1. Essay Writing THE INTRODUCTION

2. Review What are the components of a good thesis? What are the components of a good thesis?

3. Review essay topic

4. Review What are the components of a good thesis? What are the components of a good thesis? essay topic + the opinion or feeling your essay will prove to reader

5. Review What are the components of a good thesis? What are the components of a good thesis? essay topic + the opinion or feeling your essay will prove to reader + the preview or quick list of steps your paper will take in proving your thesis.

6. Review How is the opinion expressed in the thesis statement? How is the opinion expressed in the thesis statement?

7. Review In a signal term.

8. Review Can you find the signal term ? 1. The Odyssey is a work that is relevant to our life today. 2. The Odyssey is an ancient book. 3. The gods were justified in their dealings with Odysseus and his men. 4. Odysseus’ cunning got him and his men into more trouble than not. 5. It would have been better for Odysseus to take the route of Charybdis rather than Scylla.

9. Now write an Introduction…

10. “Yes, but how do I begin?”

11. “Yes, but how do I begin?” The easy way: with a funnel.

12. Big, general truth Specific truth Thesis

13. Synthetic Funnel Generality Specific Truth Thesis Everybody likes a good time. Whether it’s the excitement of a football game or the thrill of a good book, we all enjoy some special activity. For me as a child, nothing was so much fun as a trip to the seashore, with its promise of wild play, great food, and campfire fun. Everybody likes a good time. Whether it’s the excitement of a football game or the thrill of a good book, we all enjoy some special activity. For me as a child, nothing was so much fun as a trip to the seashore, with its promise of wild play, great food, and campfire fun.

14. Antithetic Funnel The generality gets reversed by your thesis. To parents, a swamp in the woods is a scary place. Thinking of bugs, snakes and disease, they forbid their children to go there. But as a boy I saw the marsh near our house very differently. To me it was a magical place with strange junk, exotic creatures, and endless opportunities for adventure. To parents, a swamp in the woods is a scary place. Thinking of bugs, snakes and disease, they forbid their children to go there. But as a boy I saw the marsh near our house very differently. To me it was a magical place with strange junk, exotic creatures, and endless opportunities for adventure.

15. Put a funnel on this thesis: “Owning a dog was wonderful for me as a child; he gave me patience, responsibility, and a lot of fun.” Big, general truth Specific truth Thesis

16. Put a funnel on this thesis: “My dentist is a great guy, whose gentleness and wisdom have meant a lot to me.” Big, general truth Specific truth Thesis

17. Put a funnel on this thesis: “Our family’s camping trips were an awful combination of bad luck, bad food, and bad tempers.” Big, general truth Specific truth Thesis

18. Put a funnel on this thesis: Odysseus’ cunning got him and his men into more trouble than not. Big, general truth Specific truth Thesis

19. Put a funnel on this thesis: It would have been better for Odysseus to take the route of Charybdis rather than Scylla. Big, general truth Specific truth Thesis

20. Homework for Friday 1. Come up with 2 possible thesis statements for a paper you would write on the Odyssey. 1. Come up with 2 possible thesis statements for a paper you would write on the Odyssey. (Remember: topic/opinion/preview) Write (funnel) introductions for those two statements Write (funnel) introductions for those two statements THEY MUST BE TYPED!!! THEY MUST BE TYPED!!!