Opinion/ Recommendation Essay

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The most important part of constructing a good essay is to understand the prompt, essay topic or essay question!

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Step by step!

The most important part of constructing a good essay is to understand the prompt, essay topic or essay question!

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A prompt, essay topic (or) essay question

What is it?

1-3 sentences raising an issue, or asking a question that you will have to respond to in an essay.

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But first!

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What is the purpose?

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Writing Strategies (cont.)

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Writing Strategies

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Topic sentence & supporting ideas (Thesis statement)

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This!

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Outline

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How to write an introduction.

1st sentence should be an attention getter (hook) that broadly relates to an aspect of the essay topic.
2nd and 3rd sentences are not as broad as the first and should provide more information about the topic.
The last sentence of the introduction is the thesis statement.

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What is a thesis statement?

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Just remember this!

To construct the thesis, use this formula:

Thesis statement = main idea + opinion + three points

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Examples

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What is the topic & stance for each of the following thesis statements?

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During Your Writing Process..

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The Evaluation Process

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https:

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Was this lesson helpful &
what information
will you use for
your writing process?

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