Motivator

1. Motivator Look at the following example related to smoking. This is a combination of “Opposite Opinion” and “Telling a story”. There she was, Mary Jones, looking absolutely stunning in her long black dress, beautiful eyes, and cigarette lying on her red lips. This wonderful actress was the image of feminine beauty in the 1950’s, letting women know that a cigarette was as important a part of a woman’s clothing as her dress.

2. Motivator

3. Transition • Gets you from your motivator to your Purpose Statement/Plan; • Has a transition word or phrase; • Has some word, phrase, or clause that prepares the reader for the Purpose Statement. After your motivator comes the transition. The transition . . .

4. Transition Even though smoking seemed to be sophisticated, no one told people that if they smoked there would certainly be some terrible consequences as a result of it.

5. Transition The transition word or phrase: Even though smoking seemed to be sophisticated, no one told people that if they smoked there would certainly be some terrible consequences as a result of it.

6. Transition The clause to prepare for the Purpose Statement: Even though smoking seemed sophisticated, no one told people that if they smoked there would certainly be some terrible consequences as a result of it.

7. Introductory Paragraph • Now that we have the pieces, let’s look at the whole thing together . . .

8. Introductory Paragraph There she was, Mary Jones, looking absolutely stunning in her long black dress, beautiful eyes, and cigarette lying on her red lips. This wonderful actress was the image of feminine beauty in the 1950’s, letting women know that a cigarette was as important a part of a woman’s clothing as her dress. Even though smoking seemed to be sophisticated, no one told people that if they smoked there would certainly be some terrible consequences as a result of it. Indeed, smoking is an awful habit, because it is dirty, it makes the smoker smell bad, and it damages the smoker’s health.

9. Support Paragraphs • The first support paragraph will the use the first idea of your plan for the topic sentence, and then follow the normal pattern of paragraph development. • The same for the second paragraph. • The same for the third paragraph.

10. Support Paragraphs • One thing to remember about the ordering of your support in English is that the most important support should come at the end, which is the usual position of emphasis for English speaking and writing.

11. Concluding Paragraph • Start with a reworded purpose statement to remind the reader of your main idea. • Continue by summarizing in one sentence or less each one of your supporting points. • End with a “clincher,” a final strong sentence that refers back to the motivator and provides a sense of completion.

12. Concluding Paragraph Here’s a reworded purpose statement for our essay: In the final analysis, it is easy to see what a horrible habit smoking is.

13. Concluding Paragraph Here is our support summary: First of all, it is terribly dirty; second, it makes you smell awful; and finally, it will certainly lead to an early death.

14. Concluding Paragraph And finally, here is our clincher: While Mary Jones looked so wonderful, it is interesting to note that she developed lung cancer later in her life; some good smoking did her!

15. Concluding Paragraph Let’s look at the whole thing:

16. Concluding Paragraph In the final analysis, it is easy to see why smoking is such an awful habit. First of all, it is terribly dirty; second, it makes you smell awful; and finally, it will certainly cause you an early death. While Mary Jones looked wonderful, it is interesting to note that she developed lung cancer later in life; some good smoking did her!

17. Exercise: In class today we are going to practice writing an introductory paragraph. Your purpose statement and plan are as follows: Indeed, smoking is an awful habit, because it is dirty, it makes the smoker smell bad, and it damages the smoker’s health. This will be the last sentence in your paragraph.

18. Smoking is an awful habit. • First I want you to write three different introductions for this purpose statement using some of the following methods. ♦ An Interesting Story ♦ A Surprising Fact or Idea ♦ An Opposite Opinion ♦ A Quotation ♦ A Rhetorical Question

19. Example Introduction: • Did you know that in the state of Minnesota it is illegal to smoke in any public place? This means a person cannot smoke in any restaurants, banks, schools or even bars. Why is this? It seems clear if laws like this are being made about smoking that there must be many harmful consequences associated with it. Indeed, smoking is an awful habit because…

20. Example Introduction: • A cigarette a day keeps the doctor away. Wbat is your first response when you read this statement? Most likely you laugh because you know that this is the opposite of what is true. Although smoking is promoted as something enjoyable there are certainly many disadvantages. I believe Smoking is an awful habit because….

21. Example Introduction Writing an essay in English is a task often saved until the last minute. On the day before the due date, many students begin working all night, creating and writing their essays, while filling themselves with coffee and chocolate in order to stay awake. Because I too have procrastinated and have written essays at the last minute, I have discovered a few useful techniques for writing an essay in a short period of time that your teacher will still think is a good essay.

22. Homework • This week I want you to write an introduction paragraph for one of the following topics. • Plagiarism, Education, Marriage. • You can use one of your purpose statements as the last sentence in the introduction.

23. Homework • Your purpose is to introduce your purpose statement. You will need a good motivator and transition. • This is only an introduction, do not try to prove your opinion, you are only introducing it .

24. Examples of Purpose Statements • The following purpose statements were all written by the doctorate students in my classes. Some of the grammar mistakes have been corrected but the content has not been changed at all.

25. Example Purpose Statements • I think in Education, the role of the parent is more important that that of the teacher. • In my opinion, a persons educational background should not be the only criterion to judge people’s abilities. • English is the most difficult language in the world to learn.

26. Example Purpose Statements • In my opinion, education cannot help you get a good job. • Punishment is the most effective way of reducing plagiarism. • Plagiarism not only harms the person, it also harms society. • I think that a traditional marriage is not suitable for modern life.

27. Example Purpose Statements • Marriage is the most important thing in the world for humans. • I think that frankness, reliance and forgiveness are the most important things in a marriage. • Men and women should know each other very well before they get married.

28. Homework and Journal Entries This week don’t forget to write one introduction as well as continue to write your journal entries. I hope you all have a great Easter weekend. We will briefly talk about Easter next week. 复活节快乐