Essay tips 1
- 1. Objective: Writing Introductions, Creating Thesis statements and Using outlines
- 2. 1. Introduction paragraph 2. Body paragraph 1st point 3. Body paragraph 2nd point 4. Body paragraph 3rd point 5. Conclusion paragraph
- 3. The Thesis Statement tells the reader what to expect. It is a restricted, precisely worded declarative sentence that states the purpose of your essay – THE POINT YOU ARE TRYING TO MAKE! The Thesis Statement should directly address the question you aim to answer. Without a good thesis statement, your essay has little chance of success as there will be no clear focus! NOTE: THE THESIS STATEMENT IS USUALLY THE LAST SENTENCE OF THE INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPH!!!
- 4. “To write a good paper, all you have to do is say what you’re going to say, say it, then say what you’ve just said.” - British Columbia, Canada, circa nine-ninety something...
- 5. 1. What sentence is the thesis statement of this essay? 2. What is the overall theme of this essay? 3. What is the title of this essay? 4. Who is the audience of this essay? 5. Does this essay present an opinion or argument or is it more of a general analysis of the literature?
- 6. Is it the common human nature to feel power over others? A totalitarian government seeks to utilize its message of confinement and authority to control the many aspects of life. In the novel 1984, Orwell portrays totalitarianism through psychological manipulation, physical control and the control of language. (studymode.com, 2013). Link to full document NOTE: THIS IS A SAMPLE OF A REAL STUDENT’S WORK JUST LIKE YOU! THEREFORE, IT MAY NOT BE A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF A PERFECT PAPER, BUT THE IDEA IS THAT YOU CAN SEE THE STRUCTURE, FORMAT, TEXT TYPE, ETC.
- 7. The myth of Hercules deals with the choice between following the pleasure principle or the reality principle in life. So, likewise, does the fairy story of "The Three Little Pigs.” Stories like the "The Three Little Pigs" are much favored by children over all "realistic" tales, particularly if they are presented with feeling by the story teller. Children are enraptured when the huffing and puffing of the wolf is acted out for them. "The Three Little Pigs" teaches the nursery age child in a most enjoyable and dramatic form that we must not be lazy and take things easy, for if we do, we may perish. Intelligent planning and foresight combined with hard labor will make us victorious over even our most ferocious enemy-the wolf! The story also shows the advantages of growing up, since the third and wisest pig is usually depicted as the biggest and the oldest. (Bettelheim, 1975). Link to full document
- 8. THE ROAD NOT TAKEN BY ROBERT FROST, 1916
- 9. The Road Not Taken Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim Because it was grassy and wanted wear, Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same,
- 10. And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way I doubted if I should ever come back. I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. Robert Frost
- 11. 1. What are the general themes in this poem? 2. What would the thesis statement of your paper be? 3. How would you write your introduction? 4. How would you write your paper? 5. Take a few minutes to think about it… REMEMBER: A GOOD LITERARY ANALYSIS PAPER HAS AN INTRODUCTION, A BODY CONSISTING OF 3 POINTS AND A CONCLUSION!!!
- 12. Literary analysis – The Road Not Taken Link NOTE: IN MY OPINION, THIS IS A QUALITY PAPER. IT IS ORGANIZED, CONCISE AND HAS FOCUS. THOUGHTS???