1. 6+1 Traits Essential Question: What are the elements of a “good” essay? Frankin 1 Renee Franklin Ms. Monahan English 1 29 April 2012 Perceived Motivations Throughout literature, authors have toyed with the concept of love. William Shakespeare is no exception. In his famous tragedy Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare portrays two teen lovers who, separated by family strife, long to be together. This longing is perceived by readers, however, as lust rather than love.

2. TWO GROUPS OF TRAITS REVISION TRAITS  Ideas  Organization  Voice  Word Choice  Sentence Fluency EDITING TRAITS  Conventions  Presentation*

3. IDEAS  The writing process is important Brainstorming, creating an outline, writing rough drafts, polishing the essay  Ideas are the core of your essay  OWL reading strategies can help generate ideas about what you’ve read! Imaging, Self-Questioning  Select an idea, Narrow your focus, Elaborate on what you’d like to say, Discover more about your topic

4. ORGANIZATION  Organization refers to the internal structure of your essay  Use appropriate transitions  There should be a logical pattern of ideas Topic sentences relate to the thesis All sentences in a body paragraph relate to the topic sentence  OWL can help you organize your ideas! Connecting, Predicting I.Introduction A.Attention-getter B.Link to thesis A.Thesis II.Body A.First Body Paragraph i.Topic Sentence ii.Introduce support iii.Give textual support (parenthetical citation) iv.Explain/ elaborate on textual support v.Transition to next idea. B.Second Body Paragraph III.Conclusion A.Wrap-up B.Writer’s Comment I.Introduction A.Attention-getter B.Link to thesis (w/ author & title) C.Thesis II.Body A.First Body Paragraph i.Topic Sentence ii.Introduce support iii.Give textual support (parenthetical citation) iv.Explain/ elaborate on textual support v.Transition to next idea B.Second Body Paragraph III.Conclusion A.Wrap-up B.Writer’s Comment

5. VOICE  Voice is your individual style  Your voice is apparent most in the Writer’s Comment In the conclusion  Your voice should match the purpose & audience for your essay Formal essay = formal voice Academic audience

6. WORD CHOICE  Make deliberate decisions about the words you use  Don’t get “Shift F7” happy  Also called diction  OWL can help! Vocabulary Acquisition

7. SENTENCE FLUENCY  It’s the “flow” of language  Play with long and short sentences  Read your essay out loud!  Do your sentences “link” together?

8. CONVENTIONS  Conventions refers to the level of correctness in your essay  It’s your correct use of grammar & mechanics (punctuation, etc.)  Read your essay like DOL sentences Do I have agreement in verb tense? Do I have agreement in number? Did I spell words correctly?  there/ they’re/ their, its/ it’s

9. PRESENTATION  MLA format  Use proper headings  Check for correct usage of parenthetical citations  Use OEHS Writing Style Guide (in your student handbook) for MLA format rules Patrick 1 Brady Patrick Mrs. Monahan English 1 29 April 2006 He lusts me; He loves me not Throughout literature, authors have toyed with the concept of love. William Shakespeare is no exception. In his famous tragedy Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare portrays two teen lovers who, separated by family strife, long to be together. This longing is perceived by readers, however, as lust rather than love.

10. PRESENTATION  Parenthetical citations These are the pieces of information that refer to your sources of information  Works Cited page This page contains the detailed information on your sources. Use your Writing Style Guide in the student planners Franklin 3 David believed that Amy’s personality changed by the time they went to high school. He said that she was no longer the person she had been when they spent time together in the summer. “The person she’d been for me had not existed for anyone else” (Kretchmer 210). The type of friend Amy had been for David was not the friend she had been for others. David thought Amy had became someone with whom he did not want to be friends. This became apparent during - - - - - - - -last page - - - - - - - - Works Cited Krechmer, Susie. "And Summer is Gone." Coming of Age. Ed. Bruce Erma. Lincolnwood, IL: National Textbook Company, 1999. 206-210.

11. 6+1 Traits Essential Question:  What are the elements of a “good” essay?  How do I write a good essay? Let’s practice! Franklin 1 Renee Franklin Ms. Monahan English 1 29 April 2012 Perceived Motivations Throughout literature, authors have toyed with the concept of love. William Shakespeare is no exception. In his famous tragedy Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare portrays two teen lovers who, separated by family strife, long to be together. This longing is perceived by readers, however, as lust rather than love.