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CAUSE/EFFECT ESSAY Memory
Clusters In
a cause/effect essay you
present a
thoughtful analysis of a timely subject. First
decide what
you know about the subject. Identify
the most
important points related
to the subject Make
clear cause/effect
connections between these two points. Plan
by establishing a
thesis as
well as an
effective order for presenting ideas. The
beginning should
get the reader’s interest. You
can give some background
or history about
the subject in the first paragraph. Specific
statistics add authority to the
essay. ‘Why’
is an important question in this essay. The
conclusion should
tie everything together. |
MEMORY TRIGGERS Analysis ______________________ _______________________________ Identify
_______________________ ______________________________ Decide
________________________ ______________________________ Make clear
____________________ ______________________________ Thesis
________________________ First paragraph
_________________ ______________________________ Specific
_______________________ ______________________________ Important question
_______________ Conclusion
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2005 by Carl Peterson |
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DESCRIPTIVE
ESSAY Memory
Clusters Use
vivid sensory
and memory details to
bring your subject to life. Gather
details before starting. Jot
down every detail you
can think about by imagining a painting. Write
down characteristics as well as appearance. Think
of experiences that illustrate your
subject. Think
about hearing seeing smelling touching tasting. Review
your collection and decide on a focus. Now
organize your ideas into a plan. After
writing you should re-read
and make a
mental tour of your description. Always
save time to revise and improve. |
MEMORY
TRIGGERS Sensory
and memory details ______ Focus
__________________________ Copyright
2005 by Carl Peterson |
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ESSAY
OF OPPOSING IDEAS Memory
Clusters In
an essay of opposing ideas you
present two or more points
of view related to the issue. First
collect information. List
facts and details in
a column for each viewpoint. Think
what message you want to get across. What
will you say first second, third? Write
your first draft. Have
you addressed all
the ideas fairly and completely? Revise
your writing as necessary. Remember a
short essay must have: an
introduction a
body of one to three paragraphs a
conclusion Save
25% of
your time to
revise and
improve your essay. |
MEMORY
TRIGGERS Opposing
ideas ____________________ Message
__________________________ Revision
__________________________ Copyright
2005 by Carl Peterson |
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EXPOSITORY
ESSAY Memory
Clusters You
write expository essays about important concepts. Anytime
you are asked to: inform explain examine discuss illustrate in
writing You
are developing and expository essay. You
are not arguing for or against an idea. Follow
the thesis-statement
plus-support structure. Start
and stop with your best
information. Use
examples to
show your reader your ideas. You
should start with
a sentence that
identifies the
focus for your writing. Save
time to revise. |
MEMORY
TRIGGERS Important
concepts ____________ Key
words: ____________________ Examples
_____________________ For
or against? _________________ Revise
_________________________ Copyright
2005 by Carl Peterson |
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PERSUASIVE
ESSAY Memory
Clusters The
primary purpose of
this type of essay is
to convince the reader to think the way you do. Your
subject will be controversial. There
will be two
or more viewpoints on the subject. You
need to write a reasonable and
thoughtful argument supporting one point of view. Plan
your argument before you start writing. You
may lead off with
your most significant argument. You
may want to
save it for last to solidify your opinion. If
you plan to counter opposing
opinions do it early in your essay. Your
essay needs an
introduction, supporting
paragraphs and a conclusion. Review
your writing and revise. Always
save about 20% |
MEMORY
TRIGGERS Primary
purpose _________________ Copyright
2005 by Carl Peterson |