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Jane Shaffer’s MULTIPARAGRAPH ESSAY A Step-by-Step Guide

Jane Shaffer’s MULTIPARAGRAPH ESSAY A Step-by-Step Guide. TERMINOLOGY FOR PARTS OF AN ESSAY. Essay Introduction Thesis Body Paragraph Topic Sentence Concrete Detail Commentary Chunk Weaving Ratio Concluding Paragraph Concluding Sentence. ESSAY.

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Jane Shaffer’s MULTIPARAGRAPH ESSAY A Step-by-Step Guide

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  1. Jane Shaffer’sMULTIPARAGRAPH ESSAYA Step-by-Step Guide

  2. TERMINOLOGY FOR PARTS OF AN ESSAY • Essay • Introduction • Thesis • Body Paragraph • Topic Sentence • Concrete Detail • Commentary • Chunk • Weaving • Ratio • Concluding Paragraph • Concluding Sentence

  3. ESSAY • A piece of writing that gives your thoughts (commentary) about a subject • All essays should have at least four paragraphs: • Introduction • Body • Paragraphs • Conclusion

  4. ESSAY FORM • Paragraph #1: Introductory Paragraph (40+ words) • Paragraph #2: First Body Paragraph (100+ words) • Paragraph #3: Second Body Paragraph (100+ words) • Paragraph #4: Concluding Paragraph (40+ words)

  5. Introduction • The first paragraph in an essay • It includes the thesis at the end.

  6. What is a thesis? • A sentence with a subject and an opinion (also called commentary) • A thesis provides the focus for your essay.

  7. Thesis Sentence • A thesis is a general sentence with a subject and an opinion (also called commentary). • Example: California is the best state of all for a vacation. • Example: Vista High School is a wonderful place to go to school.

  8. Introduction Paragraph • Sentence #1: all commentaryStarts with a theme or themes. “This is a book about….” • Sentence #2: says more about sentence #1. All commentary. • Sentence #3: the thesis. Starts with “In (name of work)…..” Makes sense after sentences 1 and 2 • There is no concrete detail in this paragraph.

  9. Body Paragraph • A middle paragraph in an essay • Develops a point you want to make in supporting your thesis.

  10. Body Paragraph Format • Sentence 1 TS Topic Sentence • Sentence 2 CD First sentence of concrete detail • Sentence 3CM Commentary on sentence two • Sentence 4CM More commentary • Sentence 5CD Second sentence of concrete detail • Sentence 6CM Commentary on sentence five • Sentence 7CM More commentary • Sentence 8CS Concluding sentence

  11. Topic Sentence • The first sentence in a body paragraph • Focuses on main idea of paragraph • Provides direction for the paragraph

  12. Terminology for writing the essay • Pre-writing • Shaping the essay • First draft • Word counts • Peer response • Revision • Final draft

  13. Pre-writing • Bubble Clusters • Spider Diagrams • Outlining • Line Clustering • Columns

  14. Commentary • Commentary means your • opinion, • interpretation, • insight, • analysis, • personal response, • feeling, • evaluation, • explication, and • reflectionsabout a concrete detail in an essay.

  15. Conclusion Paragraph • The conclusion is the last paragraph in the essay. • It is all commentary. • It does not repeat key words from anywhere in the essay. • It gives a finished feeling to the paper.

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