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The Essay

The Body,Conclusion and Title

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Body Paragraph PartsTopic Sentence (TS) directly

supports ThesisExplanation of ideas in TSSpecific detailed examples to

support claimsConcluding sentence to sum up

ideas

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Body Paragraph PartsSEEES

Topic SentencesExplanationExamplesExplanationConcluding Sentences

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Explanation Should…• Be Focused• Explain Topic• Explain Example• Clarify Ideas• Unify Information• Provide Transition

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Examples Should Be…

R: RelevantI: InterestingB: BelievableS: Specific

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Types of DetailsSpecific Examples

People, places, or eventsFacts

objective verifiable detailsStatistics

facts expressed in numbers

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Types of DetailsAnecdotes

True StoriesQuotations

someone’s exact words

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Concluding Sentence Should…

• Summarize Information• Conclude Point

• NEVER Add New Information

• NEVER Be Quote

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Finally...

Conclusions

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Prediction Suggest what MAY happen in

the futureProvide POSSIBLE

consequences

Ideas come from YOUR logic and thought processes...

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SuggestionSuggest SolutionGive AdviceOffer Alternatives

Ideas come from YOUR logic and thought processes...

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Quotation Can End with appropriate

QuotationMUST be relevant

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Call to Action Suggest what SHOULD happen

in the futureProvide POSSIBLE solution

Ideas come from YOUR logic and thought processes...

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End to Story Appropriate with Anecdote

IntroductionEnd the Story

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The “So What”Why does this matter?How might it relate to

someone else?Your classmates?Your family?Your community?Your state?Why should anyone

care?

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TITLE

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What about the TITLE??? Titles SHOULD BE...

Relevant InterestingShort Catchy

Titles SHOULD NOT BE...Complete Sentence

Underlined

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Titles Can Be…Descriptive

Advice for the LovelornRelated to Essay Type Steps to Heartbreak Recovery

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Title Formation Process1. Write the main idea2. Turn into a fragment3. Delete all unneeded

words4. Changes parts of speech

as needed5. See what you get

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Title Formation Process1. I will explain how to write

a great title.2. How to write a great title3. Write a great title4. Writing a great title

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