a brief overview of essay body paragraphs, types of conclusions, explanation of the "so what:, and title formation strategies. Created by Coleman's Classroom

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The Essay
The Body,
Conclusion and Title

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Body Paragraph Parts
Topic Sentence (TS) directly
supports Thesis
Explanation of ideas in TS
Specific detailed examples to
support claims
Concluding sentence to sum up
ideas

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Body Paragraph Parts
SEEES
Topic Sentences
Explanation
Examples
Explanation
Concluding 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: Relevant
I: Interesting
B: Believable
S: Specific

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Types of Details
Specific Examples
People, places, or events
Facts
objective verifiable details
Statistics
facts expressed in numbers

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Types of Details
Anecdotes
True Stories
Quotations
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
future
Provide POSSIBLE consequences
Ideas come from YOUR logic
and thought processes...

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Suggestion
Suggest Solution
Give Advice
Offer Alternatives
Ideas come from YOUR logic
and thought processes...

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Quotation
Can End with appropriate
Quotation
MUST be relevant

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Call to Action
Suggest what SHOULD happen in
the future
Provide POSSIBLE solution
Ideas come from YOUR logic
and thought processes...

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End to Story
Appropriate with Anecdote
Introduction
End 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 Interesting
Short Catchy
Titles SHOULD NOT BE...
Complete Sentence
Underlined

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Titles Can Be…
Descriptive
Advice for the Lovelorn
Related to Essay Type
Steps to Heartbreak Recovery

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Title Formation Process
1. Write the main idea
2. Turn into a fragment
3. Delete all unneeded words
4. Changes parts of speech as
needed
5. See what you get

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Title Formation Process
1. I will explain how to write a
great title.
2. How to write a great title
3. Write a great title
4. Writing a great title

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