Essay Writing

1. EssayWriting and howtoteachit. David Murphy

2. The Five Paragraph Essay and its parts Introduction Body Conclusion

3. The Function of the Parts how the five paragraph essay works Introduction – Organizes the essay, sets the structure, and tells the audience what the essay will talk about Body—provides details, support, logic, and/or examples Conclusion—restates the main idea of the essay and provides closure

4. An Easy Way to remember the parts of the five paragraph essay Introduction: Tell ´em what you´re gonna tell ´em. Body: Tell ´em. Conclusion: Tell ´em what you told ´em.

5. etymology and definition Thesis The term "thesis" comes from the Greek θέσις. It means "something put forth" and refers to an intellectual proposition.

6. The Thesis and its function The thesis is your paper´s claim, argument, or opinion. Give an example of a thesis.

7. Topic Sentences where they go and what they do Where do you think topic sentences go? What do you think topic sentences do?

8. Topic Sentences where they go and what they do Topic sentences go at the beginning of body paragraphs and the conclusion. Topic sentences introduce the paragraph´s topic.

9. Transition Words what they are and what they do Transition words move the writing smoothly from one idea to the next.

10. Transition Words what they are and what they do Agreement / Addition / Similarity in the first place not only ... but also as a matter of fact in like manner in addition coupled with in the same way first, second, third and also then equally identically uniquely like too moreover as well as together with of course likewise comparatively in light of not to mention to say nothing of equally important by the same token again correspondingly similarly furthermore additionally

11. Transition Words what they are and what they do Opposition / Limitation / Contradiction although this may be true in contrast different from of course ..., but on the other hand on the contrary at the same time in spite of even so / though be that as it may then again above all in reality after all despite conversely otherwise however rather nevertheless nonetheless regardless notwithstanding but (and) still unlike or (and) yet while albeit besides as much as even though although instead whereas

12. with this intention with this in mind in the hope that to the end that for fear that for the purpose of Cause / Condition / Purpose in the event that granted that as / so long as on condition that in order to seeing / being that in view of Transition Words what they are and what they do in case provided that given that only / even if so that so as to owing to inasmuch as due to If ... then unless when whenever while because of as since while lest

13. for the most part after all in fact in summary in conclusion in short in brief Conclusion / Summary / Restatement what they are and what they do as can be seen generally speaking in the final analysis all things considered as shown above in the long run given these points as has been noted in a word Transition Words overall ordinarily usually by and large to sum up on the whole in any event in essence to summarize on balance altogether in either case all in all  obviously ultimately definitely

14. Narrative Essays Telling a Story The writer tells a story about a real-life experience Often written in the first person Tries to give a clear description of an event Sometimes includes creative elements Can include illustrations, photographs, and creative writing

15. Expository Essays Present a balanced analysis of a topic Compare and Contrast Essays Process essays: How To Essays Cause and Effect Essays

16. Persuasive Writing Tries to Convince the Reader of Your Viewpoint Uses facts and logic Uses examples Can use emotional arguments Writer presents all sides of a topic, but says definitely why a certain viewpoint is correct.

17. Fiction Writing entertains Uses artistic language Creates an emotional effect Entertains the reader

18. Teaching Essay Writing Selecting the Essay Choose the essay type that is most useful for your students Choose one essay type at a time Teach the lesson during the course of a week Tell students that you will make them all revise their work Tell students that essay writing is part of a process

19. Teaching Essay Writing Process Writing Select a topic Organize ideas Draft an outline or an essay Re-read the essay Revise the paper Submit the paper

20. Teaching Essay Writing Plagiarism Plagiarism is cheating. When a person uses another’s work improperly, then that is plagiarism.

21. Plagiarism And Ways to Slow It Tell your students that you will make them re-write any passages that are plagiarized. Show your students examples of how to cite work. Tell students that their ideas must be their own.

22. Plagiarism And Ways to Slow It Give students time for brainstorming: when students develop their own ideasthere is less chance that they will cheat or use another person’s ideas.

23. Good Essay Writing Takes Time Even native English speakers take a long time to write a good essay. Give your students lots of time.

24. Formatting Titles Rules • Capitalizethefirstword of thetitle • and capitalizethe: • nouns • verbs • pronouns • adverbs • adjectives • WH- words • Do notcapitalize • articles • conjunctions • prepositions

25. Contact Information David Murphy English Language Fellow www.comexus.org.mx ELFPachuca@gmail.com