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Delivered By:Quratulain Talpur
Essay Writing
Introduction to Writing
If you do not think clearly, ”You won’t write clearly”.
Clear, disciplined thinking is the key to effective writing.
If you want to communicate effectively with readers, you must provide solid evidence for any point you make.
Difference Between Writing and Talking
In Writing, any idea that you advance must be supported with specific reasons or details.
Think of your reader as a reasonable people.
They will not take your views on faith, but they are willing to accept what you say as long as you support it.
Definition of Essay:
The word “Essay” means an “Attempt”.
The Essay is a short literary composition.
It states the problem from an individual point of view.
It is light and pleasant in tone.
Requirements:
Choice of Subjects Information Reading Observation Thinking Practice Unity Coherence
Diagram of Essay
Introduction
Opening Remarks Thesis Statement
BodyTopic Sentence
1Specific
Evidence
Topic Sentence 2Specific
Evidence
Topic Sentence 3Specific
Evidence
Conclusion
Summary(Optional)
General Closing Remarks Or both
Title of The Essay
Parts of an Essay
Introductory Paragraph: It should start with several sentences that
attract the readers interest.
It should advance the Central Idea or Thesis that will be developed in the Essay.
It can be started from the very General then went for Specific topic.
Understanding Thesis Statement
A good Thesis Statement does two things:-
It tells readers about an Essay topic. It presents the writers attitude, opinion, idea, or point about the topic.
Writing a Good Thesis
Family Older Sister
My Older Sister helped me overcome my shyness.
Television TV Preachers
TV users use sales techniques to promote their messages.
Children Disciplining of Children
She has several effective ways of disciplining her children.
Wake Up
Activity
Activity
Write the Stages in each list from Broadcast Stage to the Marking Thesis.
o Teacherso Educationo Math Teachero My High School math Teacher was
incompetent.o High School Math Teacher.
Activity
Camping First Camping Trip Summer Vacation My first camping trip was a
disastrous experience. Vacations
Body: Supporting Paragraphs
Most of the Essays have three supporting Paragraphs.
Each of Supporting Paragraphs should begin with the Topic Sentence that states the point to be detailed in that paragraph.
Activity
Following are Informal outlines. Working with a partner, complete them by adding a third logical point that will be parallel the two provided.
First Task
1. The first day on anew job can be nerve-racking.
a. Meeting new people.b. Finding your way around a
new placec. …………………………………
Second Task
My stepmother has three qualities I admire.
a. Patience.b. Thoughtfulness.c. ……………………….
Third Task
College is stressful for many people.a. ………………………..b. ………………………..c. ………………………..
Concluding Paragraph
It summarizes the Essay by briefly restating the Thesis and the main Supporting Paragraphs.
Along with that, Writer often presents a Concluding Thought about the Subject of the Paper.
Activity
Identify the Parts of an Essay: T ……Topic
TH …... Thesis Statement
S ……..Supporting Sentence
Task
a. TV has forced more politicians to focus more on appearance than substance.
b. Television has had a massive impact on politics in the United States.
c. The expense of producing and airing ads has made politicians worry more about fund raising than serving their people.
d. Television.
Outcome
S TH S T
Benefits of Writing Essay
Three Benefits:-1. Mastering the Essay will help make
you a better writer.
2. It will strengthen your skills as a Reader and Listener.
3. Most important, Essay writing will make you a stronger thinker.
Prewriting Techniques
The following prewriting techniques will help you think about and develop a topic and get words on paper.
Free writing Questioning
Making a List Clustering
Preparing a Scratch Outline
Questioning(The Hazards of Movie Going)
•Just too many problems involved.
Why don’t I like to go to a
movie?
•Could be any time:- when a movie is popular, the theater is too crowded; when traffic is bad, the trip is a drag.
When is going to the movies
a problem?
•I can stay home and watch movis on DVD or Cable TV.
How can I deal with the problem?
Making a List
Traffic is bad between my house and theatre.
Noisy patrons. Kids running in aisles. Not enough parking. Long lines. High ticket prices. Commercials for food on the screen. People coughing and sneezing Teenagers yelling and showing off
Clustering
Movie Going
Too many
people
Choc late Bars
Lines at Box
Office
Noisy People
Adults Teenagers
YellingTeenage
rs Showing
Off
Adults Coughin
g
Adults Sneezin
g
Thanks