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Writing Your Essay A Step By Step Guide for Exams and Literary Analysis
MLA Format
1) First put your document into MLA format
-Double Space
-Text in English
-Margins 2.5
-Text Left Aligned
2) Save the file using an appropriate title and your name
3) Add a header to the document
-Your name
-The teachers name
- The date
- The name of the class
4) Add an appropriate title to the paper
-Center the title
-Capitalize the first word, any names, and any words three letters or more

Introduction Paragraph
1) Start the introduction paragraph with a sentence which tells the title of the work and the author
2)Write 2-3 sentences summarizing the key points of the story
3) Create your Thesis statement (Last sentence of the Introduction, so you know what your paper is about)
-Change the question into a statement that you will argue
-Be very specific in the statement, use names and not pronouns
4) Make sure the paragraph is indented and left aligned
5) Never use first person I, or We. Use the academic style
Third Person - One, The Reader, A person,
Body Paragraph 1
1) Write your topic sentence explaining the first point that will provide evidence to support your thesis
2) Give a specific example from the text about this point
3) Add any necessary details or explanation about this point
4) Write a sentence that ties this point back to the thesis and shows how it proves your thesis statement
Body Paragraph II
1) Write your topic sentence explaining the second point that will provide evidence to support your thesis
2) Give a specific example from the text about this point
3) Add any necessary details about this point
4) Write a sentence that ties this point back to the thesis and shows how it proves your thesis statement
Body Paragraph III
1) Write your topic sentence explaining the third point or a COUNTERPOINT (the opposite opinion) that will provide evidence to support your thesis
2) Give a specific example from the text about this point
3) Add any necessary details about this point
4) Write a sentence that ties this point back to the thesis and shows how it proves your thesis statement
Conclusion
1) Restate your thesis statement using other words
2) Summarize the evidence that supports your thesis
3) Explain why the author made the literary decision highlighted in your thesis statement, or what was the purpose in writing the story to meet your thesis.
Revise
1) Do you have at least 3 sentences per paragraph? If not check for run-on sentences or add the needed sentences
2) Do your examples make sense in the paragraphs they are in? Do you provide enough detail?
3) Would a reader who never read the literary work understand your essay? If not, then you need to be more specific.
Edit
Check to make sure you have avoided the following errors by READING OUTLOUD TO YOURSELF:
Run-on Sentences
Fragments
Spelling Errors
Subject Verb agreement errors
Sentences are not clear
Paragraphs are not indented
Missing punctuation or spaces or capitalization
Formal writing has no contractions (don't =do not)
Missing or vague subjects or direct objects
Do you use transition words between ideas?
Practice Essay on The Alchemist
Secondary characters play an important role in Santiago's Journey. What is the importance of these secondary characters, highlight THREE important secondary characters, and their role in shaping Santiago's quest for his personal legend?
Hint: Your thesis should say why all the characters are important and each body paragraph should highlight a different important character
Introduce your ideas and paper to the reader
HELP I FORGOT ALL THE CHARACTERS!
The Gypsy
King Melchizedek
The Crystal Merchant
The Englishman
The Camel Driver
Fatima
The Alchemist

What do they all do?
Teach Santiago a lesson
Encourage Santiago to pursue his personal legend
Give important advice
Get ´A´ Effort!
Strive for better than passing. Here is how:
Use literary terms to support your thesis: symbolism, allusion, allegory, metaphor, personification, ect.
Use specific details from the text such as quotes (don't forget to cite them), names, acts, chapters, ect.
Make sure you explain why the author makes these decisions (to make a good story DOES NOT work) ex. to enhance the depth of the story, to caution the reader to avoid being arrogant, to show that fate controls people, ect.

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English I Writing and Reading
Two Parts

Writing:
1 expository essay
2 Short answers based on readings
Editing, Revising, and Grammar

Reading:
Fiction, Literary Nonfiction, Poetry, Drama, Media Literacy, Expository, Persuasive, and Procedural
Be able to recognize literary devices, themes, symbolism, diction, and sub context, connotation and denotation
Details
Expository Writing

Tells a story
Includes a setting and character
Contains a conflict
Includes dialogue
Provides a resolution
Prompt will include a photo
Creative

STAAR EXAMS
5 hour test
1 Expository Essay (5 paragraphs)
2 Short Answer from a Reading
50 Multiple Choice Questions
A requirement to pass High School is passing this exam
Explains/discusses a topic
Includes a thesis statement
Contains evidence
Includes commentary (reasoning)
Provides a conclusion
Prompt will be completely textual
Informative

Literary Essay
Use the resources on the Magno Resource Padlet to help you.
Writing Tips
Use the prompt or example they give you in the essay
Do not use "I" Try instead to make a clear statement
Add a title
Don't use contractions
Remember Spell Check
Essays should be written in Third Person. Try not to use You, I, We but instead ONE
Do not add a new question in the conclusion
Writing Outline
I. Introduction
a) Attention Grabber
b) Introduce the work and author or concept
c) Summarize a sentence about the concept if needed
d) Thesis statement
II. Body Paragraph (repeat as necessary)
a) Topic Sentence explaining your first Support or Reason
b) Specific Example
c) Explanation or details to the example (if necessary)
d) Concluding Sentence - Show how this First Support relates to your thesis statement
III. Conclusion
a) Summarize your main points made
b) Show how this proves or teaches your thesis
c) Restate the thesis
Fragments and Run-On Sentences
A sentence Fragment is NOT a sentence. Often it is missing a subject. Sometimes it is missing a verb. Other times it is just part of a thought.
"If I went to the store." Is that a sentence?
Clauses
Independent Clause

A group of words that contains a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought. An independent clause is a sentence.

Jim studied in the Sweet Shop for his chemistry quiz.

Dependent Clause

A dependent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought. A dependent clause cannot be a sentence.

When Jim studied in the Sweet Shop for his chemistry quiz . . . (What happened when he studied? The thought is incomplete.)
Fragment
1) Use commas incorrectly
2) Have too many ideas in one sentence
Run-On
Fix Run-on sentences by:

Adding , + conjunction (and, but, or ( FAN BOYS))
Adding a ;
Making the sentence into two or more sentences with a .
38 Most Common Spelling and Grammar Errors
Reading
Writing
28 multiple choice 30%
2 short answer responses 20%
22 multiple choice 24%
1 Composition 26%
EOC English II

Intro:
*Immediately engage reader (attention getter)
*Establish context (topic of essay)
*Strong & complete thesis statement

Body:
*Begin paragraphs with a clear, concise topic sentence
· *Use concrete details
· facts or quotes
· cite sources when necessary
· *Create insightful commentary to support concrete details
· shoot for at least 2 concrete details per paragraph (+ commentary)

*Address a counter argument
· include a rebuttal defending your thesis (which includes concrete details and commentary)

Conclusion:
*Transition into summary of key points
*Restate thesis (say it another way!)
*Refer back to the attention getter and tie things up
*Answer "So what?"
· Leave reader feeling persuaded or at least challenged
· A Call to action for the reader to do
Persuasive Essay
Suggested sentence starter for commentary:
"This shows that..." (eventually teach kids to eliminate it)
"This proves that..."
"This demonstrates that..."

Suggested sentence starters for counter:
"On the other hand, some people believe ______..."
"One may argue _________; however, _____..."

Suggested sentence starters for conclusion:
"We need to..."
"It's our responsibility to ..."
"It's important to..."
"In order to______, we must..."
"It would be to our benefit to..."

Transitions
English II Writing and Reading
Two Parts

Writing:
1 Expository Literary Essay
1 Persuasive Essay
2 Short answers based on readings
Editing, Revising, and Grammar

Reading:
Fiction, Literary Nonfiction, Poetry, Drama, Media Literacy, Expository, Persuasive, and Procedural
Be able to recognize literary devices, themes, symbolism, diction, and sub context, connotation, denotation
Expository Writing
Explains/discusses a topic
Includes a thesis statement
Contains evidence
Includes commentary (reasoning)
Provides a conclusion
Prompt will be completely textual
Informative

Writing Outline
I. Introduction
a) Attention Grabber
b) Introduce the work and author or concept
c) Summarize a sentence about the concept if needed
d) Thesis statement
II. Body Paragraph (repeat as necessary)
a) Topic Sentence explaining your first Support or Reason
b) Specific Example
c) Explanation or details to the example (if necessary)
d) Concluding Sentence - Show how this First Support relates to your thesis statement
III. Conclusion
a) Summarize your main points made
b) Show how this proves or teaches your thesis
c) Restate the thesis
Writing Tips
Use the prompt or example they give you in the essay
Do not use "I" Try instead to make a clear statement
Add a title
Don't use contractions
Remember Spell Check
Essays should be written in Third Person. Try not to use You, I, We but instead ONE
Do not add a new question in the conclusion
Details
5 hour test
1 Expository Essay (5 paragraphs)
2 Short Answer from a Reading
50 Multiple Choice Questions
A requirement to pass High School is passing this exam
Read the information in the box below.

Jane Austen (1775-1817) and Franz Kafka (1883-1924) are considered great writers. Their books continue to sell, and they are widely read and studied in schools everywhere. Neither of them, however, received much recognition while they were alive.

Should people do things only to be recognized? Think carefully about this question.

Write an essay explaining whether a person must always be acknowledged in order to have accomplished something.
Be sure to -
organize and develop your ideas effectively
clearly state your thesis
choose your words carefully
edit your writing for grammar, mechanics, and spelling
Expository Writing
Persuasive Writing
Read the following quotation.

Authentic patriotism is not about you, what you believe or what you think is right. Authentic patriotism is not an opinion. It is an action. - Stephen Kiernan

Think carefully about the following statement.

Some people define themselves by what they believe, while others allow their actions to speak for them.

Write an essay stating your position on which is more important: what a person thinks or what a person does.

Be sure to -
* state your position clearly
* use appropriate organization
* provide specific support for your argument
* choose your words carefully
* edit your writing for grammar, mechanics, and spelling
READ the information in the box below.

In 1955 medical researcher Jonas Salk introduced an effective polio vaccine. At the time polio was considered the biggest threat to public health, yet Salk refused to profit by patenting the vaccine because he was more concerned with preventing disease than with personal gain.

Although many people work to benefit themselves, some people choose to put others first.

Think carefully about this statement.

Write an essay explaining whether people should be more concerned about others than about themselves.

Be sure to:
clearly state your thesis
organize and develop your ideas effectively
choose your words carefully
edit your writing for grammar, mechanics, and sentences
Expository Writing
Persuasive Writing
READ the information in the box below.

For centuries scientists have used animals to test medical procedures and medicines that they hope might be used to help people fight disease. Now many companies also test their cosmetic and household cleaning products on animals to study the effects of the products.

Though humans now have many health and household products because of testing on animals, many animals suffered and died because of this testing.

Think carefully about this statement

Write an essay explaining whether human benefit should overrule any damage or destruction to animals.
Expository Writing
READ the following quote.

Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you
just sit there. ~Will Rogers

THINK carefully about the following statement.
Success comes from hard work. If you are not willing to
work for what you want, then you will probably never
achieve it.

WRITE an essay explaining why hard work is necessary to be
successful.
READ the following quote.

"The man who does not read good books has no advantage
over the man who cannot read them." ~ Mark Twain

THINK carefully about the following statement.
Reading is the most important skill a person can learn.
People who are able to read well are much more likely to be
successful than people who can not.

WRITE an essay explaining why reading is such an important
skill to develop.
Expository Essay
READ the following proverb.

The mediocre teacher tells.
The good teacher explains.
The superior teacher demonstrates.
The great teacher inspires.

THINK carefully about the following statement.
Every great person was inspired by a teacher. Great
teachers help students to explore and achieve and thrive. A truly great teacher can change the world.

WRITE an essay describing a teacher who was inspirational
and influential in your life.
Expository Writing
It is curious, but till that moment I had never realised what it means to destroy a healthy, conscious man. When I saw the prisoner step aside to avoid the puddle, I saw the mystery, the unspeakable wrongness, of cutting a life short when it is in full tide. This man was not dying, he was alive just as we were alive. His eyes saw the yellow gravel and the grey walls, and his brain still remembered, foresaw, reasoned-reasoned even about puddles. He and we were a party of men walking together, seeing, hearing, feeling, understanding the same world. -George Orwell in "A Hanging"

Are there any crimes for which capital punishment is acceptable? If not, what should society do with those convicted of serious crimes? Think carefully about these questions.

Write an essay stating your position about whether capital punishment should serve as a consequence for crime.

Be sure to -
* State your position clearly
* Use appropriate organization
* Provide specific support for your argument
* Choose your words carefully
* Edit your writing for grammar, mechanics and spelling
Persuasive Essay
Consider the following quotation: "To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society." Theodore Roosevelt

Think about this statement:

Texas law HB 1942 gives a school permission to discipline students who bully other students even if the bullying occurs off school property (i.e. on Facebook, through text messaging, e-mails, at somebody's house, etc.).

Write an essay stating your position about whether or not schools should have the right to discipline students who bully others off of school property.

Be sure to -

* State your position clearly
* Use appropriate organization
* Provide support for your argument
* Choose your words carefully
* Edit your writing for grammar, mechanics, and spelling
"I heard the songs and the minister saying: 'Why don't you come? My dear child, why don't you come to Jesus? Jesus is waiting for you. He wants you. Why don't you come?'... 'Langston,' my aunt sobbed. 'Langston, why don't you come? Why don't you come and be saved? Oh, Lamb of God! Why don't you come?' I began to be ashamed of myself,... so I decided that maybe to save further trouble, I'd better lie...and say that Jesus had come, and get up and be saved. So I got up." -Langston Hughes

Do people do things because their friends or families expect them to? To what extent are we part of the "herd"? Think carefully about these questions.

Write an essay stating your position on whether people are forced to do things because of social pressures.

Be sure to -

* State your position clearly
* Use appropriate organization
* Provide specific support for your argument
* Choose your words carefully
* Edit your writing for grammar, mechanics and spelling
Persuasive Essay
Persuasive Essays

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Transitional Words

This structured list of commonly used English transition words - approximately 200, can be considered as quasi complete. It can be used (by students and teachers alike) to find the right expression. English transition words are essential, since they not only connect ideas, but also can introduce a certain shift, contrast or opposition, emphasis or agreement, purpose, result or conclusion, etc. in the line of argument.
The transition words and phrases have been assigned only once to somewhat artificial categories, although some words belong to more than one category.

There is some overlapping with prepositions and postpositions, but for the purpose of usage and completeness of this concise guide, I did not differentiate.

Agreement / Addition / Similarity

The transition words like also, in addition, and, likewise, add information, reinforce ideas, and express agreement with preceding material.

Opposition / Limitation / Contradiction

Transition phrases like but, rather and or, express that there is evidence to the contrary or point out alternatives, and thus introduce a change the line of reasoning ( contrast).

Cause / Condition / Purpose

These transitional phrases present specific conditions or intentions.

Examples / Support / Emphasis

These transitional devices (like especially) are used to introduce examples as support, to indicate importance or as an illustration so that an idea is cued to the reader.

Effect / Consequence / Result

Some of these transition words ( thus, then, accordingly, consequently, therefore, henceforth) are time words that are used to show that after a particular time there was a consequence or an effect.

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as a result

under those circumstances

in that case

for this reason

in effect

for

thus

because the

then

hence

consequently

therefore

thereupon

forthwith

accordingly

henceforth

Conclusion / Summary / Restatement

These transition words and phrases conclude, summarize and / or restate ideas, or indicate a final general statement. Also some words (like therefore) from the Effect / Consequence category can be used to summarize.

as can be seen

generally speaking

in the final analysis

all things considered

as shown above

in the long run

given these points

as has been noted

in a word

for the most part

by and large

to sum up

on the whole

in any event

in either case

all in all

Obviously

Ultimately

Definitely

Time / Chronology / Sequence

These transitional words (like finally) have the function of limiting, restricting, and defining time. They can be used either alone or as part of adverbial expressions.

Many transition words in the time category ( consequently; first, second, third; further; hence; henceforth; since; then, when; and whenever) have other uses.

Except for the numbers ( first, second, third) and further they add a meaning of time in expressing conditions, qualifications, or reasons. The numbers are also used to add information or list examples. Further is also used to indicate added space as well as added time.

Space / Location / Place

These transition words are often used as part of adverbial expressions and have the function to restrict, limit or qualify space. Quite a few of these are also found in the Time category and can be used to describe spatial order or spatial reference.

List of Transition Words

Transition Words are also sometimes called (or put in the category of) Connecting Words. Please feel free to download them via this link to the category page:
Linking Words & Connecting Words as a PDF.

It contains all the transition words listed on this site. The image to the left gives you an impression how it looks like.

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Transition words and phrases are vital devices for essays, papers or other literary compositions. They improve the connections and transitions between sentences and paragraphs. They thus give the text a logical organization and structure (see also: a List of Synonyms).

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Usage: transition words are used with a special rule for punctuation: a semicolon or a period is used after the first 'sentence', and a comma is almost always used to set off the transition word from the second 'sentence'.

Example 1:
People use 43 muscles when they frown; however, they use only 28 muscles when they smile.

Example 2:
However, transition words can also be placed at the beginning of a new paragraph or sentence - not only to indicate a step forward in the reasoning, but also to relate the new material to the preceding thoughts.

Use a semicolon to connect sentences, only if the group of words on either side of the semicolon is a complete sentence each (both must have a subject and a verb, and could thus stand alone as a complete thought).

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