An essay is a group of paragraphs that discusses a single topic and central main idea. It typically contains at least three paragraphs, with five paragraphs being a common academic length. The structure of an essay includes an introduction with a general statement and thesis, body paragraphs that explain and support the thesis with evidence, and a conclusion that restates the main points. An outline is used to organize the information and structure of an essay in an ordered format using Roman numerals, capital letters, and Arabic numerals to denote the introduction, main ideas, supporting points, and details.
My students usually feel difficulty in adjusting to the changing learning demands of University studies. I have prepared this slideshow to deliver on orientation session.
Learn the basics of essay writing with the help of simple and straightforward presentations. This one focuses on the building blocks of the essay's introductory paragraph: the subject and the thesis.
Pages: 2
Topic: Vietnam war
Style: Chicago
Sources: 5
Level: College
Subject:
Language: U.S
Instructions
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1302-3001Assignment #4
Student Essay
Background Information
Creating an argument through the use of historical evidence is one of the key skills you should develop in this course.
As this is our second essay, you should feel more comfortable with writinga well-polished essay.Just as with our previous essay, I am giving you multiple prompts to choose from as well as additional information that should help you feel more confident in writing an effective essay.
Directions
Please chose
one
of the following prompts to write a 600+ word essay. Your essay should create an argument to fully answer the question and draw any conclusions that may be substantiated by data. You need to incorporate historical evidence such as people, events, legislation, etc. to support your conclusions. To prepare for this essay, I am including directions on writing an outline. Students need to turn in their outlines with their essay.
This essay is due in the dropbox by 11:55pm Tuesday, July 7
th
.
Writing Prompts
1.American prosperity in the 1950s birthed a new era of consumerism. Evaluate the changing political, social, cultural, and economic landscape within the nation that led to this new âconsumer culture.â Be sure to include analysis on groups that did not partake in this prosperity.
2.
Analyze the Vietnam War. Explain how and why the Vietnam War brought turmoil to American society and eventually drove Johnson and the divided Democrats from power in 1968.
3.
Analyze post-WWII civil rights as it applied to two of the following:
African Americans
Homosexuals
Women
Native Americans
Hispanic Americans
Grading
This essay is worth
100
points and will be graded as follows:
-
20
points for a well developed thesis that fully addresses the prompt
-
50
points for content (accurate, thorough, and effective use of evidence to prove thesis)
-
10
points for writing style (Chicago format, grammar, and proof reading)
-
10
points for your works cited and footnotes (your essay must include at least four sources, (you may use your textbook as one of your sources)
-
10
points for your outline (include at the end of the document. It can be typed or hand-written and scanned)
How to write successful essays for History 1302
Different Types of Essays
In your history courses you might write different types of essays.
Most of them involve description of events, discussion of ideas, summarization of information, and analysis or evaluation.
Analysis might involve classifying, comparing and contrasting, explaining causes and effects, exploring a topic's history, or describing a process.
Or, you might be asked to write an essay that explains the effects of something: the effects of a war, of a law, of a social movement.
Sometimes you may need to take a stan.
My students usually feel difficulty in adjusting to the changing learning demands of University studies. I have prepared this slideshow to deliver on orientation session.
Learn the basics of essay writing with the help of simple and straightforward presentations. This one focuses on the building blocks of the essay's introductory paragraph: the subject and the thesis.
Pages: 2
Topic: Vietnam war
Style: Chicago
Sources: 5
Level: College
Subject:
Language: U.S
Instructions
hi
 prompts 2 is the best and the easy one out of the 3. " the vietnam war"Â
thanks.Â
1302-3001Assignment #4
Student Essay
Background Information
Creating an argument through the use of historical evidence is one of the key skills you should develop in this course.
As this is our second essay, you should feel more comfortable with writinga well-polished essay.Just as with our previous essay, I am giving you multiple prompts to choose from as well as additional information that should help you feel more confident in writing an effective essay.
Directions
Please chose
one
of the following prompts to write a 600+ word essay. Your essay should create an argument to fully answer the question and draw any conclusions that may be substantiated by data. You need to incorporate historical evidence such as people, events, legislation, etc. to support your conclusions. To prepare for this essay, I am including directions on writing an outline. Students need to turn in their outlines with their essay.
This essay is due in the dropbox by 11:55pm Tuesday, July 7
th
.
Writing Prompts
1.American prosperity in the 1950s birthed a new era of consumerism. Evaluate the changing political, social, cultural, and economic landscape within the nation that led to this new âconsumer culture.â Be sure to include analysis on groups that did not partake in this prosperity.
2.
Analyze the Vietnam War. Explain how and why the Vietnam War brought turmoil to American society and eventually drove Johnson and the divided Democrats from power in 1968.
3.
Analyze post-WWII civil rights as it applied to two of the following:
African Americans
Homosexuals
Women
Native Americans
Hispanic Americans
Grading
This essay is worth
100
points and will be graded as follows:
-
20
points for a well developed thesis that fully addresses the prompt
-
50
points for content (accurate, thorough, and effective use of evidence to prove thesis)
-
10
points for writing style (Chicago format, grammar, and proof reading)
-
10
points for your works cited and footnotes (your essay must include at least four sources, (you may use your textbook as one of your sources)
-
10
points for your outline (include at the end of the document. It can be typed or hand-written and scanned)
How to write successful essays for History 1302
Different Types of Essays
In your history courses you might write different types of essays.
Most of them involve description of events, discussion of ideas, summarization of information, and analysis or evaluation.
Analysis might involve classifying, comparing and contrasting, explaining causes and effects, exploring a topic's history, or describing a process.
Or, you might be asked to write an essay that explains the effects of something: the effects of a war, of a law, of a social movement.
Sometimes you may need to take a stan.
Welcome to Essentials of English Composition 101. My name is Sta.docxhelzerpatrina
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Welcome to Essentials of English Composition 101. My name is Stacie Vesolich, and I will be your instructor for this course. I commend you for enrolling in this course as a path to furthering your academic goals, and I will make every effort to help you to achieve success in your writing endeavors. Let me begin by highlighting several key points of this course:
Essentials of English Composition 101
8 Modules and a Final Research Paper
There are 8 modules, culminating with a final research paper as the exam.
Each module is different, and it is very important that you read the instructions for every module.
The beginning module requires you to do several writing, practice exercises. This is mandatory, even though the practice exercises are not graded.
The modules start out relatively easy (a descriptive essay and a narrative essay that are written on your firsthand experiences and do not require any writing citations.)
Be advised that the modules build on each other, progressively becoming more difficult.
As your instructor, I have 3 days ( per module) to grade your work. My response to your essay submissions usually does not take three days, although I am granted that amount of time.
Read, Write, Submit, Wait
English courses require that the writer addresses the writing prompt. This can only be done if the writer carefully reads the specific directions.
After you submit your essay, wait for the remarks and critique before submitting another module.
In some instances, you may be required to submit a revision of your essay.
The option to do a revision on the submitted essay is your choice, but is to your advantage.
Progression of Difficulty
Each writing module develops a specific skill and the level of difficulty of these writing skills increases as the course progresses.
Be sure to carefully read all of the instructions and view any videos that apply to the module.
Always address the writing prompt: This is the specific instructional requirement for the essay.
Research and Sources
For this course, when you present information that is based on research that you have reviewed and studied, you must provide two types of sources:
1) Parenthetical or in-text citations For example: (Smith 22)
2) A works cited page that is in alphabetical order.
3) I will use an electronic scan to verify that the work submitted is your original work, or work that has been properly cited.
Remember that you have signed an honesty agreement about the work that you will submit.
Research Essays, Expository Essays, and Persuasive Essays Demand Citations
If you are having difficulty formatting the works cited page or the in-text (parenthetical citations), please refer to these links:
The Purdue Owl Online Writing Lab (OWL). Click on MLA Formatting and Style Guide.
Note: English classes tend to use MLA formatting; science and humanitiesâ classes tend to use APA formatting. We recommend using MLA formatting for our English classes at Portage. How ...
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College Writing 1 Summary and Response Essay Fall Semester 2018
Due Date TBD (Goal date: First Draft Thursday, October 12)
Purpose: Summarize a reading and respond to content
Preparation:
1. Read pages 1-3 and summarize, âIs Google Making Us Stupid?â By Nicholas Carr on Blackboard
2. Prepare a âReading the Textâ graphic organizer
3. Practice group summary
4. Find a quote from the article to support your response. Cite it in APA format.
Writing Task:
Write a 3- page typed, double spaced summary and response essay. The student writer will...
1. Clearly state a thesis that shows whether they agree or disagree with Carrâs argument.
2. Produce an introduction, body (3-4), and conclusion
3. Produce a summary of the article
4. Practice integrating select quotations
5. Practice using a specific organizational pattern (block style or point by point style).
Your summary response will be graded on the following:
¡ Your ability to summarize the main ideas of a reading
¡ Your ability to formulate a thesis that shows your response
¡ Your ability to integrate a quote to support your thesis/response
¡ Your ability to use APA format to type your essay
¡ Your ability to find and incorporate a quote in your essay to support your thesis
¡ Your ability to cite the quote in APA format
¡ Your ability to articulate your ideas grammatically
Overview
A summary/response is a natural consequence of the reading and annotating process. In this type of essay, writers capture the controlling idea and the supporting details of a text and respond by agreeing or disagreeing and then explaining why.
The first step after active reading is writing a summary. Writing summaries is a common practice in college. They pull together the general conclusions and approaches of experts who have done research in a particular subject. Summaries should be written in your own words although you could include short quoted excerpts if you decide the authorâs or speakerâs words summarize a point most precisely. Try to use pertinent quotations from the source, working them in gracefully where appropriate. Probably the best way to write a summary is ask yourself the following questions:
--What issues are described, explained or resolved in this work? --What is the controlling idea?
--What are the supporting details?
--What results or conclusions are made?
--What opinion does the author want readers to keep in mind about this topic? --What information does the author use to convince readers?
After you have written your summary, double-check to be sure that all facts you included are correct.
Summary Writing Guidelines
To move from an outline to a draft of a summary, follow these guidelines:
1. a) Â State the authorâs name and the title of the text youâre summarizing in the first 1-2 sentences of the summary.
2. b) Â Express the authorâs main idea in your own words in the first 1-2 sentences of the summary (no more than three words in a row from the text youâre summarizing.).
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Bills have a main role in point of sale procedure. It will help to track sales, handling payments and giving receipts to customers. Bill splitting also has an important role in POS. For example, If some friends come together for dinner and if they want to divide the bill then it is possible by POS bill splitting. This slide will show how to split bills in odoo 17 POS.
Operation âBlue Starâ is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
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The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France. It marked the decline of absolute monarchies, the rise of secular and democratic republics, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This revolutionary period is crucial in understanding the transition from feudalism to modernity in Europe.
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Essay an Overview
1. What is Essay?
An essay is a group of paragraphs written
about single topic and a central main idea. It
must have at least three paragraphs, but a
five paragraphs essay is a common length for
academic writing. (Zemach, 2005:56)
2. The Structure of an Essay
Introduction: begins with a general statement, than
narrows to the point (thesis statement)
Body: blocks of organized paragraph which explain,
define, clarify, and ilustrate the points made in thesis.
Conclusion: restatement or summary of the main
points; final comment.
3. Structure of a Paragraph VS Structure of an Essay
Essay
1. Introduction
Paragraph
Topic Sentence
General Statement
Thesis Statement
2. Body
a. Support
b. Support
c. Support
Topic Sentence
Concluding
Sentece
Concluding Sentece
a.
b.
c.
Support
Support
Support
Topic Sentence
a.
b.
c.
Support
Support
Support
Concluding Sentece
Topic Sentence
a.
b.
c.
Support
Support
Support
Concluding Sentece
3. Conclusion
Restatement
or
summary of the main
points
6. How to Write an Essay?
Pre-writing
⢠Deciding on a Topic
⢠Decide the Title
⢠Determine the Thesis Statement
⢠Outlining
7. Deciding on a Topic
ďś Decide the topic that is not too narrow
(limited/ brief). A narrow topic will not
have enough idea to write about.
ďś Decide the topic that is not to broad
(general). A broad topic will have too
many ideas to be covered in single essay.
ďś Decide on a topic which is up-to-date.
8. Deciding on a Topic
Narrowing the Topic
General
Specific
Very Specific
E N V I R O N M E N T
P O L L U T I O N
OCEAN POLLUTION
OIL SPILLS
EFFECTS ON SEA LIFE
9. Deciding on a Topic
Abstract and Concrete Topic
The more abstract your topic is, the more
difficult it is to support, and the more difficult it
is to keep your audienceâs interest. For that
reason abstract topics are usually not as
sucessful as concrete topic
10. Deciding on a Topic
Abstract and Concrete Topic
Examples of abstract topics that difficult to
support:
1. Patriotism
2. How to Judge Bad Art
3. Relationship: Love and Hate
11. Deciding on a Topic
Abstract and Concrete Topic
Examples of concrete topics that even more
sucessful:
1. Four Types of Students
2. Getting Married vs Staying Single
3. How to Install Computer on the Car.
12. Deciding on a Topic
Abstract and Concrete Topic
Exercise:
Make a narrow topic from these general topics:
1. School
2. Friends
3. My Country
13. Decide the Title
The purpose of the title are to attract the
reader, to give the reader an idea of what
the essay about, and provide focus for the
essay.
14. Decide the Title
ďś Title should be brief, clear, concise, and precise.
Examples:
a. Your Prayers Never Change Godâs Decisions
b. The Root of Religious Conflicts in Indonesia
ďś A title must be interesting to attract the readers.
Examples:
a. Students Hate Punctual Teachers (controversial)
b. Why Are Indonesians Not Perfect in English?
(arouses curiousity)
15. Decide the Title
ďś Title must be active and powerful.
Examples:
a. Smoking May Cause Cancer (not powerful)
b. Smoking Cause Cancer (powerful)
ďś It can be phrase or a group of phrase, not a complete
sentence. However, some titles are in the form of
questions and must be ended by question mark.
Examples:
a. TV Programs Spoil Children
b. Should Abortion in Indonesia be Legalized?
16. Decide the Title
ďś The initials of words are written in capital letter, or
all letters may be in capitals.
Examples:
a. CORRUPTION HABITS IN OUR COUNTRY
b. Raising Studentsâ Gender Awarness through
the Use of Films in Speaking Class
ďś It is relevant with the content of the essay.
17. Thesis Statement
⢠The thesis statement tells the main idea of the whole
essay.
⢠The thesis should be strong and clear; it should
contain no ambiguities.
⢠The thesis should come at the beginning of the
essay, ussually at the end of the introductory
paragraph.
⢠The thesis sentence must not be a simple statement
of fact that requires no elaboration.
18. Thesis Statement
⢠The thesis must not be expressed as a question. The
answer to the question is the thesis statement.
⢠The thesis will contain controlling ideas that will be
used in the topic sentences of the body paragraphs
of the essay.
Example:
A successful soccer coach has four qualities.
⢠The thesis may contain an opinion or a judgement
that can be explained, clarified, and illustrated in
the body paragraphs of the essay.
20. What is an outline?
o A method of organizing material that shows the order
of the topics in essays. (Reid, 1982:55)
o A list of the information you will put in your essay.
(Zemach and Rumisek, 2005:63)
21. The purpose of an outline?
(Zemach and Rumisek, 2005:63)
o Show you what to write before you actually begin
writing.
o Help make your essay well organised and clearly
focused.
o Keep you from forgetting any important points.
22. Writing outline?
(Zemach and Rumisek, 2005:64)
o Use Roman numerals (I,II,III,IV,V, etc.) for essays main
ideas.
I. Introduction
II. First main idea
III. Second main idea
IV. Third main idea
V. Conclusion
o Fill in more information for the paragraphs in the main body
by using capital Roman letters (A,B,C, etc.)
I. Introduction
II. First main idea
A. First supporting point
B. Second supporting point
... and so on
23. Writing outline?
(Zemach and Rumisek, 2005:64)
o Use Arabic numerals (1,2,3, etc.) to give details for your
supporting points.
I. Introduction
II. First main idea
A. First supporting point
1. First detail
2. Second detail
B. Second supporting points
1. First detail
2. Second detail
... and so on.
24. Writing outline?
(Reid, 1982:56)
Ussualy an essay outline concists of words and
phrases; sometimes it consists of complete
sentence. While writing your outline for an essay,
try to keep the words and phrases parallel.
25. An example of an outline?
(Oshima and Hogue, 1991:108)
Modern Technology
I.
Introduction
Thesis statement: The most recent significant discoveries to benefit humankind in
modern
times are in the fields of television and computer technology.
II.
Body
A. The most popular form of instant communication all over the world is television.
1. Witnessing important events
a. Destruction of Berlin Wall
b. Launching of spacecraft
2. Long-distance medicine by two-way video
a. Patient and doctors conferences
b. Special equipment to monitor patient
B. In the last few decades, computer technology has made tremendous progress
in the
world of communication to benefit humankind.
1. Long-distance communication
2. Information superhighway
3. Global computer network
III. Conclusion
To conclude, scientific research and experiments have certainly opened the doors
to faster, more easily
26. Practice!
Topic: Harmful Effects of Smoking
I. Introduction
Thesis statement: ...
II. Body
A. ...
1. ...
2. ...
B. ...
C. ...
III. Conclusion