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PREWRITING
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WRITING PROCESS
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WRITING ADVICE
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FREEWRITING
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BRAIN-STORMING
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OUTLINING
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COMMON ERRORS
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JOURNALS
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ESSAY BASICS
- Titles
- Introductions
- Theses
- Topic Sentences
- Transitions
- Conclusions
EDITING/PROOF-READING
DOCUMENTATION
LITERARY CRITICISM
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POS
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MECHANICS
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BARD
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I. INTRODUCTION:
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B.
C.
D. Thesis Statement:
II. BODY:
A.
Point, Reason, Type, Class, Trait #1
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2)
3)
B.
Point, Reason, Type, Class, Trait #2
1)
2)
3)
C.
Point, Reason, Type, Class, Trait #3
1)
2)
3)
III. CONCLUSION:
A.
B.
C. Clincher Sentence:
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OUTLINE TEMPLATE
I. INTRODUCTION
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GENERALIZATION
* or Quote, Quip, Question,
Statistic
*“Everyone,” “Most people,” Most
of us”
*mind your Pronoun Reference |
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NARROW TO YOU
*“Some,” “Others”
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YOU
* “However, I …”
*”As a matter of fact, I, too, …”
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THESIS
*TOPIC + MAIN IDEA + SUPPORT
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II. BODY PARAGRAPH #1
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TOPIC
SENTENCE:
*repeat
first two-thirds of thesis statement
*identify
1st point/reason/aspect/type
*“One
reason I admire Oprah Winfrey is because of her resolve.”
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EXPLAIN:
*explain
briefly—in a sentence or two—your reason, trait, or type
*clarify
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EXAMPLES:
*be
SPECIFIC
* be
RELEVANT
* use
Transitions (“For example,” “For instance,” “Another example
concerns,” “A more positive example involves”) |
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III. BODY PARAGRAPH #2
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TOPIC
SENTENCE:
**refer
back to previous idea/paragraph
*repeat
first two-thirds of thesis statement
*identify
1st point/reason/aspect/type
* “In
addition to her resolve, another reason I admire Oprah Winfrey
is because of her success.”
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EXPLAIN:
*explain
briefly—in a sentence or two—your reason, trait, or type
*clarify
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EXAMPLES:
*be
SPECIFIC
* be
RELEVANT
* use
Transitions (“For example,” “For instance,” “Another example
concerns,” “A more positive example involves”) |
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IV. BODY PARAGRAPH #3
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TOPIC
SENTENCE:
**look
back & look ahead by referring back to previous two paragraphs
and
*repeat
first two-thirds of thesis statement
*identify
1st point/reason/aspect/type
* “While I
admire Oprah Winfrey because of her resolve and her success, the
most important reason I admire her concerns her generosity.”
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EXPLAIN:
*explain
briefly—in a sentence or two—your reason, trait, or type
*clarify
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EXAMPLES:
*be
SPECIFIC
* be
RELEVANT
* use
Transitions (“For example,” “For instance,” “Another example
concerns,” “A more positive example involves”) |
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V. CONCLUSION
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FULL
CIRCLE:
*refer to
opening generalization, scenario
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THESIS:
*repeat
thesis (not exact words)
*repeat
the reasons/types/traits
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ADDITIONAL POINTS:
*add
additional points to clarify
*mention
other reasons that were less important than those discussed in
the Body
*one last
chance to convince, persuade
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CLINCHER SENTENCE:
*write a
single sentence to signal the end to this essay
*make it
relevant to the essay’s topic
*if you
just wrote about the reasons to admire Oprah, then end
with a statement that refers to role models, worthiness, and
admiration
*“If more
people were like Oprah Winfrey, then the world would be a much
better place.” |
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