Introduction: Thesis statement Plan of development (optional) Topic sentence 1 (Supporting point 1) Specific evidence Body Topic sentence 2 (Supporting point 2) Specific evidence Topic sentence 3 (Supporting point 3) Specific evidence Conclusion Summary (optional) General closing remarks (or both)
Topic sentence 1 (Supporting point 1) Specific evidence Topic sentence 2 (Supporting point 2) Specific evidence Topic sentence 3 (Supporting point 3) Specific evidence Body Summary (optional) General closing remarks (or both) Conclusion Introduction: Thesis statement Plan of development (optional)
Make sure that every piece of writing has a unified main idea (or central focus,or main point,or thesis,or central theme,or whatever you want to call it);make sure an essay is coherent and logically developed,and that it contains adequate support for its assertions. Make sure that every paper balances the students' own ideas with the data obtained from sources
Make sure that every piece of writing has a unified main idea (or central focus, or main point, or thesis, or central theme, or whatever you want to call it); make sure an essay is coherent and logically developed, and that it contains adequate support for its assertions. Make sure that every paper balances the students ’ own ideas with the data obtained from sources
Learn to read a variety of published texts attentively and critically (in other words,to demonstrate through writing an active engagement with the text) Learn to read one's own writing,and the writing of one's peers,attentively and critically. Learn how to revise,and learn the necessity of doing so. Learn to edit and proofread one's own work
Learn to read a variety of published texts attentively and critically (in other words, to demonstrate through writing an active engagement with the text) Learn to read one ’ s own writing, and the writing of one ’ s peers, attentively and critically. Learn how to revise, and learn the necessity of doing so. Learn to edit and proofread one ’ s own work
Course Overview Introduction of the course ◇The Writing Process Writing thesis statements Support a thesis 1 ◇Support a thesis2 Organize and connect the specific eviden Revise sentences 1
Introduction of the course The Writing Process Writing thesis statements Support a thesis 1 Support a thesis 2 Organize and connect the specific evidence Revise sentences 1
◇Revise sentences2 Revise Essays Mid-term Exam ◇Descriptive Essay ◇Narrative Essay ◇Process Essay Cause and Effect Essay Comparison and Contrast Essay ◇Argumentative Essay Final Exam
Revise sentences 2 Revise Essays Mid-term Exam Descriptive Essay Narrative Essay Process Essay Cause and Effect Essay Comparison and Contrast Essay Argumentative Essay Final Exam