Parts of an ESSAY

Copyright Mr. Wasylow

2015

Think of an ice cream cone =)

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You work your way down to the point.

Parts of an ESSAY

1/5

3/5

1/5

introduction

body

conclusion

Introduction: Introduce

Hook

Context/background

Thesis statement

Conclusion: Show with feeling what your point is.

No new information

Body: Show specifically what the ideas are and support them

*TEXT EVIDENCE

The Writing Process

Consider audience /purpose, brainstorm ideas

Drafting in sentence/paragraph form

Confident in the content, but needs small changes (fix spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanical errors)

Looking again ( literally means face again) to make changes for the better

Formatting and presenting for viewing

What are we doing?

Thesis Statement EdPuzzle

• Volume off (no audio necessary)
• Answer all multiple choice questions carefully
• Create a thesis statement at the end using the skills outlined in the video.

Essay Introduction

• First sentence(s) of essay
• Connects to topic (abstractly)
• Avoid questions

• Provide reader with important information about topic.
• A short summary of the text(s)
• Relevant historical context, definitions, etc.
• 2-3 sentences

• The main idea/topic of your essay
• Answers the prompt’s question
• Contains three “reasons”
• Strongest argument last
• Order of body paragraphs
• Simple words/phrases (save details for body)
• Refer to text BEFORE choosing reasons

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Essay Writing Expectations

Paragraph Writing Expectations