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Do Now/Quick Write #30: Carefully read the following five- paragraph sequence on your handout, paying special attention to how each paragraph relates to the writer’s thesis. Identify the paragraph that disrupts the unity of the sequence, and explain why it doesn’t belong. Carefully read the following five- paragraph sequence on your handout, paying special attention to how each paragraph relates to the writer’s thesis. Identify the paragraph that disrupts the unity of the sequence, and explain why it doesn’t belong.

Aim: How do you improve the overall unity of your draft? A well-written essay should be unified A well-written essay should be unified 1.Thesis itself should be clear. 2.No digressions, no discussion or information that is not shown to be logically related to the thesis. A unified essay stays within the limits of its thesis!

Aim: How do you improve the overall unity of your draft? Thesis Examples 2 and 3 Explains How 4 Why 5 Restates Thesis

Aim: How do you improve the overall unity of your draft? Working with your partner, read through My Name by Sandra Cisneros and discuss question one together. Be prepared to share your answers with the class. Working with your partner, read through My Name by Sandra Cisneros and discuss question one together. Be prepared to share your answers with the class. An essay may be longer, more complex, and more wide-ranging than this one, but to be effective it must also avoid digressions and remain close to the main idea. An essay may be longer, more complex, and more wide-ranging than this one, but to be effective it must also avoid digressions and remain close to the main idea.

Aim: How do you improve the overall unity of your draft? One way to check that your essay is indeed unified is to underline the thesis and then explain how each paragraph in your essay is related to your thesis. One way to check that your essay is indeed unified is to underline the thesis and then explain how each paragraph in your essay is related to your thesis. Underline the thesis statement on your draft. Exchange drafts with a peer reviewer. Read through the draft and comment in the margin how well each paragraph relates to the thesis. Underline the thesis statement on your draft. Exchange drafts with a peer reviewer. Read through the draft and comment in the margin how well each paragraph relates to the thesis.

Aim: How do you improve the overall unity of your draft? If you find a paragraph that does not appear to be logically connected, you can revise it so that the relationship is clear. Homework: Using the feedback from today’s review, revise your drafts so each paragraph is clearly related to the thesis. Prepare a reverse outline to ensure that your essay is unified.