Today's class
was all about finishing up the skeletons of our research papers. We already had
the major part of our body paragraphs--the evidence and the analysis--we just
needed to complete our main ideas and links. Here's a summary of what those
are:
Main Idea: The
Main Idea of a body paragraph is to state the general topic of what your
paragraph will be about. For example, for this evidence and analysis,
EVIDENCE -- “In part, Formspring is just the
latest place to hang out and exchange gossip, as teenagers have
always done. But because of the anonymity, the banter is
unvarnished,” (Lewin).
ANALYSIS -- Formspring is
a new website that give teens a space to talk,
mainly about other people. They can post comments without leaving
their names which allows them to talk in very raw language. It
is sort of like the Jerry Springer effect where people can say
all kinds of mean things about someone else without consequence. The
users of this site make comments, and the subject of their
insults cannot respond. They do not know who said
it. This can lead to bullying by a group of unnamed people. The
pressure can grow so intense that the a teen will choose suicide
rather than fight these anonymous enemies.
...here's
a sample main idea:
SAMPLE
TOPIC SENTENCE
Young
people have engaged in gossip since the dawn of time, but many of today’s
social media sites encourage users to make comments about other people without
saying who they are, where they are from, or even if they know the person they
are putting down.
Notice
that it talks generally about social media and it's the quote that goes into
the specific harms of Formspring.
Link:
The purpose of the link is to quickly summarize your body paragraph and then
connect it back to your thesis. Here would be an example of a link for this
paragraph:
Sample
Link (concluding sentence):
Cyber-bullying
like that found on sites like Formspring can lead to tragic consequences,
and points out one of the harms of social networking.
After we finished off our
body paragraphs, it was time to begin outlining out concluding paragraphs.
Here is the function of a concluding paragraph:
1.It signals the end of the essay.
2.It summarizes the main points.
(remember
points 1, 2 and 3?)
3.It leaves the reader with the writer’s final thoughts
on the subject.
So
first, briefly paraphrase your thesis statement in one to two sentences. Then,
summarize each of your three points with one or two sentences each. And finally,
express your opinion, or give a recommendation about your subject matter. Here’s
an example:
Humans just want everything to be
done for them so they do not have to do anything. In brief, the film Wall-E
shows us what humans could be like in 700 years if we continue to do
nothing. Technology will take over our
lives. Pollution will destroy our
environment. If we are to actually live for another 700 years, we will have to
get up off the couch and not wait for cartoon robots to help us out.
I
hope this helps. Remember, rough drafts are due MONDAY. These will be worth a
quiz grade. Another note, all rough drafts must be HANDWRITTEN, unless I or Mr.
Hannah told you otherwise. Please do your best on these. These will mark the
tone for your final drafts which are due this Friday.
Also
remember, you must read to pg. 65 of Night
by Monday as well. There will be another paragraph quiz when you come in.
As
always, if you have any questions, please email me or Mr. Hannah.
Have
a great weekend!
DEETS:
In-class:
--DEAR
time
--Finish
MEALs
--Concluding
Paragraphs
HW:
--Rough
Draft
--Read
to pg. 65 of Night
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