Brainstorm
What do you do before making the brainstorm?
Think of many ideas.
Choose the top 3 strongest ideas.
Why do we make outlines?
To organize our thoughts and to have a map for writing our essay.
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What are the 3 parts of an Introduction?
1. Hook
2. Background Information
3. Thesis Statement
How many paragraphs are in an essay?
5
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What are the 3 main parts of a Conclusion?
1. Thesis Restatement
2. Paraphrased summarization of information
3. Clincher
Which shapes are used?
How many are used?
What are they for?
1 triangle for the topic.
3 circles for the main ideas.
6 rectangle for the details.
What are the 3 main parts of an outline?
Introduction
Body Paragraphs
Conclusion
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What are the 3 types of hooks?
1. Question
2. General Statement
3. Definition
How many sentences are in a paragraph?
3 to 5, maybe 7
What is a thesis restatement?
"Re" is a prefix for "again"
Write the thesis statement again changing some parts so it is not copied from the introduction.
After reading the topic, how do we make ideas?
Ask WH questions about the topic.
How many body paragraphs are there?
3
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What is background information?
1. History: what has happened in the past?
2. Facts: what do you know about the topic?
3. Personal Experience: what about you?
4. News: is it important now?
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What is the first sentence of a body paragraph called?
Why is it important?
Topic Sentence! They are important because they tell us what we are going to read in the paragraph.
What is a paraphrased summary?
After choosing our main ideas for the topic, how do we make details?
Ask WH questions about the main ideas.
How do we make examples?
Ask WH questions about the main ideas!
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What does a thesis statement need?
1. Your answer to the topic.
2. Your 3 main ideas.
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What do we use to organize our essay?
What are examples of these words?
Transitional Phrases:
First, Second, Third
For example, To illustrate, For instance,
However, Furthermore, Moreover,
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What are some different types of clinchers? (4)
1. What did we learn?
2. Action: What should the reader do?
3. Reflection/ Question
4. Future Hopes
Brainstorm! If you receive an essay topic such as: Explain the difference between fall and summer. How could you create a brainstorm for the topic?
Triangle: compare and contrast summer and fall
3 circles: details about summer and fall, for ex: weather, temperature, activities, etc.
6 rectangles: ?
Make an outline for the brainstorm: Explain the difference between fall and summer.
A completed brainstorm should include Introduction
I, a, ex, b, ex
II, a, ex, b, ex
III, a, ex, b, ex
Conclusion
What should we NOT include in a thesis?
"I'll tell you about"
What do body paragraphs have? (3 things)
Main ideas.
Details.
Examples.
What should we NOT include in the conclusion?
We should not include any new information that was not already discussed in the essay!