“ELEMENTS OF

ESSAY”JAY MARK J. WALUHAN BSChE-2

THALLIUM ?

NO! it’s thesis!

THESIS

A thesis is to an essay as what a theme is to a short story, play, or poem: it’s the governing

idea, proposition, claim, or point.

Central idea or point develop in an essay Main insight or idea about a text or topic

The Hazards of Moviegoing

By John LanganFrom College Writing Skills with Readings

I am a movie fanatic. When friends want to know what picture won the Oscar in 1980 or who played the police chief in Jaws, they ask me. My friends, though, have stopped asking me if I want to go out to the movies. The problems in getting to the theatre, the theater itself, and the behaviour of some patrons are all reasons why I often wait for a movie to show up on TV.

First of all, just getting to the theatre presents difficulties. Leaving a home equipped with a TV and a video recorder isn't an attractive idea on a humid, cold, or rainy night. Even if the weather cooperates, there is still a thirty-minute drive to the theatre down a congested highway, followed by the hassle of looking for a parking space. And then there are the lines. After hooking yourself to the end of a human chain, you worry about whether there will be enough tickets, whether you will get seats together, and whether many people will sneak into the line ahead of you.

Once you have made it to the box office and gotten your tickets, you are confronted with the problems of the theatre itself. If you are in one of the run-down older theatres, you must adjust to the musty smell of seldom-cleaned carpets. Escaped springs lurk in the faded plush or cracked leather seats, and half the seats you sit in seem loose or tilted so that you sit at a strange angle. The newer twin and quad theatres offer their own problems. Sitting in an area only one-quarter the size of a regular theatre, moviegoers often have to put up with the sound of the movie next door. This is especially jarring when the other movie involves racing cars or a karate war and you are trying to enjoy a quiet love story. And whether the theatre is old or new, it will have floors that seem to be coated with rubber cement. By the end of a movie, shoes almost have to . . .

MOLYBDENUm ?

NO! it’s MOTIVE!

MOTIVE

The reason, establish by the writer at start of the essay, why a reader might want to read

an essay on this topic

The purpose of the writer upon making the essay(to inform, to convince, to persuade, to

entertain, etc.)

ERBIUM ?

NO! it’s Evidence!

EVIDENCE

The facts or details, summarized or quoted, that the writer use to support, demonstrate, and prove the

main idea(thesis) and sub-ideas(topic sentence) needs to be the right kind of evidence to support

the thesis (with no obvious pieces of evidence overlooked)

needs to be sufficiently concrete for the reader to trust it (e.g. in analysing a text, finding key or

representative passages to quote and focus on)

. . . The problems in getting to the theater, the theater itself, and the behavior of some patrons are all reasons why I often wait for a movie to show up on TV.

First of all, just getting to the theater presents difficulties. (1)Leaving a home equipped with a TV and a video recorder isn't an attractive idea on a humid, cold, or rainy night. (2)Even if the weather cooperates, there is still a thirty-minute drive to the theater down a congested highway, followed by the hassle of looking for a parking space. (3)And then there are the lines. After hooking yourself to the end of a human chain, you worry about whether there will be enough tickets, whether you will get seats together, and whether many people will sneak into the line ahead of you.

Once you have made it to the box office and gotten your tickets, you are confronted with the problems of the theater itself. (1)If you are in one of the run-down older theaters, you must adjust to the musty smell of seldom-cleaned carpets. (2)Escaped springs lurk in the faded plush or cracked leather seats, and half the seats you sit in seem loose or tilted so that you sit at a strange angle. The newer twin and quad theaters offer their own problems. (3)Sitting in an area only one-quarter the size of a regular theater, moviegoers often have to put up with the sound of the movie next door. This is especially jarring when the other movie involves racing cars or a karate war and you are trying to enjoy a quiet love story. (4)And whether the theater is old or new, it will have floors that seem to be coated with rubber cement. By the end of a movie, shoes almost have to be pried off the floor because they have become sealed to a deadly compound of spilled soda, hardening bubble gum, and crushed Ju-Jubes.

Some of the patrons are even more of a problem than the theater itself. (1)Little kids race up and down the aisles, usually in giggling packs. (2)Teenagers try to impress their friends by talking back to the screen, whistling, and making what they consider to be hilarious noises. (3)Adults act as if they were at home in their own living rooms and comment loudly on the ages of the stars or why movies aren't as good anymore. (4)And people of all ages crinkle candy wrappers, stick gum on their seats, and drop popcorn tubs or cups of crushed ice and soda on the floor. They also cough and burp, squirm endlessly in their seats, file out for repeated trips to the rest rooms or concession stand, and elbow you out of the armrest on either side of your seat.

After arriving home from the movies one night, I decided that I was not going to be a moviegoer anymore . . .

strontium ?

NO! it’s structure!

STRUCTURE

Like any literary text, an essay needs to have a beginning (or introduction), a middle (or body), and an ending (or conclusion). Each of these parts has a distinct function.

The Hazards of Moviegoing

By John LanganFrom College Writing Skills with Reading

I am a movie fanatic. When friends want to know what picture won the Oscar in 1980 or who played the police chief in Jaws, they ask me. My friends, though, have stopped asking me if I want to go out to the movies. The problems in getting to the theater, the theater itself, and the behavior of some patrons are all reasons why I often wait for a movie to show up on TV.

INTRODUCTION

The introductory paragraph of an essay should start with several sentences that attract the reader’s interest.

Introductions work to convince readers that they should read the essay.

First of all, just getting to the theater presents difficulties. Leaving a home equipped with a TV and a video recorder isn't an attractive idea on a humid, cold, or rainy night. Even if the weather cooperates, there is still a thirty-minute drive to the theater down a congested highway, followed by the hassle of looking for a parking space. And then there are the lines. After hooking yourself to the end of a human chain, you worry about whether there will be enough tickets, whether you will get seats together, and whether many people will sneak into the line ahead of you.

Once you have made it to the box office and gotten your tickets, you are confronted with the problems of the theater itself. If you are in one of the run-down older theaters, you must adjust to the musty smell of seldom-cleaned carpets. Escaped springs lurk in the faded plush or cracked leather seats, and half the seats you sit in seem loose or tilted so that you sit at a strange angle. The newer twin and quad theaters offer their own problems. Sitting in an area only one-quarter the size of a regular theater, moviegoers often have to put up with the sound of the movie next door. This is especially jarring when the other movie involves racing cars or a karate war and you are trying to enjoy a quiet love story. And whether the theater is old or new, it will have floors that seem to be coated with rubber cement. By the end of a movie, shoes almost have to be pried off the floor because they have become sealed to a deadly compound of spilled soda, hardening bubble gum, and crushed Ju-Jubes.

Some of the patrons are even more of a problem than the theater itself. Little kids race up and down the aisles, usually in giggling packs. Teenagers try to impress their friends by talking back to the screen, whistling, and making what they consider to be hilarious noises. Adults act as if they were at home in their own living rooms and comment loudly on the ages of the stars or why movies aren't as good anymore. And people of all ages crinkle candy wrappers, stick gum on their seats, and drop popcorn tubs or cups of crushed ice and soda on the floor. They also cough and burp, squirm endlessly in their seats, file out for repeated trips to the rest rooms or concession stand, and elbow you out of the armrest on either side of your seat.

BODY

The middle, or body, of an essay is its beating heart, the place where you do the essential work of supporting and developing the thesis by presenting and analyzing evidence.

After arriving home from the movies one night, I decided that I was not going to be a moviegoer anymore. I was tired of the problems involved in getting to the movies and dealing with the theater itself and some of the patrons. The next day I arranged to have cable TV service installed in my home. I may now see movies a bit later than other people, but I'll be more relaxed watching box office hits in the comfort of my own living room.

CONCLUSION

The concluding paragraph often summarizes the essay by briefly restating the thesis and, at times, the main supporting points.

scandium ?

NO! it’s stitching!

STITCHING

The use of words that tie together the parts of the thesis or topic sentences such as transitional words

or phrases.

Uses to achieve coherence(smooth flow of argument created by transition sentences that show how the

next paragraph or section follows from the preceding one, thus sustaining momentum)

Happiness

Humankind can’t continue their lives without desires. If one wants to be happy, surely, he has to discover his best desires that provide him a happy life. Some of these desires that help to continue our lives can be acceptance in our relationships, a good family life and strong social relations. Trying to satisfy these desires has a great meaning to achieve happiness for me.

To start with,however embarrassed I am about this desire of mine, I have an obsession to expect people to accept my thoughts and manners in every situation. Yes, this is not a good characteristic and sometimes makes me an antipathic person but trying to be accepted by someone can give you happiness, too. Besides, if you can manage to make someone love you knowing and accepting all about you, I think that is the absolute happiness.

Furthermore, it seems to me that family is the basic source of happiness. Certainly, I can’t always be a good guy and sometimes I make them upset but I can’t stand seeing them upset. Therefore, I try to do whatever necessary to make them happy. Consequently, when I see happy family faces, I feel deeply happy.

Thirdly, to have friends is one of the most meaningful aspects of life. I believe that one should have three very warm friends at least. For example, I can’t bear loneliness and if I couldn’t share all my heart with these warm friends, I believe that I could never be happy. As a consequence, if you feel like me, it will be worth improving your close relationships in order to be happy.

To recap, humankind has a short life but he is given a lot of desires to be happy. Moreover, if one wants to discover the meaning of his short life, he should look for it in desires. Whether he finds it or not, he will taste happiness just by looking for it.

SULFUR ?

NO! it’s sources!

SOURCES

Persons or documents (referred to, summarized, or quoted) that help to demonstrate the truth of the

thesis and its topic sentences

They are typically sources of :(a) factual information or data, (b) opinions or interpretation on your topic, (c) comparable versions of the thing you are discussing, or (d) applicable general concepts.

THAT’S ALL FOLKS!!!Good day!!!