UsinganAnecdote

inanIntroductoryParagraphPleaseputthedateonthesenotesandputthemintheWritingSectionofyournotes.UsinganAnecdote

inanIntro1DefinitionAnAnecdoteisapersonalstorythatisrelatedtothetopicofyouressay.YourAnecdotemaybetrueormostlytrue,butshouldbeentirelybelievable.Thepurposeofthestoryistogetyourreaderreadyforyouressay,nottomakethemconfused.Savetheendofyourstoryfortheconcludingparagraph.Thiscanbetheresolution,thelessonyoulearned,orwhatcameafterwards.DefinitionAnAnecdoteisaper2TheStructureAnecdote–grabsthereader’sattentionandgetshimorherreadytoreadyouressay.2-4sentenceslong.TransitionSentence–connectsthehook(whichmaybecasual)totheThesis(whichmustbeformal).ThesisStatement–tellsthereaderwhatyourmaintopicisandwhateachofthethreebodyparagraphsisabout.TheStructureAnecdote–grabs3HintYouwanttomakeyouranecdoteexciting.Beginyourstoryinthemiddleoftheaction.Manywritersliketobeginwith:asoundeffect(Crash,thebaseballshatteredthewindow…)Ashortsentenceofdialogue(“Mom,I’mhome,”IcriedasIenteredmyhouse.)Asurprisinglyboldstatement(KnowingwhatIknownow,IwouldneverhavetakenJulieuponherdare.)HintYouwanttomakeyouranec4ExampleofAnecdote IfIcouldredoonechoiceinmylife,Iwouldchoosenottoridemycousin’smotorcycle.Growingup,IwantedtobejustlikemycousinChip,evenwhenhegotadirtbike.WhenIwassevenyearsold,IaskedChipifIcouldridehisnewmotorcycle.Myhandrevvingthethrottle,Itookoff,slidonthepavement,andbecametrappedundermyaunt’scar.ExampleofAnecdote IfIcoul5TransitionSentenceTheTransitionSentencebridgesthegapbetweenthelight-heartedanecdoteandtheseriousThesisStatement.Thefirsthalfofthesentenceshouldcontainsomethingfromthehook/anecdote.Thesecondhalfofthesentenceshouldcontainsomethingfromthethesis.Example:JustasIshouldhavethoughtfirstaboutridingmycousin’smotorcycle,soPonyboyandJohnnyshouldhavethoughtoftheconsequencesoftheiractionsbeforeacting.TransitionSentenceTheTransit6ThesisStatementTheThesisStatementmustcontain:ThetopicofyouressayThetopicofeachofyourthreebodyparagraphsTheThesismustbeformal(nopersonalpronouns,contractions,orslang)TheThesismustonlybeonesentencelong.ThesisStatementTheThesisSta7ThesisStatementToavoidrun-onsentences,createacomplexsentencebybeginningyourthesisstatementwithasubordinatingconjunction:after,although,as,asif,because,before,if,since,sothat,that,though,till,unless,until,when,whether,while

Example:BecausePonyboyandJohnnymadeashort-sighteddecision,theyfaceconsequenceswiththelaw,theirfamilies,andwiththeirconsciences.ThesisStatementToavoidrun-o8ExampleofIntroParagraph IfIcouldredoonechoiceinmylife,Iwouldchoosenottoridemycousin’smotorcycle.Growingup,IwantedtobejustlikemycousinChip,evenwhenhegotadirtbike.WhenIwassevenyearsold,IaskedChipifIcouldridehisnewmotorcycle.Myhandrevvingthethrottle,Itookoff,slidonthepavement,andbecametrappedundermyaunt’scar.JustasIshouldhavethoughtfirstaboutridingmycousin’smotorcycle,soPonyboyandJohnnyshouldhavethoughtoftheconsequencesoftheirchoicesbeforeacting.BecausePonyboyandJohnnymadeashort-sighteddecision,theyfaceconsequenceswiththelaw,theirfamilies,andwiththeirconsciences.ExampleofIntroParagraph If9ConcludingParagraphTheConcludingParagraphshouldbethemirrorimageoftheintroparagraph.Itbeginswitharestatedthesis(indifferentwordsbutinformallanguage)Itendswithareferencetothehook.Thiscanbetheendoftheanecdotestoryorthelessonlearned.ConcludingParagraphTheConclu10ExampleofConcludingParagraph PonyboyandJohnnyhavetodealwithrepercussionsfromthelaw,Ponyboy’sbrothers,andtheirownconsciencessincetheyactedrashly.Similarly,Isufferedahospitalstay,asummeroncrutches,andmycousin’sdisappointmentwhenIcrashedhisnewmotorcycle.ExampleofConcludingParagrap11PracticeWritea2-4sentenceanecdotethatwouldgetyouraudiencereadytoreadaboutanessayon:Shouldstudentsallhavetheirowncellphones?Writeastoryaboutatimewhenacellphonewouldhavebeenhelpful.Makesurethefirstsentenceisexciting.PracticeWritea2-4sentencea12PracticeMakeatransitionsentence:JustasI____________________,soallstudentsshould__________________.PracticeMakeatransitionsent13PracticeNowwriteathesisstatement.Includethemaintopicoftheessay(cellphonesforstudents)Includethetopicofthethreebodyparagraphs(makeupthreereasonswhystudentsshouldhavecellphones).PracticeNowwriteathesissta14UsinganAnecdote

inanIntroductoryParagraphPleaseputthedateonthesenotesandputthemintheWritingSectionofyournotes.UsinganAnecdote

inanIntro15DefinitionAnAnecdoteisapersonalstorythatisrelatedtothetopicofyouressay.YourAnecdotemaybetrueormostlytrue,butshouldbeentirelybelievable.Thepurposeofthestoryistogetyourreaderreadyforyouressay,nottomakethemconfused.Savetheendofyourstoryfortheconcludingparagraph.Thiscanbetheresolution,thelessonyoulearned,orwhatcameafterwards.DefinitionAnAnecdoteisaper16TheStructureAnecdote–grabsthereader’sattentionandgetshimorherreadytoreadyouressay.2-4sentenceslong.TransitionSentence–connectsthehook(whichmaybecasual)totheThesis(whichmustbeformal).ThesisStatement–tellsthereaderwhatyourmaintopicisandwhateachofthethreebodyparagraphsisabout.TheStructureAnecdote–grabs17HintYouwanttomakeyouranecdoteexciting.Beginyourstoryinthemiddleoftheaction.Manywritersliketobeginwith:asoundeffect(Crash,thebaseballshatteredthewindow…)Ashortsentenceofdialogue(“Mom,I’mhome,”IcriedasIenteredmyhouse.)Asurprisinglyboldstatement(KnowingwhatIknownow,IwouldneverhavetakenJulieuponherdare.)HintYouwanttomakeyouranec18ExampleofAnecdote IfIcouldredoonechoiceinmylife,Iwouldchoosenottoridemycousin’smotorcycle.Growingup,IwantedtobejustlikemycousinChip,evenwhenhegotadirtbike.WhenIwassevenyearsold,IaskedChipifIcouldridehisnewmotorcycle.Myhandrevvingthethrottle,Itookoff,slidonthepavement,andbecametrappedundermyaunt’scar.ExampleofAnecdote IfIcoul19TransitionSentenceTheTransitionSentencebridgesthegapbetweenthelight-heartedanecdoteandtheseriousThesisStatement.Thefirsthalfofthesentenceshouldcontainsomethingfromthehook/anecdote.Thesecondhalfofthesentenceshouldcontainsomethingfromthethesis.Example:JustasIshouldhavethoughtfirstaboutridingmycousin’smotorcycle,soPonyboyandJohnnyshouldhavethoughtoftheconsequencesoftheiractionsbeforeacting.TransitionSentenceTheTransit20ThesisStatementTheThesisStatementmustcontain:ThetopicofyouressayThetopicofeachofyourthreebodyparagraphsTheThesismustbeformal(nopersonalpronouns,contractions,orslang)TheThesismustonlybeonesentencelong.ThesisStatementTheThesisSta21ThesisStatementToavoidrun-onsentences,createacomplexsentencebybeginningyourthesisstatementwithasubordinatingconjunction:after,although,as,asif,because,before,if,since,sothat,that,though,till,unless,until,when,whether,while

Example:BecausePonyboyandJohnnymadeashort-sighteddecision,theyfaceconsequenceswiththelaw,theirfamilies,andwiththeirconsciences.ThesisStatementToavoidrun-o22ExampleofIntroParagraph IfIcouldredoonechoiceinmylife,Iwouldchoosenottoridemycousin’smotorcycle.Growingup,IwantedtobejustlikemycousinChip,evenwhenhegotadirtbike.WhenIwassevenyearsold,IaskedChipifIcouldridehisnewmotorcycle.Myhandrevvingthethrottle,Itookoff,slidonthepavement,andbecametrappedundermyaunt’scar.JustasIshouldhavethoughtfirstaboutridingmycousin’smotorcycle,soPonyboyandJohnnyshouldhavethoughtoftheconsequencesoftheirchoicesbeforeacting.BecausePonyboyandJohnnymadeashort-sighteddecision,theyfaceconsequenceswiththelaw,theirfamilies,andwiththeirconsciences.ExampleofIntroParagraph If23ConcludingParagraphTheConcludingParagraphshouldbethemirrorimageoftheintroparagraph.Itbeginswitharestatedthesis(indifferentwordsbutinformallanguage)Itendswithareferencetothehook.Thiscanbetheendoftheanecdotestoryorthelessonlearned.ConcludingParagraphTheConclu24Exampleof