Thursday, April 14, 2011

Today, he had a computer technician in the room to show you how to access your novel files (and save on them). I then gave a talk on how to fix your essays. I have pasted it here for those who were absent. How to Fix Your Essay · * Your paper needs to be in Times New Roman, 12 point font · · * Make sure you have a header that includes your first and last name, class, and date – that is all (no title or page numbers in it). ASK IF YOU DON’T KNOW HOW!!!! · Make sure you have page numbers inserted on the bottom right of the page. · Create a title using the key words from the question (not the title of the text you will use for evidence) · Make sure your title is centred and bolded (not in a larger font) · Make sure that your paper is double spaced but with no extra spaces between the paragraphs. · Make sure that your paragraphs are indented. Introduction · Do you have an attention getter that is tied to the topic (NOT the text you will be using)? These are two sentences at a minimum (can be a quote explained, a little known fact, an anecdote, a definition, an opinion you plan to challenge). · Do you have a sentence that introduces the text including the author’s name, genre, title properly attributed, and overview of work as a whole? · Do you have three sentences that summarize the evidence as it will be used to prove your thesis? · Do you have a thesis (an arguable opinion about the topic that you will attempt to prove using the evidence)? Body Paragraph One, Two and Three · Do you start with your first main point (opinion) that you will prove? · Do you provide evidence to support the main point? · Do you explain how the evidence supports the main point you are presenting in this paragraph? BODY PARAGRAPH TWO · Do you start with your second main point (opinion) that you will prove? · Do you provide evidence to support the main point? · Do you explain how the evidence supports the main point you are presenting in this paragraph? BODY PARAGRAPH THREE · Do you start with your third main point (opinion) that you will prove? · Do you provide evidence to support the main point? · Do you explain how the evidence supports the main point you are presenting in this paragraph? CONCLUSION · Did you remind the reader that you have proven your main points using evidence so your thesis is a sound one? · Do you provide a deeper insight into the topic showing an alternative if things were different in some way (or another type of clincher)?