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Workshop: IN-CLASS ESSAY How To Structure Analysis Essay?. By: Kristina Yegoryan. WHAT IS AN ESSAY?. An essay is a piece of writing which is often written from an author's personal point of view . The Main Essay Types are:
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Workshop: IN-CLASS ESSAY How To Structure Analysis Essay? By: Kristina Yegoryan
WHAT IS AN ESSAY? An essay is a piece of writing which is often written from an author's personal point of view. The Main Essay Types are: Narrative ( to tell a story/incident) Expository (to explain or acquaint with something ) Cause and Effect Descriptive Compare and Contrast Persuasive Argumentative (prove a point)
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF IN-CLASS ESSAY? • At times it is difficult to test a student’s knowledge with multiple-choice tests. • Essay writing shows: Student’s interpretation Critical thinking Projection/expression of ideas Writing skills
The TextPage 2 Online access: http://english28lavcsp15.weebly.com/uploads/1/6/5/7/16570508/ky.pdf
HOW TO DO WELL • First read the instructions • Read and understand the questions • Break each question down to grasp what they are expecting as a response • All the 3 questions have several small questions within them; make sure you address them all • Underline or circle the main ideas in each question • Turn the page and NOW ONLY read the text
What To Do First? • As You read the text Annotate • Mark (underline or highlight) the answers and the most important information in the story • Think about the Main Idea of the text proposed by the author. Do you agree or disagree? Why? • Summarize the story in 2-3 sentences. Start with the Summary Triangle that states: the author, the title, the main idea • Now, you are ready to structure YOUR 5 paragraph essay/analysis based on the text/story you have read.
INTRODUCTION 1. Start with a “catchy” sentence: Attention Getter / Hook Use any of these hook strategies: • Rhetorical question • General statement • Very specific statement 2. Summary of the text 2-4 sentences: • The Triangle ( The author , title, and main idea of the reading) • 1-3 sentence brief summary of the essay 3. Thesis Statement ( your argument should state if you agree or disagree with the main idea of the text)
THESIS STATEMEMT • It is the main idea of the whole essay / your argument that indicates if you agree with the author of the text or not. • It is the last sentence of Introduction ( 1 sentence) • You may also acknowledge the counter argument before stating your argument: Thesis sample: Although many prefer careers with well paid jobs even if not the best for them, I agree with Fidel Sanches that we should choose a career that makes our job enjoyable and rewarding. • It should show if you agree with the author’s main argument ( so it shows your argument) and introduces the support (s) that are later developed in the Body paragraph.
BODY PARAGRAPHS BODY A BODY B BODY C
BODY PARAGRAPHS Each Body Paragraph has: • Atopic Sentence ( a statement referring to/ paraphrasing the question) • Supporting sentences united with transitional words ( Answers to the questions: your response and brief quotes from the text as a support. Also, personal and genera examples are important. • Closure sentence ( summarizing the idea of the paragraph)
CONCLUSION 1. Summary sentence (General statement –going back to Introduction) 2. Restating the Triangle 3. Restatement of Thesis (re-saying your argument (Ex. Since A, B, and C + your argument) 4. “Call for action”( a suggestion/advice what to do) Hence, we should do…. (shouldn’t)….