THE ESSAY

INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH ATTENTION GETTER THESIS STATEMENT PLAN OF DEVELOPMENT

What is an attention getter? There are many ways of getting the reader’s attention. 4 methods Broad general statement Story Contrast Questions

What is a thesis statement? Main idea of the essay Contains a who or what and a key word Not too broad, not too narrow and does not announce ))))Place thesis statement after the attention getter

What is a plan of development? A list of the points or reasons Attached or detached from thesis statement Each point is developed in a body paragraph

BODY PARAGRAPH #1 TOPIC SENTENCE #1 DETAIL #1 example DETAIL #2 example DETAIL #3 example CONCLUDING SENTENCE

BODY PARAGRAPH #2 TOPIC SENTENCE #2 DETAIL #1 example DETAIL #2 example DETAIL #3 example CONCLUDING SENTENCE

What is a topic sentence? Main idea of the paragraph Contains a who or what and a key word Cannot be too broad, or too narrow and cannot announce ))))))Place at the beginning of the body paragraph

What are details? Support the topic sentence Add 3 in each body paragraph

What are examples? Support the details Add 2 examples for each detail in the body paragraph Be very, very specific

CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH SUMMARIZE OR RESTATE 2-3 SENTENCES ADD A POWERFUL ENDING FUNNY SAD