1. Essay Quick Review ELA 9 Kuny

2. There are 3 main parts of an essay: Introduction Introduction Body Body Conclusion Conclusion

3. A good introduction will have the following: 1. Motivator 2. Thesis Statement 3. Blueprint

4. What does a MOTIVATOR do? GRABS THE READER’S ATTENTION!!!

5. What does the THESIS do? THE MAIN IDEA (ANSWERS THE QUESTION)

6. What does the BLUEPRINT do? OUTLINES THE MAIN POINTS OF YOUR ESSAY POINT 1= PARAGRAPH ONE POINT 2= PARAGRAPH TWO POINT 3- PARAGRAPH THREE

7. What goes in each BODY PARAGRAPH? Match up the following Match up the following Paragraph 1 Your Life Experience Paragraph 2Prompt Given Paragraph 3Text Studied in Class

8. What texts have we studied this year? The Wild ChildrenHoles Gore Taste of Melon Gore Taste of Melon Long Long Afterschool Elf Beauty and the Beast How to Tell Renata Beauty and the Beast How to Tell Renata Golden Girl Twelfth Night Golden Girl Twelfth Night

9. A good BODY will… Relate back to your thesis statement. Relate back to your thesis statement. Form a bridge or transition to the next idea. Form a bridge or transition to the next idea. Contain the following: Contain the following: Topic sentence Topic sentence Point one Point one Supporting evidence for point one Supporting evidence for point one Point two Point two Supporting evidence for point two Supporting evidence for point two Point three Point three Supporting evidence for point three Supporting evidence for point three Concluding sentence Concluding sentence

10. A good CONCLUSION will.. Summarize your essay and tie up any loose ends. Summarize your essay and tie up any loose ends. NOT introduce any new information or arguments in your conclusion. NOT introduce any new information or arguments in your conclusion.

11. Conclusions contain: 1. Restatement of the thesis 2. Restatement of topic sentences 3. Terminator

12. What else to remember? DO NOT USE I or ME or MY in any other paragraph than paragraph number _____ DO NOT USE I or ME or MY in any other paragraph than paragraph number _____ Make a TITLE Make a TITLE Double Space Double Space EDIT EDIT THINK OF ALL THE GRAMMAR RULES YOU KNOW (REVIEW THEM IF NECESSARY!) THINK OF ALL THE GRAMMAR RULES YOU KNOW (REVIEW THEM IF NECESSARY!)

13. Your Assignment…. Review the topic given, read it over and begin planning for your essay. Review the topic given, read it over and begin planning for your essay. Tomorrow you will be in the computer lab writing your Introduction (FULLY), planning your body paragraphs (BRIEFLY), and writing your conclusion! Tomorrow you will be in the computer lab writing your Introduction (FULLY), planning your body paragraphs (BRIEFLY), and writing your conclusion!

14. When I get to the lab Log onto my computer Log onto my computer Click on the Hand In Pick Up Folder Click on the Hand In Pick Up Folder Click on Pick Up Click on Pick Up Click on Kunys Click on Kunys Open up EssayAssignmentNINES Open up EssayAssignmentNINES Complete the assignment, save, print, staple, hand in! (USE YOUR ID NUMBER, NO NAMES!) Complete the assignment, save, print, staple, hand in! (USE YOUR ID NUMBER, NO NAMES!)