1. Language Learning Center Writing Workshop for Multilingual Speakers and Writers Matthew David Collins Pizzorno Adjunct Faculty Palomar College and ALCI: CSU San Marcos

2. Your Academic Writing GPS: Topic Sentences and Thesis Statements

3. Understand the basic organization of an Academic Paragraph and Essay. Understand how a Topic Sentence gives directions to your Paragraph. Understand how a Thesis statement gives direction to your Essay. Upon finishing this workshop, you will be able to:

4. How does this picture relate to an Academic Paragraph??????

5.  Topic Sentence  Supporting Sentences  Concluding Sentence What is the form of an academic paragraph?

6. Topic sentence Main IdeaControlling idea Registering for classes at California State University can be a frustrating Experience

7. Let’s Practice These concepts… http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/ Best writing Website of all time….

8. Essay Organization I.Introduction Paragraph: (This is where your thesis statement should go.) II.Body Paragraph 1 III.Body Paragraph 2 IV.Body Paragraph 3 V.Concluding Paragraph

9. Thesis Statement Handout…

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