1. English 4/Pre-AP10 Argument Essay
2013 Thinking Maps Lesson
English 4/Pre-AP10
Argument Essay

2. Essay Timeline
Day 1: Circle Map (brainstorm ideas) Day 2: Flee Map (organize ideas) Essay Body Rough Draft Day 3: Brace Map (intro & conclusion) Day 4: Tree Map (sentence fluency) Bridge Map (word choice) Day 5: Final Draft – in class only

3. Circle Map

4. Circle Map source idea/quote source source idea/quote idea/quote Essay
Topic
idea/quote
source
idea/quote
source
idea/quote
idea/quote
source
source

5. WHY is this information important?
Circle Map
HOW do you know what you know – personal experience, research data, expert testimony, etc.?
WHAT does this map reveal? What conclusions can you draw from the information here?
source
idea/quote
source
source
idea/quote
idea/quote
Essay
Topic
idea/quote
source
idea/quote
source
idea/quote
idea/quote
source
source
WHY is this information important?

6. Flee Map

7. Flee Map Essay Topic & Stance Paragraph 1 Topic Paragraph 2 Topic

8. Flee Map Essay Topic & Stance Paragraph 1 Topic Paragraph 2 Topic
Supporting details, elaborations, direct quotes, paraphrases, emotional & logical appeals, etc.

9. Flee Map WHAT do these particular details reveal about the topic?
HOW do details support or prove your stance?
Essay Topic & Stance
Paragraph 1 Topic
Paragraph 2 Topic
Paragraph 3 Topic
Supporting details, elaborations, direct quotes, paraphrases, emotional & logical appeals, etc.
WHY are these details particularly important to note in your essay?

10. Ethos – Pathos - Logos
Ethos – ethical appeal – Prove your credibility by using academic voice, strong vocabulary, correct grammar Pathos – emotional appeal – Appeal to emotions by using connotations and emotional stories and examples Logos – logical appeal – Convince audience by using logic or reason – Cite facts, statistics, & authorities – Use historical and literal analogies – Construct logical arguments

11. Brace Map
Hook
Introduction
Background
Topic
Thesis
Stance
Focus/STs

12. Brace Map HOW will this “hook” engage my reader? Hook Introduction
Background
Topic
Thesis
Stance
WHY is this background information important?
Focus/STs
WHAT does this thesis tell my reader about the essay to follow?

13. Brace Map Restate topic & stance 1 sentence re. Paragraph 1 topic
Conclusion
1 sentence re. Paragraph 2 topic
1 sentence re. Paragraph 3 topic
Logical conclusion to discussion

14. Brace Map WHY is it important to close with these particular points?
Restate topic & stance
1 sentence re. Paragraph 1 topic
Conclusion
1 sentence re. Paragraph 2 topic
1 sentence re. Paragraph 3 topic
HOW does this conclusion create a sense of closure for my reader?
Logical conclusion to discussion
WHAT emotion will this closing likely evoke in my reader?

15. Body Paragraph ___ Fluency
Tree Map
Body Paragraph ___ Fluency
Simple Sentences
Compound Sentences
Complex Sentences
Write sentences on these lines. Then combine and separate to balance the lists and increase fluency.

16. Body Paragraph ___ Fluency
Tree Map
WHAT types of structures do you use the most in this essay?
HOW do these structures affect the essay’s flow or fluency?
Body Paragraph ___ Fluency
Simple Sentences
Compound Sentences
Complex Sentences
Write sentences on these lines. Then combine and separate to balance the lists and increase fluency.
WHY is it important, in terms of your ethical appeal (i.e., credibility as an author), to revise the sentences in this particular paragraph?

17. is a more effective word choice than
Bridge Map
is a more effective word choice than
New word
New word
New word
New word
New word as as as as
Original word
Original word
Original word
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Original word

18. is a more effective word choice than
Bridge Map
WHAT types of word choice issues did you find in your essay – ambiguity, clichés, informality, repetition, incorrect terms?
HOW do your original word choices affect the essay’s tone, mood, and/or effectiveness? How will your substitutions affect these elements?
is a more effective word choice than
New word
New word
New word
New word
New word as as as as
Original word
Original word
Original word
Original word
Original word
WHY is it important, in terms of your ethical appeal (i.e., credibility as an author), to make these substitutions?