9. Ngo: “Cannibalism:
It Still Exists”
Get into groups of
three or four to
discuss this
essay and answer
questions.
10. Take 10 minutes
• First, briefly summarize the story
• What is the concept about which Ngo writes?
• Which extended anecdote does Ngo use to hook his readers and to
help explain the concept?
• What is his thesis?
• How does he classify his concept?
• Categories?
• Types?
• How does he define his concept?
• Find examples of each his classified concepts.
15. Exemplification
Endocannibalism Exocannibalism
Survival: Vietnamese boat
refugees
Ate people as they died
on the boat
Dietary: Miyanmin (both types
really)
Eat their own dead and
catches outsiders
Religious/Ritual: African tribe
of the Bimin-Kuskusmin
Eat parts of genitalia to
enhance reproductivity
Survival: Japanese troops’
supply lines cut
Sacrificed Arapesh
people to feed troops
Dietary: Leopard people;
Alligator people
Hunt victims
Religious/Ritual: Bangalas
and South American Tribes
To honor those held in
high-esteem, they
sacrifice slaves and
captives
16. Ngo has written a
concept essay
about cannibalism
Use this essay as a model for you
own!
17. Toufexis:
“Love: The Right Chemistry”
In your
groups,
discuss this
essay and
answer the
questions on
the next slide.
18. Take 10 Minutes to
Answer These
Questions
First, summarize the story.
How does Toufexis “Hook the Reader”?
How does Toufexis focus her plan?
How does she create a logical plan?
20. Hooking the Reader
What does Toufexis do to catch
Readers’ attention?
The title: “Love: The Right Chemistry”
The epigraph quoting Greta Garbo’s line
from the film Ninotchka.
The conversational tone of the essay
Using “O.K.” and “Let’s” rather than the
more formal “let us.”
21. Focusing the Plan
What She Does What She Does Not Do
She focuses on certain
scientific aspects of
romantic love, specifically
the evolutionary biology
and neurochemistry of love
between adult human
heterosexual mates.
By keeping to her focus,
she is able to present
information that is
unfamiliar, and therefore
interesting, to her readers.
Because she wants to
emphasize love as a tool to
promote reproduction, she
does NOT include same-
sex love, or nonsexual love
between friends and family
members
She does NOT discuss
views on love by various
religions or cultures.
22. A Logical Plan
Introduction of
topic
Thesis
Forecast
Transitions
She provides clues for the reader
23. Introduction of Concept: Paragraph 1: She announces that she is writing
about “romantic love,” a concept that she will address with “scientific
precision.”
Thesis: Paragraph 2: What seems on the surface to be irrational, intoxicated
behavior is in fact part of nature’s master strategy—a vital force that has
helped humans survive, thrive, and multiply through thousands of years”
Forecast: In paragraph two: “Love rests firmly on the foundations of
evolution, biology, and chemistry.”
Toufexis also uses transitions to let the readers know when she is leaving
one topic and going to another: here is the transition from biology to
neurochemistry:
24. The Concept Essay
Topic: Write an essay
about a concept from The
Hunger Games that
interests you and that you
want to study further. When
you have a good
understanding of the
concept you have chosen,
explain it to your readers,
considering carefully what
they might already know
about it and how your
essay might add to what
they know.
In-Class Essay #3
3-5 pages
125 points possible
You may use a page of
notes
You must have a Dictionary
or other defining source and
at least two quotations that
exemplify your concept from
The Hunger Games.
26. In-Class Writing:
Consider topics for your essay
from The Hunger Games.
Make a list of four different
possibilities.
Write paragraphs for two of them,
sketching out what you already know
about the concept.
27. Homework
Read: HG through chapter 19; SMG 148-
163, “Thesis Statements” in the Course
Links on the course home page.
Post #8 Finish and post your in-class
writing; then, find a good definition for the
two concepts you chose. The definitions can
come from a dictionary or an encyclopedia.
Find a few lines from The Hunger Games
that illustrate each concept. Copy them
into your post, and then explain how the
example demonstrates, defines, or
embodies the concept. (include page
numbers)
Bring: SMG to Class
Study: Vocabulary 10-13
