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8/22/2019 BRIDGE Workshop
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Trio/SSS/WC
Led by: Kristina Yegoryan
In 1 Workshop Learn About:Essay WritingWriting ProcessOrganizationResearchingMLA Formatting
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WHAT DOES THE WORD
ESSAY MEAN?
WHAT IS ITS ORIGIN?
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The word essay means to try.
An essay is a piece of writing which is often written
from an author's personal point of view.
It is a short piece of non-fiction: an editorial, a featurestory or a critical study.
It differs from the article as in the essay the pleasure ofreading takes precedence over the information in thetext!
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The term Essay was FIRST used by Michel Montaigne duringthe
16th cen. (Renaissance) Montaigne attempted to assay (weight)
his thoughts on human perception.17th cent. (Age of Enlightenment)- Essays were a favored tool of
polemicists who aimed at convincing readers of their position
18th, 19th cent.: Essays were written for a general public
20th cent.: Some used essay to explain the new movement in art(T.S. Eliot) and some used for literary criticism (Woolf,
Charles du Boss)
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At times it is difficult to test a studentsknowledge with multiple-choice tests.
Essay writing shows:
Students interpretation
Critical thinking
Projection/expression of ideas
Writing skills
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HOW DO WEWRITE?At times students think that
writing a paper a nightbefore can be a miracle
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1) PREWRITING
2) DRAFTING
3) REVISING
4) EDITING
(PUBLISHING)
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Narrative( to tell a story/incident)Expository(to explain or acquaint with something)
Exemplification(brings in many examples to
support a choice/argument)
Cause and Effect
Descriptive
Definition
Compare and Contrast
Persuasive/ Argumentative(prove a point)
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Organization and Structure
(academic essays have the 5 paragraph base- structure:
Introduction, 3 Main Body Paragraphs, and Conclusion)
Authors voice (the essayist)
You do not need to use I when stating your arguments or
opinion- your essay/ your writing does present your voice
and your argument/opinion
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Implied audience/reader :Encoding(writers purpose) vs Decoding(readers
interpretation) of the information in the essay
The reader of an essay is called on to join in themaking of the meaning
Rhetorical appeals: Ethos, Pathos, Logos
(by Aristotle)Watch this video for understanding Rhetorical appeals:
http://www.wimp.com/teachpersuasion/
(What Aristotle and Joshua Bell teach us about Persuasion)
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Introduction: It sets the tone and the direction forthe composition. The paragraph starts withAttention Getter/ Hook and concludes with aThesis Statement.
Body: The body can consist of any number ofparagraphs that support the thesis statement.
Typically compositions contain one to three bodyparagraphs. Each body paragraph has its owntopic sentence with supporting evidence orcommentary.
Conclusion: It brings the composition to a close. It
usually starts with a general sentence thatsummarizes the introduction/the topic. Conclusionincludes a restatement of the thesis in differentwords and ends with a Call to Action or advice.
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1. Attention Getter / HookUse any of these hook strategies:
Rhetorical question
General statement
Very specific statement Fact or a startling statistics, or a quote
2. Definition/ Depiction
3. The Twist (However,)4. Explanation
5. Thesis Statement ( the last sent/the main argument)
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A sentence that goes at the end of yourintroductory paragraph. IT IS THE LASTSENTENCE OF INTRODUCTION
The main idea of the whole essay.
A debatable statement, the authorsargument /opinion.
It is usually 1 sentence or 2 max.
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Open vs. Complete
AnOpen Thesis does not contain the body points.
i.e. Everyone should drive a hybrid car.
A Complete Thesisincludes the body points.
i.e. Everyone should drive a hybrid car because they pollute
less, they get better mileage, and they help reduce gasoline
costs.
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Althoughcounter argument, actuallyyour
argument because 1st supporting idea,2nd supporting
Idea,and3rd supporting idea.
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1. Summary sentence
(General statement going back to Introduction
or if started with a rhetorical ?-then answer to the question)
2. Restatement of Thesis (re-saying your argument
(Ex. Since A, B, and C + your argument)
3. Call for action( a suggestion/advice what to do)
Hence, we should do. (shouldnt)
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MLA stands for Modern Language Association
MLA format offers:
guidelines for the overall look of a paper
makes the paper credible with a method of
documenting sources
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Use Times New Roman font, 12 point size
Double-Space the whole paper
All margins should be set to 1 inch
Single or double spacing after punctuation is acceptable
Each page should have header oflast name and page
number at the upper right-hand corner of each page
Continued
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Heading in the left corner of the 1st page:
Students Full Name
Instructors name
Class name
Date ( Day Month Year ) Ex. 20 November 2012
The title of the paper is centered
Do not underline, bold, or quote the title
When ending a quote with punctuation, punctuation is inside the
quotation marks
Ex: O Romeo, O Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? (Romeo and
Juliet2.2.36).
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Is a list of the references used in the paper
and serves as an acknowledgement for the
sources.
With the detailed information in the Works
Cited list one can find the original source if
needed for further research
Works Cited is usually a separate pageattached in the end of the essay or document
The sources are listed in the alphabetical
order without numbers or bullet- points
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Lets try to structure a sample essay!1. Watch the 3 min Ted Speech on 30 Day Goal by
Matt Cutts, and think about your 30 day
challenge and try to come up with a ThesisStatement for your 5 paragraph Narrativeessay!
http://www.ted.com/talks/matt_cutts_try_something_new_for_30_days.html
2. Watch the 3 min Ted Speech on 8 Secrets ofSuccess by Richard St. John, and think aboutyour 3 secrets of success to form a strong thesis
statement before you structure a 5 paragraph
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TANK YOU for
YOUR Attention!