Exam review 2

Connecting Paragraphs

1. Echo or repeat important words or phrases from the thesis statement in body paragraphs Thesis statement- Grief is a process that occurs in several stages. Topic sentences: The fist stages of grief are shock and denial. The last stage of grief os acceptance 2. Refer to the main idea of the previous paragraph on the topic sentence of the present paragraph Thesis statement- Apple computers are better than typical personal computers Apple computers are more reliable than personal computers Not only are Apple computers more reliable, they also easier to use 3. Use transitional words, phrases, or sentences Thesis sentence- Two basic types of energy exist, and the sources of energy are classified into two groups Topic sentences- One type of energy is kinetic (or active) energy Another type of energy is potential energy Transition sentence- Kinetic and potential energy are stored in energy sources that we use every day. These sources are divided into two groups, which are renewable and nonrenewable

You can achieve a coherence flow of ideas in several logic's ways

1. Follow the order of ideas as presented in the thesis statement. Often the controlling idea of the thesis statement divides the topic into chunks of information 2. Follow space order. At times, a writer describes how something is arranged in space to develop a main idea. Description moves from top to bottom, side to side, front to back, or the reverse of these. 3. Follow time order. A writer may record an event or a process as it unfolds in time 4. Present ideas in order of importance. Often, a writer decides upon and arranged details according to his or her opinion about the importance of the details, known as climactic order. Usually, climactic order moves from the least important point in the first body paragraph and builds to the essay's climax, the most important point in the final body paragraph

The Levels Information In An Essay

1. Introduction- Explains importance of topic and writer's point. Offers background information about the topic. Hooks reader's interest. 2. Thesis Statement- States the main idea in s complete sentence. Use specific, effective wording Relates to all the details in the essay 3. Topic Sentence- States the main idea of the paragraph Offers one primary support for the thesis statement Relates to all the details in the paragraph 4. Major detail- supports the topic sentence Is a secondary support for the thesis statement Is more general than a minor detail 5. Minor detail- supports a major detail Is a secondary support for the thesis statement Offers the most specific details in the essay

Write an Essay Step by Step

1. Topic- What you write 2. Audience- Who reads your writing 3. Purpose- Why you write

Effective Titles

Am effective title- It hooks the reader's interest. It vividly describes the topic of your essay. Your title should be brief, and you should not use italics, quotations, or underlining for emphasis. Instead, center the title on the page about an inch above the introductory paragraph. Capitalize the first word and other key words of the title, except for prepositions such as in, on, for, and at and articles such as a, an, and the.

Effective Conclusion

An effective conclusion fulfills the following purposes: 1. It brings the essay to an end. 2. It restates the essays main idea and sums up the major points in the essay. Just remember that a conclusion must stat on points so don't introduce new information.

Effective Introductions

An effective introduction serves the following purposes- 1. It introduces the essay topic. 2. It explains the importance of essay topic. 3. It presents the essay's main idea in a thesis statement.

Recognize the Parts of an Essay and Their Level of Information

An essay has several basic parts a title; a beginning made up of an introductory paragraph that often includes a stated main idea or thesis statement; a middle, made up of body paragraphs; and an ending, often made up of concluding paragraph.

Writing an Essay

An essay is a series of closely related ideas

What's the Point of an Essay?

An essay is a series of closely related ideas that develop and support the writer's point about a topic. In fact, the paragraph serves as a building block for an essay since an essay is composed of two, three, or more paragraphs. Therefore the skills you developed to write a paragraph will also help you write an effective essay.

Organize Supporting Details: Connect Paragraphs

In addition to ordering paragraphs coherently, writer's clearly connect each paragraph to the next so that readers can follow their chain of thought. You can use several options to connect paragraphs to each other.

Organize Supporting Details: Use Logical Order

In an effective essay, body paragraphs are arranged in a clear, logical order for a reader's van follow their chain of thought. As you generate ideas, think about the way you will order them.

Level of Supporting Ideas

Secondary supports can also be divided into two levels: major details and minor details. A major detail supports a topic sentence. A minor detail supports explain a topic sentence. A minor detail supports a major detail. Thus, a topic sentence supports flow chart illustrations these levels of information in an essay. This chart represents a basic three-paragraph essay. This format is often expanded to include two or more body paragraphs.

Controlling idea

The controlling idea often includes a pattern of organization as well as the writer's opinion

Thesis Statements

The thesis statement is a one-sentence summary of the main idea of the essay. All the details in the body paragraphs support the thesis statement. A thesis statement shares the same traits of a topic sentence for a paragraph. Just as the topic sentence states the main idea of a paragraph, the thesis sentence states the main idea of the essay. Both statements answer the question " What's the point?" This point is the opinion about the topic that you are explaining and supporting in the essay. In fact, your point further narrows your topic. The writer's point or opinion is generally referred to as the controlling idea.

Titles, Introduction , and Conclusion

Titles, introductions. And conclusions introduce and summarize ideas.

Types of Supporting Ideas

Two types of details are often needed to thoroughly explain a main idea: primary and secondary details. Primary details directly explain or support the thesis statement. Secondary details indirectly support the thesis statement. In an essay, topic sentences of the body paragraphs are the primary supports for the thesis statement. The examples, reasons, and facts within the body of a paragraph support the topic sentence. They serve as secondary details that support the thesis statement