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The Essay
The Body,Conclusion and Title
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Body Paragraph PartsTopic Sentence (TS) directly
supports ThesisExplanation of ideas in TSSpecific detailed examples to
support claimsConcluding sentence to sum up
ideas
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Body Paragraph PartsSEEES
Topic SentencesExplanationExamplesExplanationConcluding Sentences
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Explanation Should…• Be Focused• Explain Topic• Explain Example• Clarify Ideas• Unify Information• Provide Transition
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Examples Should Be…
R: RelevantI: InterestingB: BelievableS: Specific
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Types of DetailsSpecific Examples
People, places, or eventsFacts
objective verifiable detailsStatistics
facts expressed in numbers
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Types of DetailsAnecdotes
True StoriesQuotations
someone’s exact words
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Concluding Sentence Should…
• Summarize Information• Conclude Point
• NEVER Add New Information
• NEVER Be Quote
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Finally...
Conclusions
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Prediction Suggest what MAY happen in
the futureProvide POSSIBLE
consequences
Ideas come from YOUR logic and thought processes...
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SuggestionSuggest SolutionGive AdviceOffer Alternatives
Ideas come from YOUR logic and thought processes...
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Quotation Can End with appropriate
QuotationMUST be relevant
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Call to Action Suggest what SHOULD happen
in the futureProvide POSSIBLE solution
Ideas come from YOUR logic and thought processes...
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End to Story Appropriate with Anecdote
IntroductionEnd the Story
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The “So What”Why does this matter?How might it relate to
someone else?Your classmates?Your family?Your community?Your state?Why should anyone
care?
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TITLE
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What about the TITLE??? Titles SHOULD BE...
Relevant InterestingShort Catchy
Titles SHOULD NOT BE...Complete Sentence
Underlined
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Titles Can Be…Descriptive
Advice for the LovelornRelated to Essay Type Steps to Heartbreak Recovery
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Title Formation Process1. Write the main idea2. Turn into a fragment3. Delete all unneeded
words4. Changes parts of speech
as needed5. See what you get
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Title Formation Process1. I will explain how to write
a great title.2. How to write a great title3. Write a great title4. Writing a great title
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