怎样写Essay英文

1、怎样写Essay英文 Response to Literature Essay Writing “Flowers for Algernon” Model 怎样写Essay英文 Intro. Paragraph with thesis statement* Body Par. #1 Body Par. #2 Body Par. #3 (optional) Concluding Paragraph 怎样写Essay英文 Start with a “hook.” Mention the title, author and genre (TAG) and add a couple focus sent

2、ences that lead to the thesis statement. The thesis statement is a debatable claim or point you wish to prove. Introductory Paragraph - Like a funnel, start with a broad connection to the topic and then hone in on your point (thesis). Diagram 怎样写Essay英文 INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH: the first paragraph in

3、 your essay. Hook - a creative beginning, meant to catch your readers interest TAG - an acronym for title, author, and genre of the work Background/Set-up/Brief summary - provides essential background about the literary work and prepares the reader for your major thesis Thesis Statement - a sentence

4、 or two in your first paragraph that presents your argument to the reader, usually at the end of the paragraph 怎样写Essay英文 HOOK: a creative beginning, meant to catch your readers interest. Ways of beginning creatively include the following: A startling fact or bit of information 2) A snatch of dialog

5、ue between two characters 3) A meaningful quotation (from the work or another source) A universal idea 5) A rich, vivid description of the setting 6) An analogy or metaphor 怎样写Essay英文 Hook examples for “Flowers for Algernon”: “No pig ever had truer friends, and Wilbur realized that friendship is one

6、 of the most satisfying things in the world.” - E. B. White from Charlottes Web Eager. Determined. Motivated. These three words describe . . . The power of knowledge is a dangerous thing. 怎样写Essay英文 More hook examples for “Flowers for Algernon”: “Even a feeble-minded man wants to be like other men,”

7、 writes Charlie Gordon in . . . According to a survey of seven notable professions including fiction writers, scientists, musicians, and soldiers, those with the highest average IQ are philosophers. 怎样写Essay英文 TAG - acronym for title, author, genre “No pig ever had truer friends, and Wilbur realized

8、 that friendship is one of the most satisfying things in the world” (E. B. White from Charlottes Web). Like Wilbur, Charlie Gordon discovers who his true friends are in “Flowers for Algernon,” an award-winning short story by Daniel Keyes. (TGA) 怎样写Essay英文 TAG - acronym for title, author, genre Eager

9、. Determined. Motivated. These three words describe Charlie Gordon in Daniel Keyess short story “Flowers for Algernon.” (AGT) “Even a feeble-minded man wants to be like other men,” writes Charlie Gordon in the short story “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes. (GTA) 怎样写Essay英文 Background/Set-up/Bri

10、ef summary - provides essential background about the literary work and prepares the reader for your major thesis * Keep in mind that your audience (your teacher or classmate) has read the literature; however, they have not analyzed it in the same way you have. * Keep your summary BRIEF! (no more tha

11、n four sentences) 怎样写Essay英文 Background/Set-up/Brief summary Example of a set-up: “The spiritual perfection of man consists in his becoming an intelligent king - one who knows all that he is capable of learning” (philosopher Moses Maimonides). In the short story “Flowers for Algernon,” the author Da

12、niel Keyes writes about a man with low intelligence named Charlie who strives to become the most intelligent he can be. Charlie wants to be the perfect man who knows all that he can. He will do almost anything including letting two doctors perform brain surgery to enhance his capability of learning.

13、 - student, 8th grade, RSM 怎样写Essay英文 Background/Set-up/Brief summary Example of brief summary: The power of knowledge is a dangerous thing. In the short story “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes, Charlie Gordon, a mentally retarded thirty-seven-year-old man, is chosen to take part in an experime

14、nt to improve his intelligence. Although the operation is a success and Charlies IQ rapidly improves, the experiment has an overall negative effect. . . . - student, 8th grade, RSM 怎样写Essay英文 THESIS STATEMENT: a sentence or two in your first paragraph that presents your argument to the reader, usual

15、ly at the end of the paragraph * Note - Some thesis statements are explicit, hinting at what the two or three body paragraphs will be about. 怎样写Essay英文 THESIS STATEMENT Thesis statement: The experiment to increase Charlies intelligence was a bad idea. Thesis statement (explicit): The experiment to i

16、ncrease Charlies intelligence has an overall negative effect because he loses all his friends and suffers severe depression. 怎样写Essay英文 Intro. Paragraph with thesis statement* Body Par. #1 Body Par. #2 Body Par. #3 (optional) Concluding Paragraph Reason #1 discussed in this paragraph Reason #2 discu

17、ssed in this paragraph Reason #3 discussed in this paragraph Final thoughts 怎样写Essay英文 BODY: the support paragraphs of your essay. These paragraphs contain supporting examples (concrete detail) and analysis/explanation (commentary) for your topic sentences. Each paragraph in the body includes (1) a

18、topic sentence/support thesis, (2) integrated concrete details/examples, (3) commentary/explanation for details/examples, and (4) a concluding sentence. 怎样写Essay英文 Body Paragraphs - two minimum Begin with a topic sentence which supports the major thesis statement from the introductory paragraph. Be

19、sure to include: Concrete details (quoted passages or paraphrased facts from the story) Commentary - interpretation/elaboration Concluding sentence - to sum up or transition to the next paragraph 怎样写Essay英文 TOPIC SENTENCE: the first sentence of a body paragraph. It identifies one aspect of the major

20、 thesis and states a primary reason why the major thesis is true. 怎样写Essay英文 Because the operation changes his personality, Charlie loses the only people hes ever come to know and love. For example, when Charlie told Mrs. Flynn, his landlady, to call in sick for him, he wrote, Mrs. Flynn looks at me

21、 very funny lately like shes scared of me (34). Mrs. Flynn knows that Charlie has never missed a day of work for any reason, so she knows that something has been wrong with him. Because of this, she becomes . . . 怎样写Essay英文 Besides losing all of his friends, Charlie begins to go through depression w

22、hen his intelligence begins decreasing again. For instance, when Algernon dies and Charlie did a dissection on him, he found that the beloved mouse had died because of complications with his brain, and he wrote, I guess the same thing is or will be happening to me. Now that its definite, I dont want

23、 it to happen(48). Charlie knows now . . . 怎样写Essay英文 TRANSITIONAL/LEAD-IN: phrase or sentence that prepares the reader for a concrete detail by introducing the speaker, setting, and/or situation. 怎样写Essay英文 CONCRETE DETAIL: a specific example from the work of literature used to provide evidence for

24、 your topic sentence/support thesis. Concrete detail can be a combination of paraphrase and direct quotation from the work. 怎样写Essay英文 Lead-in: when Charlie told Mrs. Flynn, his landlady, to call in sick for him, he wrote, Concrete Detail: Mrs. Flynn looks at me very funny lately like shes scared of

25、 me (34). Transition: For example, * QuoParPunc = Quotation Mark, Parentheses, Punctuation T L CD 怎样写Essay英文 Because the operation changes his personality, Charlie loses the only people hes ever come to know and love. For example, when Charlie told Mrs. Flynn, his landlady, to call in sick for him,

26、he wrote, Mrs. Flynn looks at me very funny lately like shes scared of me (34). Mrs. Flynn knows that Charlie has never missed a day of work for any reason, so she knows that something has been wrong with him. Because of this, she becomes scared of him and starts to avoid him, which leaves him even

27、more alone than ever. In addition to losing Mrs. Flynn, Charlie also begins to lose Miss Kinnian, his teacher and the love of his life. When he begins to surpass her with his knowledge, he says, The thought of leaving her behind makes me sad (38). Miss Kinnian can no longer teach Charlie anything be

28、cause he is gaining so much knowledge so quickly. This thought pains Charlie deeply and makes him very upset. 怎样写Essay英文 Transition: In addition to losing Mrs. Flynn, Lead-in: Charlie also begins to lose Miss Kinnian, his teacher and the love of his life, when he begins to surpass her with his knowl

29、edge. In his journal he says, Concrete Detail: The thought of leaving her behind makes me sad (38). *QuoParPunc! No Naked Quotes! 怎样写Essay英文 Because the operation changes his personality, Charlie loses the only people hes ever come to know and love. For example, when Charlie told Mrs. Flynn, his lan

30、dlady, to call in sick for him, he wrote, Mrs. Flynn looks at me very funny lately like shes scared of me (34). Mrs. Flynn knows that Charlie has never missed a day of work for any reason, so she knows that something has been wrong with him. Because of this, she becomes scared of him and starts to a

31、void him, which leaves him even more alone than ever. In addition to losing Mrs. Flynn, Charlie also begins to lose Miss Kinnian, his teacher and the love of his life. When he begins to surpass her with his knowledge, he says, The thought of leaving her behind makes me sad (38). Miss Kinnian can no

32、longer teach Charlie anything because he is gaining so much knowledge so quickly. This thought pains Charlie deeply and makes him very upset. 怎样写Essay英文 COMMENTARY: your explanation and interpretation of the concrete detail. Commentary tells the reader what the author of the text means or how the co

33、ncrete detail proves the topic sentence and supports the thesis. Commentary may include interpretation, analysis, argument, insight, and/or reflection. 怎样写Essay英文 Because the operation changes his personality, Charlie loses the only people hes ever come to know and love. For example, when Charlie to

34、ld Mrs. Flynn, his landlady, to call in sick for him, he wrote, Mrs. Flynn looks at me very funny lately like shes scared of me (34). Mrs. Flynn knows that Charlie has never missed a day of work for any reason, so she knows that something has been wrong with him. Because of this, she becomes scared

35、of him and starts to avoid him, which leaves him even more alone than ever. In addition to losing Mrs. Flynn, Charlie also begins to lose Miss Kinnian, his teacher and the love of his life. When he begins to surpass her with his knowledge, he says, The thought of leaving her behind makes me sad (38)

36、. Miss Kinnian can no longer teach Charlie anything because he is gaining so much knowledge so quickly. This thought pains Charlie deeply and makes him very upset. 怎样写Essay英文 TIPS FOR WRITING COMMENTARY These sentence starters put the writer into commentary-mode: This shows . . . This is because . .

37、 . This means . . . This reveals . . . This illustrates . . . This highlights the difference between . . . 怎样写Essay英文 TIPS FOR WRITING COMMENTARY continued: This means the doctors knew all along that the surgery would not be permanent, yet they chose to hide this important fact from Charlie and Miss

38、 Kinnian. This shows that the doctors are selfish and unethical in their medical practices; they are willing to risk Charlies life for personal gain. This illustrates the difference between Miss Kinnian and the doctors. She truly believes the operation will benefit Charlie, and the doctors know it w

39、ill not. *Note: As you become a more sophisticated writer, you will not need these starter words. 怎样写Essay英文 CONCLUDING SENTENCE/CLINCHER: last sentence of the body paragraph. It concludes the paragraph by tying the concrete details and commentary back to the topic sentence and/or thesis statement.

40、怎样写Essay英文 Also, Charlie loses all of the people that he knows from the factory. When they all sign a petition to have him fired, he writes, Theyve driven me out of the factory. Now Im more alone than ever (39). After leaving behind both Mrs. Flynn and Miss Kinnian, the only people he knows are the

41、people at the factory where he works, but they all want him fired. They basically kick him out of the only place he knows that he can go to, and now hes left alone in the world, with no one to turn to or seek help from. The same thing is happening to Charlie as Robinson Crusoe now that he has been d

42、eserted and abandoned by everyone hes ever known. - 8th grade student, RSM 怎样写Essay英文 Suggested Outline for Body Paragraphs: Topic Sentence - a major reason of support for thesis statement. (TS) Transitional/Lead-in to Concrete Detail #1 (TL) Concrete Detail #1 (CD) Commentary for CD#1 (CM) Commenta

43、ry for CD#1 (CM) Transitional/Lead-in to Concrete Detail #2 Concrete Detail #2 Commentary for CD#2 Commentary for CD#2 Concluding sentence - summarizes and transitions to next paragraph 怎样写Essay英文 Suggested Outline for Body Paragraphs: Topic Sentence - a major reason of support for thesis statement.

44、 (TS) Transitional/Lead-in to Concrete Detail #1 (TL) Concrete Detail #1 (CD) Commentary for CD#1 (CM) Commentary for CD#1 (CM) Transitional/Lead-in to Concrete Detail #2 Concrete Detail #2 Commentary for CD#2 Commentary for CD#2 Concluding sentence - summarizes and transitions to next paragraph 怎样写Essay英文 Because the operation changes his personality, Charlie loses the only people hes ever come to know and love. For examp