Essay Study

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Relevancy Why do we have you write the formal essay? Why do you need to learn the skills required to write a formal essay?

Why? Formal tone – sound educated Analysing Connections – text to text, text to world, text to self Organizing thoughts - flow Clarifying

Some students want to combines elements of writing – sentence, grammar, critical thinking, basically the entire course effective communication – all professions organize thoughts present ideas to sway audience critique literature real world – business presentation – s, mission statements science labs

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Pre-Assessment What do you already know about the essay and essay writing? With which types of essays are you familiar? What is the easiest part of the process? What is the most challenging part of the process?

Terminology Rhetoric Rhetorical Mode Audience Thesis Narration Description Exposition Argument/Persuasion

Purpose Narration – tell a story Description – create a sensory picture Exposition – explain or inform Argument/Persuasion - convince

Narration in Non-fiction writing Tell a true story Anedotes – great support for a thesis Everyone loves a good story Sequence of events – chronological or flashback Transitions – next, after, as soon as, then, finally Point of view – be consistent Setting – dates, places

Thesis Argument “Destination” – Canadian Content, Intro Controls the paper Everything relates back to the thesis Placement – beginning or end, sometimes in the middle Explicit or implicit Rubric – Knowledge and Thinking

Audience Who are you writing to? What do they know? What do they want to know from you?

“Eternal Glimpse” 1. What is thesis? 2. How do you know this essay has narration? 3. How are the events arranged? 4. What is the point of view? 5. Is this narration a good support for the thesis? Explain your anwer.

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Brainstorming Free writing on the thesis Mind mapping Dot jot of ideas What comes to mind? How easy will this thesis be to defend?

Outline Graphic organizer, loose-leaf page, word document– what works best for you? Thesis Dot jot points, proofs (quotations and page references), explanation Consider organization – strong point, weakest point, strongest point

Outline cont'd Include topic sentences – Why? Each topic sentence must relate to thesis Quotations – Why? Context for each quotation

Outline Graphic organizer, loose-leaf page, word document– what works best for you? Thesis Dot jot points, proofs (quotations and page references), explanation Consider organization – strong point, weakest point, strongest point

Rough Draft Complete sentences Paragraph structure Topic and concluding sentences Link paragraphs with transition words or repetition of words

Editing Explore spell check suggestions. Make sure you have avoided “I think,” “You,” slang and any other informal language. Read aloud to catch awkward sentences, missing words, typos. Get a trustworthy editor – what parts are not fully explained? What questions does your editor have? Consider what should be changed. Maintain your own voice – your paper should sound like you.

Final Copy Title page – title of your essay (not the title of your novel) goes in the centre; your name, date, teacher’s name, course go in bottom right corner Double space Bibliography

Relevance – Transferable Skills Casual Debate – Leafs vs Habs Lawyer – Litigating Letter of Application/Reference