The Ingredients of Your Hamburger

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The Ingredients of Your Hamburger

• The parts of an essay

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The Introduction

• Has two functions to catch the readers
  attention and give main idea of essay-thesis
  statement

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Hook Readers by

• Asking a question
• Telling an anecdote
• Stating an interesting or surprising fact

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Thesis Statement

• The main idea of a composition.
• Usually one sentence.
• All details in body need to connect to the thesis.

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Through the Thesis, you should say to the reader

• Ive thought about this topic, I know what I
  believe about it, and I know how to organize it.

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In a persuasive essay, your thesis should

• Tell both the issue and your point of view on it.
  

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Formula for a Thesis Statement

• ISSUE
• POINT OF VIEW

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• THESIS STATEMENT

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General Steps for Writing a Thesis (764)

• Identify the topic of your essay
• Look at your prewriting notes
• Sharpen your focus

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A Conclusion Should

• wrap up the ideas in an essay

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How to Write a Conclusion

• Refer to your introduction
• Restate the thesis statement
• Close with a final idea or comment or call to
  action
• In persuasive essays, include a counter argument

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