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INTRODUCTIONS CONCLUSIONS, AND THESIS

STATEMENTS

C APITALIZATION, W HO /W HOM, HOMOPHONES

Eng100BCFA14



MULTI - P ARAGRAPH ESSAY

I. Introduction

A. Opener1.

2.

B. Background

1.

2.

C. Relevance & Thesis

1.

2.



MULTI - P ARAGRAPH ESSAY

II. Conclusion

A. Summarize1.

2.

B. Reiterate thesis & memorable point

1.

2.

***Don’t forget to tie back to introduction!!!



W HAT IS A THESIS STATEMENT?

Tells readers how you will interpret

significance of subject matter underdiscussion

Tells readers exactly what to expect from rest

of essay

Interprets subject

Subject/topic might be WWII, possible thesis

would offer way to understand the war

Makes a disputable claim

Single sentence ending introduction

Body of essay gathers and organizes evidence to

persuade reader to agree to logic of interpretation



IS THIS THESIS STATEMENT GOOD OR BAD?

The North and South fought the Civil War for manyreasons, some of which were the same and some

different.

While both sides fought the Civil War over the issueof slavery, the North fought for moral reasons while

the South fought to preserve its own institutions.

While both Northerners and Southerners believedthey fought against tyranny and oppression,

Northerners focused on the oppression of slaves

while Southerners defended their own right to self-

government.



IS THIS THESIS STATEMENT GOOD OR BAD?

Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn is a great Americannovel.

In Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain develops a contrast

between life on the river and life on the shore.

Through its contrasting river and shore scenes,

Twain’s Huckleberry Finn suggests that to find the

true expression of American democratic ideals, onemust leave civilized society and go back to nature.



COMPARISON & CONTRAST THESIS STARTER

TEMPLATE #1

The differences [similarities] between ____ and ____

are (pronounced/striking) and they (deserve/merit)

(through/rigorous)

(investigation/scrutiny/examination).

The differences between college and high school are pronounced, and they deserve thorough investigation.

The similarities between R-rated and PG-rated movies

are pronounced, and they merit rigorous scrutiny.




TEMPLATE #2

(Although they bear/despite bearing) some(superficial/minor) similarities, the differences

between ____ and ____ are

(clear/remarkable/striking/pronounced).

Although they bear some superficial similarities, the

differences between Athens and Sparta are clear.

Despite bearing some minor similarities, thedifferences between Pele and Ronaldinho are pronounced.




TEMPLATE #3

While some differences between ___ and ___are

(evident/noticeable), the similarities are

(striking/pronounced/salient).

While some differences between Japan and the United

States are evident, the similarities are salient.

While some differences between high school andcollege are evident, the similarities are striking.



PLANNING – W RITE YOUR THESIS

What two ideas should the thesis statement in a

compare/contrast essay include? The subjects being compared/contrasted

The main point of the comparison/contrast



HOW DO I KNOW IF MY THESIS IS STRONG?

Do I answer the prompt or fulfill scope ofassignment?

Have I taken a position that others might challenge

or oppose?

Is my thesis statement specific enough?Does my thesis pass the “So what?” test?

Does my essay support my thesis specifically and

without wandering?

Does my thesis pass the “how and why?” test?



W HAT ARE SOME STRATEGIES FOR WRITING

INTRODUCTIONS?Quotation

Give quote and explain how it elucidates topicHistorical Review

Background info so that reader can follow issue

Review of a Controversy Like historical, but shows why issue is debated

From General to Specific Takes reader from what they know to more detailed

info leading to essay’s specific topic

Anecdote and Illustration Funny, touching, or otherwise appropriate story

Question

Ask simple question that isn’t all that simple to answer



INTRO FORMAT SUGGESTION

Opener

Background information

Thesis statement




CONCLUSIONS?Statement of subject’s significance

How essay applies to greater world

Call for further research What needs to still be considered (often done in

scientific essays)

Solution/recommendation Essays about problems/controversy can give what

should be done

Anecdote

Quotation

Question

Speculation




CONCLUSIONS? Anecdote

Tell a story so that readers discover significance toanother source

Quotation Helps gain authority and credibility

Question Calls on readers to assume an active role by offering

their own answers

Speculation Get the reader thinking about possibilities

Consider what might happen as well as what has

happened



CONCLUSION FORMAT SUGGESTION

Summarize points

Reiterate thesis

Final thought



C APITALIZATION

W HO /W HOM

HOMOPHONES



C APITALIZATION

Always capitalize the first word in a direct

quote.

The manager yelled, “be quiet or get out!”

When a quote is broken, the second part is notcapitalized unless it is a new sentence.

“Let’s not,” he stated, “Make any quick

decisions.”



C APITALIZATION

Capitalize a person’s name (or initials) and

any title that comes before the name.

At that point senator h.b. Jones and doctor

joyce ray entered the room.

Always capitalize the days of the week andmonths of the year. Do NOT capitalize the

seasons.

His birthday is friday, october 2, but mine is in

the Summer.



C APITALIZATION

Always capitalize the names of races,

nationalities, languages, and religions.

The african american man was a baptist and

the spaniard was a catholic.

Capitalize words describing the Deity – God,the Savior, the Lord, Jehovah – and holy

books

catholics study the bible.



C APITALIZATION

Do not capitalize the nonspecific use of the

word “god.”The word “polytheistic” means the worship of

more than one God.

Always capitalize geographical areas, but not

directions.

He found the pace of life slower in the south

than in the north.

He was traveling South on the interstate.



C APITALIZATION

Capitalize the first word and other important

words in the name of abook, play, poem, orsong.

Jerry’s favorite book is the catcher in the rye.

Capitalize the name of historic events and

periods. Do not capitalize century numbers.

It is often said that world war II ushered in

the atomic age.



C APITALIZATION

Capitalize the names of specific buildings,

specific places, specific organizations, andspecific things.

Radio city music hall is located in new york

city.



E XERCISE 20.1 C APITALIZATION1. At the turn of a new century and a new

Millennium, many people reflected on historicalchanges that had taken place in the previous

hundred years.

millennium

2. In the late 1990s, Americans began making listsreflecting their choices of the greatest Events,

Literature, people, and Films of the century.

events, literature, films



E XERCISE 20.1 C APITALIZATION3. Most Americans would agree that the two World

Wars shaped the twentieth century and thiscountry’s role in it.

world wars

4. List makers might, however, dispute the

importance of Ulysses or Gone with the wind. Wind

5. Between the beginning and the end of the

twentieth century, the United States changed

from a minor player in global politics into thesingle undisputed World Power.

world power



E XERCISE 20.1 C APITALIZATION6. Technology also advanced dramatically in the

century of television, the apollo space missions,and personal computers.

Apollo

7. Of course, technology was sometimes used for

evil purposes, as the holocaust and nuclearweapons proved.

Holocaust



E XERCISE 20.1 C APITALIZATION8. Some people would even argue that a significant

feature of the century was an increasing concernfor the environment – in the United States, in

Europe, and in parts of the Former Soviet Union,

among other places.

in, former

9. The trend toward urbanization saw people

moving from rural areas to cities, with the result

in this country that the great plains grew emptier

while the Coasts’ population increased.

Great Plains, coasts’



E XERCISE 20.1 C APITALIZATION10. Only historical distance will reveal whether the

twentieth century was “The best of times” or “Theworst of times.”

the, the



YOUR / YOU’RE; THERE / THEIR / THEY’RE;

TWO / TO / TOO; THEN / THAN

You’re too big for your britches.

They’re on their way there.

Please give me two dollars so that I can go to the

store too.

If you go then, you will need more money than youcurrently possess.



W HO VS. W HOM

I love you. Subject is the person doing something

I am performing the love; therefore I am the subject

Object is having something done to them

You are the object of my affection



W HO VS. W HOM

Use who when referring to the subject of aclause

Who loves you?

Use whom when referring to the object of a

clause

Whom do you love?



W HO VS. W HOM

HE /HIM TRICK

Him and whom both end with the letter m

When trying to choose between who or whom, ask if

the answer to the question would be he or him

Who (or whom) do you love?

Answer is I love him, so whom is correct Who (or whom) broke his heart?

Answer is She broke his heart, so who is correct



W HO VS. W HOM PRACTICE

1. ______ should we invite to the party?

Whom

2. ______ wants ice cream?

Who

3. ____ do you trust? Whom

4. ______ left the alligator in the backyard?

Who



FOR W EDNESDAY...

Essay #1

Typed Sentence Outline Quiz #2 (fragments, run-ons, sentence variety,

capitalization, who/whom, homophones)

Read chapter about Classification & Division

Read in glossary definitions of analogy, cliché,colloquial expressions, connotation &

denotation, diction, figures of speech, slang,

wrong word, apostrophes, and commas

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