Organizing and Outlining Essays WarmUp What is the

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Organizing and Outlining Essays

Organizing and Outlining Essays

Warm-Up �What is the most difficult part about organizing an essay? Why? �What steps

Warm-Up �What is the most difficult part about organizing an essay? Why? �What steps do you typically take to organize an essay on your own? Make a list � 30 second A and B partners!!

Organizing: How-To �It is VERY important to outline and organize an essay before you

Organizing: How-To �It is VERY important to outline and organize an essay before you jump right into writing!! Why? �Begin by… breaking down the prompt– WHAT is this teacher asking for? DO verbs and KEY words!!

Organizing– How To �Often times, it is important to find your main ideas and

Organizing– How To �Often times, it is important to find your main ideas and evidence BEFORE your write a thesis statement or introduction paragraph �Three (or however many your teacher wants) topic sentences, with AT LEAST two pieces of support per sentence These are your paragraphs!

Introduction �Now that you have outlined your body, it oftentimes is easier to come

Introduction �Now that you have outlined your body, it oftentimes is easier to come up with a thesis statement! This is a part of your introduction. Try to include your full thesis in the outline �Other parts of the intro should include overarching information, hard-hitting information or an interesting point to attract a reader At this point in writing, opening with “Have you ever” questions is not appropriate

Conclusion �The conclusion should be a concise ending to your paper �In the outline-

Conclusion �The conclusion should be a concise ending to your paper �In the outline- review what important info you would like to repeat or reiterate to your reader �DO NOT introduce new information!

Pass Around Drafts �Is it important for students to plan before they write a

Pass Around Drafts �Is it important for students to plan before they write a paper? Why or why not? Answer this prompt using evidence. �In your groups, write a draft using a thinking map (on the board) �After 6 minutes, it will be passed to the next group…

To Think About… �What are our main ideas for this paper? �What should our

To Think About… �What are our main ideas for this paper? �What should our thesis statement be? AND WHAT WORD (s) INCLUDED…. �What evidence do we have? �How can we use strong word choice?