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What should I do before I start to write an essay?

Make a plan (outline) - develop your argument in a logical order, so that writing it fully is easier!

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Read this and decide what type of sentence it is: Roy Fox Lichtenstein was an American pop artist.

Topic sentence

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How should I format an essay?

Use a title (the essay question), use Ariel 12 font (not bold), leave spaces between paragraphs (align text left), write student number & full name (in header)

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Read this and decide what type of sentence it is: During the 1960s, along with Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, and James Rosenquist among others, he became a leading figure in the new art movement.

Detail sentence

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Give 25 points!

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Give 15 points!

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Win 20 points!

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Go to last place!

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What are the different parts of an essay?

Introduction, mains arguments, conclusion

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How should we begin writing an essay?

Brainstorm ideas, do research by looking at various sources, makes notes

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How do I develop an argument (in the main paragraphs)?

Start with a topic sentence, make 1 main point, give evidence from research, write a concluding sentence

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How should the reader feel at the end of the essay?

Like they have learned something, and satisfied that you have answered the essay question!

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What is the purpose of an essay?

To convince the reader of your argument

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What 3 things go into a strong conclusion?

1. Relate back to the thesis statement (in intro) 2. Develop information from the thesis 3. Leave reader thinking!

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What is an essay?

a short piece of writing on a particular subject done by students as part of work for a course + an analytic & literary composition

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What should I do in the introduction?

'Hook' the reader - make them want to read your essay! Use a relevant quote, statement, statistic, rhetorical question. Write your thesis statement!

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Read this and decide what type of sentence it is: Whaam! and Drowning Girl are generally regarded as Lichtenstein's most famous works.

Concluding sentence

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