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Today’s Objectives 10/8/2013
You will be able:
Understand the proper elements of an
effective paragraph/essay
HOMEWORK:
Complete Organizer
The Significant Parts of an Essay
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Top Left:
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Writer’s full name
Teacher’s name
Class
Date
Reed A. Lot
Miss Philipp
English I Honors
20 September 2013
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Top Right:
◦ Writer’s last name
◦ Page number
◦ No comma needed
between the two!
Reed A. Lot
Miss Philipp
English I Honors
20 September 2013
Lot 1
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Title:
◦ Centered
◦ Creatively address topic and
subject of essay
◦ Do not: bold, underline,
italicize, or change size
Heading
Header
Title Goes Here
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Type
Double-space
12 point font
Legible, standard
font
◦ Times New Roman
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1 inch margins
Indent paragraphs
**For our paragraph
we are only focusing
on body paragraphs
do not look at
introduction notes!
Reed A. Lot
Lot 1
Miss Philipp
English I Honors
20 September 2013
Title Goes Here
Here is my general statement
about my topic. From here, I say
some more stuff, then I funnel to
the thesis statement.
A topic sentence goes here. I
support my arguments in this
paragraph and I include analysis.
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Topic Sentence
Transitions/Background information
Supporting Example(s)
Analysis
Closing Sentence
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Topic Sentence
Supporting
Examples
Conclusion
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will always establish
topic of paragraph;
provides reader with
focus
if within an essay –
relates back to
thesis statement
if within an essay –
transitions from
previous paragraph
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Topic Sentence
Supporting
Example(s)
Closing
sentence
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Each supports topic
sentence and thesis
Includes internal
transitions leading from
one example to the next
Incorporates direct
evidence from text in the
form of a quotation
Includes analysis of
evidence
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Explains HOW direct
evidence proves topic
sentence and thesis
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Topic Sentence
Supporting
Examples
Closing
Sentence
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relates to topic sentence
provides insight to the topic
discussed if within a single
paragraph
If within an essay – relates back
to thesis
if within an essay – does not
preview the next paragraph
Remember!
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Will always establish
topic of paragraph;
provides reader with
focus
if within an essay –
relates back to thesis
statement
if within an essay –
transitions from
previous paragraph
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Example Thesis Statement: In
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Topic Sentence for Body
Paragraph 1: The suspenseful
“The Most Dangerous Game”
the mood of suspense is
shown through the tropical
night, Zaroff’s chateau, and
the fight in the bedroom.
mood is illustrated through
the image of the dark, tropical
night.
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Topic Sentence for Body
Paragraph 2: In addition to the
imagery of the tropical night,
Zaroff’s chateau also helps to
emphasize the mood of
suspense.
Drawn from conclusions gained from text or
story
 Come from the ideas generated from the
reader
 Should not be repeated or redundant but
distinctive
Some ideas that we came up with from our
themes are…
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Borrowed from text
Must be quoted exactly as is written
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Including punctuation
Includes “lead-in” and analysis – THINK BURGER!
Cite using parenthetical citations
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Author’s last name
Page number
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While Rainsford is on the boat, he
attempts “[…to] peer through the
dank tropical night that was
palpable as it pressed its thick warm
blackness upon the yacht” (Connell
5).
Citation using author’s name,
page #
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Lead-ins
◦ Necessary to
provide smooth
transition
◦ Includes context
◦ If the quote is
spoken in the text,
the speaker must
be identified.
Examples:
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When Zaroff does
this he says, “…quote
goes here...”(author
#).
When Rainsford
jumps from the ship,
he is described as
“…quote goes
here...”(author #).
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Final component for quote incorporation
Offers an explanation of HOW quote supports topic
sentence and connects to the thesis
EXAMPLE: While Rainsford is on the boat, he
attempts “to peer through the dank tropical night
that was palpable as it pressed its thick warm
blackness upon the yacht” (Connell 5). The
author’s use of the words “dank,” “palpable,” and
“pressed” help to emphasize the suffocation the
characters feel. The word dank gives one a feeling
of a heavy wetness, which would then weigh on the
characters. Something that is palpable can be
touched, and therefore, if the air is pressing on the
characters, they would feel suffocated.
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On one side of Zaroff’s chateau, the sea is
described as “lick[ing] greedy lips in the
shadows” (Connell 7). The personifcation of
the sea helps to add suspense because it
emphasizes that Rainsford’s only option is
the chateau; both the jungle and the sea
threaten death.
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Remember-
◦ relates to topic sentence
◦ provides insight to the
topic discussed if within a
single paragraph
◦ If within an essay –
relates back to thesis
◦ if within an essay – does
not preview the next
paragraph
Avoid: “In conclusion…”
and “As you can see…”
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Example Thesis Statement:
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Topic Sentence for Body
Paragraph 1: The
In “The Most Dangerous
Game” the mood of
suspense is shown through
the tropical night, Zaroff’s
chateau, and the fight in
the bedroom.
suspenseful mood is
illustrated through the
image of the dark, tropical
night.
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Closing Sentence for Body
Paragraph 1: The feeling of
suffocation as well as the
inability to see through the
night air helps to build the
suspense of the story.
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Present tense
 The author wants
Third person
to reconsider
readers
The author
wants how
Spell check
jealousy
rules
their lives.
readers
to
reconsider
how
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The
teecher
wantz
Avoid excessive
jealousy rules
their
lives.
stoodentz
to
be
smart
and
pronoun usage
use
spehl
check. Meghan’s
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Julie
borrowed
Use the
apostrophe to
necklace because she
mark possession
wanted to look good for
her husband. She is a
shallow person.
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Pay attention to sentence structure
Vary sentence lengths
Pay attention to comma placement and other
punctuation
Write complete sentences
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then
now
that
it
get or got 
starts to (as a phrase)
As you can see, Overall, In Conclusion
run on and fragment sentences
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Today’s Objectives 10/8/2013
You will be able:
Understand the construction and
necessary elements of a funnel
introduction & funnel conclusion
HOMEWORK:
Complete Organizer for tomorrow and
staple thesis handout on top
Paper due TUESDAY!
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PULL OUT YOUR NOTES SECTION
ANY QUESTIONS FROM YESTERDAY?
HAVE I CHECKED ALL THESIS STATEMENTS?
LET’S TALK ABOUT FUNNEL INTRODUCTIONS
AND CONCLUSIONS!!!!
Today’s Objectives
October 10th, 201310/8/2013
You will be able:
 Understand the construction and
necessary elements of a funnel
introduction & funnel conclusion
HOMEWORK:
Works cited! & Paper due TUESDAY!
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PULL OUT YOUR NOTES SECTION
Let me quickly clarify from yesterday
Paragraph you brought in and the elements
LET’S TALK ABOUT FUNNEL INTRODUCTIONs
AND CONCLUSIONS!!!!
General Statement:
Broad statement that reflects argument/topic
1 sentence
Linking Sentences:
Explain/provide more information on general statement
2-3 sentences
Introduction to author and novel:
1-2 sentences
Background information:
Specific information from novel that relates to thesis
statement
2-3 sentences
Thesis statement: I sentence – YOUR ARGUMENT
Reword thesis
I sentence
Sum up major topics of essay
2-4 sentences
Refer back to general statement
1-2 sentences
Lasting impression – do not be cliché’
Today’s Objectives
October 11th, 201310/8/2013
You will be able:
 Understand the purpose and format of a
works cited page
 3rd: funnels
 7th: body paragraph elements
HOMEWORK:
Paper due TUESDAY!