EGE+-+Essay+Writing

__**Thesis Sentence**__
 * **ADOPTED - 11/9/11**
 * Thesis should include the following:
 * Statement of topic
 * Statement of opinion / something to debate / something to prove
 * Statement could / should use the three prong idea (as a teaching tool until they are ready for more advanced structures)
 * If and / or when students are "past" this, they could be / should be weened from the 3-prong structure.
 * BUT...if they cannot stay organized, students may want to stick with the 3 prong.
 * **Examples**
 * The atomic bomb should have been dropped on Japan at the end of World War II because of a...., b......, and c......
 * The internement of the Japanese-Americans under Executive Order 9066 was appropriate / inappropriate due to a....., b....., and c......
 * ASSIGNMENTS to HELP TEACH
 * Literary Critiques for //To Kill a Mockingbird// and poetry

__**Introduction Paragraph(s)**__
 * [[file:TKaM lit crit planning.docx]]This has information about writing introductions (hooks) and conclusions
 * [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document.png width="32" height="32" link="file:lhsamstudies/Parallel controlling statements.docx"]] [[file:lhsamstudies/Parallel controlling statements.docx|Parallel controlling statements.docx]]
 * [[file:Incorporating quotations.docx]][[file:Bitter River intro.docx]][[file:The Bitter River.docx]]
 * [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document.png width="32" height="32" link="file:lhsamstudies/Thesis Creation Steps.docx"]] [[file:lhsamstudies/Thesis Creation Steps.docx|Thesis Creation Steps.docx]]
 * [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document.png width="32" height="32" link="file:lhsamstudies/Thesis Creation Steps in Action.docx"]] [[file:lhsamstudies/Thesis Creation Steps in Action.docx|Thesis Creation Steps in Action.docx]]
 * [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="file:lhsamstudies/Thesis Creation and Practice.doc"]] [[file:lhsamstudies/Thesis Creation and Practice.doc|Thesis Creation and Practice.doc]]
 * [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="file:lhsamstudies/Writing Thesis Statements.doc"]] [[file:lhsamstudies/Writing Thesis Statements.doc|Writing Thesis Statements.doc]]
 * [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="file:lhsamstudies/Thesis Evaluation Practice.doc"]] [[file:lhsamstudies/Thesis Evaluation Practice.doc|Thesis Evaluation Practice.doc]]
 * **ADOPTED - 4/27/11**
 * Thesis should be the **last sentence in the first paragraph** or **very nearly the last sentence**
 * Introduction should include the following:
 * Hook
 * Context for the essay (where the essay fits in the grand scheme of the world and its topic)
 * Thesis statement
 * Introduction should NOT include the following:
 * Rhetorical questions
 * ASSIGNMENTS to HELP TEACH
 * [[file:The Essay!.ppt]]
 * [[file:Introductions.ppt]]
 * [[file:Introduction Paragraphs.doc]]
 * [[file:Introductions.pdf]]
 * [[file:Introductions - Multiple Styles.doc]]
 * [[file:Introductions - Activity - Write Same One in Multiple Styles.doc]]

__**Body Paragraphs / Sections**__
 * **ADOPTED - 4/4/12**
 * Topic sentence should set the topic and the position of the paragraph.
 * Paragraph should follow the 8- or 11-sentence basic structure
 * Pattern should be point-evidence-analysis

__**Conclusion Paragraph**__
 * **ADOPTED** - 4/4/12
 * Should begin with a reworded restatement of the thesis sentence
 * Move from specific to general
 * Move from opinion to factual
 * NOT just an inversion of the intro paragraph
 * Ends with a final sentence that provides a sense of closure for the reader
 * Does NOT end with "what do you think?" silliness
 * [[file:Conclusions.ppt]]
 * [[file:Conclusions.pdf]]
 * [[file:Conclusions - Multiple Styles.doc]]
 * [[file:Conclusions - Writing Practice.docx]]