By: Kristina Yegoryan Workshop: IN-CLASS ESSAY

WHAT IS AN ESSAY? An essay is a piece of writing which is often written from an author's personal point of view.point of view The Main Essay Types are: Narrative ( to tell a story/incident) Expository (to explain or acquaint with something ) Cause and Effect Descriptive Compare and Contrast Persuasive Argumentative (prove a point)

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF IN-CLASS ESSAY? At times it is difficult to test a student’s knowledge with multiple-choice tests. Essay writing shows: Student’s interpretation Critical thinking Projection/expression of ideas Writing skills

TEST TAKING TIPS! BEFORE THE TEST: Good sleep, Healthy food DURING THE TEST Positive outlook Self-confidence Divide the time wisely

HOW TO DO WELL First read the instructions Read and understand the questions Break each question down to grasp what they are expecting as a response All the 3 questions have several small questions within them; make sure you address them all Underline or circle the main ideas in each question Turn the page and NOW ONLY read the text Manage your time wisely

HOW TO MANAGE THE LIMITED TIME? The in-class essay will take place during your class time period Do not be late! Have the big Green book and 2 pens on the desk Have your dictionary and scratch paper ready on the desk too ( if you think you need them) You have 85 min Plan the time to have 5 paragraph essay response

HOW TO USE 85 min? 1.Read the instructions understand – 5 min 2. Read the questions, break them down and underline the key words - 5 min 3.Read the text and annotate (use strategies)- 10 min 4.Plan and develop the essay Take ALL the Steps of The Writing Process Pre-Writing 5 min Draft/Revise min Edit/Review 5 min 5. Final proofreading /making last corrections- 5 min

THESIS ( Argument + A, B, and C supports ) BODY A B C INTRODUCTION CONCLUSION ESSAY STRUCTURE ESSAY MAN

1. Attention Getter / Hook Use 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 Triangle ( The author, title, and main idea of the reading) 4. Explanation 5. Thesis Statement INTRODUCTION

THESIS STATEMEMT It is the main idea of the whole essay It is the last sentence of Introduction It should show if you agree with the author’s main argument ( so it shows your argument) and introduces the support (s) that are later developed in the Body paragraph.

Question(s) 1 Question(s) 2 Question(s) 3 BODY A BODY B BODY C BODY PARAGRAPHS In any of the Body paragraphs include: At least 1 quote and an example

BODY PARAGRAPHS Each Body Paragraph has: Topic Sentence ( a statement referring/ paraphrasing the question) Supporting sentences united with transitional words ( Answers to the questions ) Closure sentence ( summarizing the idea of the paragraph

1. Summary sentence (General statement –going back to Introduction) 2. Restating the Triangle 3. Restatement of Thesis (re-saying your argument (Ex. Since A, B, and C + your argument) 4. “Call for action” ( a suggestion/advice what to do ) Hence, we should do…. (shouldn’t)…. CONCLUSION