LANGUAGE GENIUS SUMMER CAMP
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THE THESIS & ESSAYSTRUCTURAL COMPONENTS
LANGUAGE GENIUS SUMMER PROGRAMJORDAN KOHANIM
TERMS YOU NEED TO KNOW:
ESSAY: YOUR WHOLE PAPER. THIS INCLUDES INTRO, 3 BODY PARAGRAPHS,
AND A CONCLUSION PARAGRAPH
THESIS: MAIN IDEA/ ARGUMENT OF YOUR
ESSAY
PRONG: PART OF YOUR
THESIS THAT MENTIONS
WHAT THE REST OF THE ESSAY
WILL BE ABOUT
THIS TYPE OF STRUCTURE IS
OFTEN REFERRED TO AS
“A 5 PARAGRAPH ESSAY”
YOUR GOAL IN THIS CLASS IS TO CREATE
A GOOD 5 PARAGRAPH ESSAY
IN 55 MINUTES
THESIS STATEMENTS
SHOULD HAVE PRONGS (2 OR 3)
HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLE THESIS
STATEMENTS WITH TWO PRONGS:
CATS ARE BETTER THAN DOGS
BECAUSE THEY ARE LESS NEEDY AND THEY ARE EASIER TO KEEP CLEANWHERE ARE THE PRONGS?
CATS ARE BETTER THAN DOGS
BECAUSE THEY ARE LESS NEEDY AND THEY ARE EASIER TO KEEP CLEAN
WHAT PART OF THE PRONGS ARE THE SAME?
CATS ARE BETTER THAN DOGS
BECAUSE THEY ARE LESS NEEDY AND THEY ARE EASIER TO KEEP CLEAN
THIS IS CALLED PARALLEL STRUCTURE
PARALLEL STRUCTURE: THE
BEGINNING/ STRUCTURE OF THE PRONGS IS
THE SAME
MY FAMILY IS UNIQUE BECAUSE WE ARE DEFINED BY OUR
CLOSE RELATIONSHIP AND BY OUR TRADITIONS.WHERE ARE THE PRONGS?
MY FAMILY IS UNIQUE BECAUSE WE ARE DEFINED BY OUR
CLOSE RELATIONSHIP AND BY OUR TRADITIONS.
WHERE IS PARALLEL STRUCTURE?
MY FAMILY IS UNIQUE BECAUSE WE ARE DEFINED BY OUR
CLOSE RELATIONSHIP AND BY OUR TRADITIONS.
HERE ARE SOME THREE PRONG
EXAMPLES
MY FAMILY IS DEFINED BY ITS
UNIQUE TRADITIONS,
RELATIONSHIPS, AND HISTORY. WHERE ARE THE PRONGS?
MY FAMILY IS DEFINED BY ITS
UNIQUE TRADITIONS, CLOSE
RELATIONSHIPS, AND CULTURAL
HISTORY. HOW IS IT PARALLEL?
MY FAMILY IS DEFINED BY ITS
UNIQUE TRADITIONS, CLOSE
RELATIONSHIPS, AND CULTURAL
HISTORY.
Adjective + noun
Adjective + noun
Adjective + noun
DOGS ARE BETTER THAN CATS BECAUSE
THEY ARE EASILY TRAINED, ARE
ALWAYS LOYAL, AND ARE PROTECTIVE.
WHERE ARE THE PRONGS?
DOGS ARE BETTER THAN CATS BECAUSE
THEY ARE EASILY TRAINED, ARE
ALWAYS LOYAL, AND ARE PROTECTIVE.
WHERE ARE THE PRONGS?
HERE IS AN ESSAY ABOUT SHAKESPEARE’S MACBETH
HERE IS A PERSUASIVE ESSAY ABOUT CANCER
SO HOW DO YOUR PARAGRAPHS WORK?
DOGS ARE BETTER THAN CATS BECAUSE THEY ARE EASILY
TRAINED, ARE ALWAYS LOYAL, AND ARE PROTECTIVE.
WRITE THIS THESIS DOWN!
PARAGRAPH ONE: CLAIM 1 (YOU’D NOTE THIS ON YOUR TIME TRIALS
SHEET)
DOGS ARE FAR SUPERIOR TO CATS BECAUSE YOU CAN MORE
EASILY TRAIN A DOG THAN YOU CAN A CAT.
WRITE THIS CLAIM DOWN!
PARAGRAPH TWO: CLAIM 2 (YOU WOULD NOT NOTE THIS ON YOUR TIME TRAILS
SHEET )
UNLIKE CATS, DOGS ARE TRULY LOYAL TO THEIR MASTERS.
WRITE THIS CLAIM DOWN!
PARAGRAPH THREE: CLAIM 3 (YOU WOULD NOT NOTE THIS ON YOUR TIME TRAILS
SHEET )
YOUR TURN!
WHAT SHOULD CLAIM 3 BE?
SO FOR ESSAYS, ALL THESIS STATEMENTS NEED TO HAVE PRONGS FROM HERE OUT!
•KEEP IT PARALLEL•NO MORE THAN THREE•NO LESS THAN TWO•REFER BACK TO YOUR THESIS IN YOUR CLAIMS
WRITING BUDDIES!
WE ARE GOING TO GET INTO WRITING BUDDIES GROUPS TO WORK ON
THESIS STATEMENTS