Last year vs. This year

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Last year vs. This year

• New Formulas
• Funnel

• Flea Map

Hook Thesis 3 points
Everyone Most Some Thesis/Claim and 3 points
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Practice Writing Your IntroductionsUse this
formula

• Everyone____________________________.
• Most_____________________________________________.
  
• Some____________________________________________.
• Thesis/Claim______________________________________
  
• __________________________________________________
  
• _________, ________, and ________.

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Body Paragraphs

• Writing body paragraphs is always a T.R.E.A.T.
• T Transition
• R Reason
• E Evidence
• A Answer questions
• T Tie back to Thesis

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T Transition

• Start every body paragraph with a TRANSITIONAL
  WORD or PHRASE.
• You can find a list of these in your writing
  notebook.
• Pick 4. Transitions are not PROMPT specific, so
  you can use them no matter what.
• Example First and foremost,

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R Reason

• State your reason next. This is like your topic
  sentence.
• It is a general sentence about your paragraphs
  topic.
• This should be directly beside your transitional
  phrase and comma.
• Example First and foremost, the characters
  within Rikki-tikki-tavi are very
  well-developed.

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E Evidence

• Give a detailed example of your reason. This
  should come from your reading.
• As you were reading you should have picked out
  things you thought were important. You can
  underline, highlight, star, whatever, but doing
  so while you read will help you after you start
  writing.
• Paint a picture for me of why this is something I
  should bother reading.
• You should have at least three examples in each
  body paragraph. It should be an example and a
  statement.

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When you are quoting or using something from the
passage you can start with these

• X states that... X claims that X agrees
  that... X strongly argues...
• X comments that...
• X suggests that...
• X takes the view that...
• X believes that... X comments that...
• X observes that...
• X concludes that...
• X notes that...
• According to X...
• As X states...

You can replace the X with the author, the
passage, or the evidence
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A Answer Questions

• Answer the question. There is a second question
  on most prompts
• Write an essay in which you delineate the
  opinions held about banned cell phones within the
  classroom. Synthesize the information from the
  article in your essay to help support your
  claims.

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• Answering that second, hidden question is the KEY
  TO GETTING A BODY PARAGRAPH DEVELOPED! This is
  the statement that goes with your example.
• You should have three examples and three answers.
  
• These should be paired up. That means you cant
  have an example without an answer.

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T Tie Back to Thesis

• After all of that, tie your body paragraph back
  to your thesis statement.
• This is where you all struggle.
• Tell me why this is important to you, why should
  I be reading this at all. (Other than I have to.)
  

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Nail biting, page turning, everyone loves a
memorable story. Most stories take the reader on
adventures. Some stories take the reader on
adventures so well, the reader gets lost in the
book. Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone is
an unforgettable story because of its interesting
characters, suspenseful plot, and unique setting.

• First of all, the interesting characters in
  Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone make the
  novel a memorable story. Rowling creates
  characters that one can relate to for example,
  Harry is described as the only thing he liked
  about his own appearance was a very thin scar on
  his forehead which was shaped like a bolt of
  lightning. This makes Harrys character a
  mystery from the beginning of the novel and
  creates interest in the protagonist of the novel.
  Ron, another main character, is described as
  being awkward through the following description,
  tall, thin, and gangling, with freckles, a big
  nose, and big feet. Rons quirky appearance is
  matched with his personality, and he is a great
  friend to Harry. Rowling also describes one of
  my favorite characters, Hermione, as having a
  bossy sort of voice, bushy brown hair, and rather
  large front teeth. Hermione is very different
  from Harry and Ron, but ends up being best
  friends with the two boys. Hermiones bossy
  personality paired with the courage of Harry and
  quirkiness of Ron creates three protagonists who
  make this novel extraordinary.

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Conclusion READ

• R Restate the thesis
• E Evidence that was most convincing from
  previous paragraphs
• A Answer why this is the most important piece of
  evidence to the readers life/ to the topic
• D Describe a call to action or raise a question
  to the reader (cannot be answered in one word-
  must be a rhetorical question)