Essay+Paragraphs+Notes

= //__**Body Paragraphs**__// =
 * __Main Idea/ Topic__**: This is our claim/ reason.


 * __Explain:__** Tell us you main idea again using different words.


 * __Examples/ evidence(2):__** At least two examples that show you are right.

Summarize what you said. Restate you main idea and/ or tie to the next paragraph.
 * __Conclusion /Transition(link):__**

//**__Examples/ Evidence (example)__**Students are able to create professional style websites. We have seen many of these such as the green planet eco site and the many student ELA blogs. // J//ust yesterday, students helped me clean up after the school concert and I didn’t even have to ask. When I offered a Gotcha ticket, they said, “No. Thank you.”//   
 * __Main idea(example):__** //The Students at AIS are incredible.//
 * __Explanation(example):__** //They are so respectful and creative//
 * __Conclusion/ Transition(example)__**Not only do AIS students show creativity and respect, but they are also very talented.

**//__ Introduction Paragraph __//**


 * 1) =**__ Hook __** - We make the reader want to read our essay =

**a) ****__ Questions: __**
Who has ever done something insane? What is insanity? What makes a person do.. …?

**__b) You can use a quotation(what someone has said) __**
“We are all mad.”- roger waters


 *  __c) You can begin with a story(1-2 sentences):__ **

There was once the story of the 0000


 * __d) You can also begin with a statistic or fact __**

Over 1,000,000 people had mental problems in Vietnam last year.


 * __<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">After the hook include: __**


 * __<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">2. Background information: __**<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;"> Then you will introduce what you are talking about tell us about your subject briefly . Tell me the writer(Edgar Allen Poe) the title (The Tell-Tale Heart) and tell me the story in 2-3 sentences.

<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">In the story __The Tell-Tale Heart__ by Edgar Allen Poe, there is a character who….


 * __<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">3. Thesis: __****<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Your claims put into one sentence **

<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Finally, State your best ideas(claims) in your thesis statement the last sentence in your introduction paragraph.

<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">The character in the __Tell-Tale Heart__ is clearly insane because __claim 1, claim 2, and claim 3.__