssayBody of an Essay
Set of paragraphs
that develop the
idea expressed in
the Thesis Stateent
Main ideas
arranged in
logical order
(time/place/impo
rtance)
9. Writing StageWriting Stage
â˘Begin writing after planning and arranging main ideas
â˘The number of paragraphs will depend on the topicâs complexity
â˘A short essay contains Introduction + 3 to 5 body paragraphs + Concluding
paragraph
⢠Use signal words to make smooth transitions
11. Body ParagraphBody Paragraph
ďź Provide the content
ďź Should be unique
ďź Should be unified around a main
idea
ďź Should be arranged coherently
12. Conclusion of an EssayConclusion of an Essay
ďź Should not add new information
ďź It is usually short (one paragraph)
ďź Should follow logically from the body of
the essay
PURPOSE:
MAKE THE
READER THINK
BOUT THE TOPIC
14. Revising and EditingRevising and Editing
Processes that make
ideas more logical and
understandable
Involves
rearranging
material
READING COLLABORATION
through
Final draft should
be neat and as
error free as
possible
15. Types of EssaysTypes of Essays
ďźDescriptive
Use of
descriptive
language
Includes all five
senses
ďźNarrative Tell a story
Contains dialogue
ďźCause and Effect
ďźComparison and Contrast
ďźClassification
ďźProblem/Solution
ďźPersuasive
ďźMixed Pattern
Essays