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By: Kristina Yegoryan

Workshop: IN-CLASS ESSAY



WHAT IS AN ESSAY?

An essay is a piece of writing which is often writtenfrom an author's personal point of view .

The Main Essay Types are:

Narrative ( to tell a story/incident)

Expository (to explain or acquaint with something )

Cause and Effect

Descriptive

Compare and Contrast

Persuasive

Argumentative (prove a point)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perspective_(cognitive)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perspective_(cognitive)



WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OFIN-CLASS ESSAY?

At times it is difficult to test a student’s knowledge with multiple-choice tests.

Essay writing shows:Student’s interpretation

Critical thinking

Projection/expression of ideas Writing skills



TEST TAKING TIPS!

BEFORE THE TEST:

Good sleep, Healthy food

DURING THE TESTPositive outlook

Self-confidence

Divide the time wisely



HOW TO DO WELL

First read the instructions

Read and understand the questions

Break each question down to grasp what they areexpecting as a response

All the 3 questions have several small questions within them; make sure you address them all

Underline or circle the main ideas in each question

Turn the page and NOW ONLY read the text

Manage your time wisely



HOW TO MANAGE THELIMITED TIME?

The in-class essay will take placeduring your class time period

Do not be late! Have the big Green book and 2 pens on the desk

Have your dictionary and scratch paper ready on the desk too ( if you think you need them)

You have 85 min

Plan the time to have 5 paragraph essay response



HOW TO USE 85 min?

1. Read the instructions understand – 5 min

2. Read the questions, break them down and underline thekey words - 5 min

3. Read the text and annotate (use strategies)- 10 min

4. Plan and develop the essay

Take ALL the Steps of The Writing Process

Pre-Writing 5 minDraft/Revise 35-40 min

Edit/Review 5 min

5. Final proofreading /making last corrections- 5 min



THESIS ( Argument + A, B, and C supports)

BODY

A

B

C

INTRODUCTION

CONCLUSION

ESSAY STRUCTURE

ESSAY MAN



Have you ever had an interest in self defense? Karate is martial art and a way of fighting and self-defense based on an understanding of both body and mind. As acollege student, I discovered tae kwon do. Even though I was physically fit and plannedto become a police officer, I thought that women needed special skills to protectthemselves. Karate teaches these skills and more.

First, the discipline of karate helps the student to outfight and outsmart heropponent. For a while, I didn’t appreciate the discipline. We had to practice every nightin class and also commit to a rigid exercise plan outside of class. We also had to bedisciplined in our study of the course materials.

Second, with practice, karate increases maturity. Although maturity sometimescomes with age, it can also come with experience. Maturity is something that I thoughtI had developed until I started my karate classes, and I realized that I have a hot temper

and often jump to conclusions.Finally, after a year or so, karate can change the student’s self -concept. This

happened to me. On one hand, I became confident that I had the skills to take care of business if necessary. On the other hand, the better I got, the more I started to act like apussycat instead of a lion. Inside I knew that I had nothing to prove to anybody.

As I discovered firsthand, the practice of karate can bring personal benefits thatgo far beyond self-defense

t in this martial art. Imagine the benefits

that practicing karate could possibly bring to your own life. Chances are that thereclasses are being offered in your local community right now. What are you waiting for?Sign-up today.

Adapted from the following book:

Fawcett, Susan and Alvin Sandberg. Grassroots with Readings. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1998. Print .



1. Attention Getter / Hook Use any of these hook strategies:

Rhetorical question

General statement

Very specific statement Fact or a startling statistics, or a quote

2. Definition/ Depiction

3. The Triangle ( The author , title, and main idea of thereading)

4. Explanation

5. Thesis Statement

INTRODUCTION



THESIS STATEMEMT

It is the main idea of the whole essay

It is the last sentence of Introduction

It should show if you agree with the author’s mainargument ( so it shows your argument) andintroduces the support (s) that are later developedin the Body paragraph.



BODY PARAGRAPHS

Each Body Paragraph has:

Topic Sentence ( a statement referring/paraphrasing the question)

Supporting sentences united with transitional words

( Answers to the questions )

Closure sentence ( summarizing the idea of theparagraph



1. Summary sentence

(General statement –going back to Introduction)

2. Restatement of Thesis (re-saying your argument

(Ex. Since A, B, and C + your argument)

3. “Call for action” ( a suggestion/advice what to do)

CONCLUSION

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