Essay Format

Essay Format
English
Mr. Beh



INTRODUCTION: 1 paragraph
Attention Getter: quote, joke, interesting fact, strong statement, etc…
Background: creates context for the reader.
Thesis: subject + opinion = thesis
Main Points: Preview the main points that you will cover in your essay.


BODY: paragraphs = # of main points
Topic Sentence: thesis + main point = T.S.
Commentary: explains your opinion on the main point.
Concrete Detail: supports and backs up your opinion.


CONCLUSION: 1 paragraph
Review Thesis: reiterates thesis and main points.
Beyond Thesis: relates thesis to a larger context.



How to start a paper: 1. Choose a subject.
2. Form an opinion.
3. Create main points.
4. Verify your support for each main point.



Once you have chosen the subject you want to write about, you must form an opinion about that subject. This gives you a thesis (subject + opinion = thesis). You must then come up with main points (usually at least three) that you can use to explain and prove your thesis. It is important before beginning to write your paper that you verify that you have support for each of your main points, otherwise they will do you no good and you will have to create other main points.
After completing these steps, you can begin writing your paper. I suggest that you first create an outline that you can follow, to ensure that while writing your paper you don’t wander off topic or change the focus of your writing.

Essay Organization

Essay Organization
English
Mr. Beh

When writing an essay, it is important to keep your information well organized. Think about reading a repair manual for a car or an instruction booklet for a video game. What do you want to be able to do? Usually, we want to be able to find the information that we want quickly and easily. You don’t want to have to read the entire manual or booklet three times over, just to be able to figure out what you want to know.
The same principal applies when writing and reading essays. A writer must organize her thoughts in a way that makes accessing and understanding it simple and easy. Readers want the information without having to do too much rereading and decoding. The best way to create an essay that is simple and easy to read and understand is to follow a few simple guidelines.

Write using a simple essay format.
Introduction, Body, and Conclusion
Keep every point in the essay in a consistent order.
Point #1 should always be discussed first, Point # 2 second, and so on.
Order your points from the least to the most important.
Finish your essay with a flourish.

Example
Intro Paragraph
Points Previewed
#1 Least important
#2 More important
#3 Most important
Body Paragraph #1
Discuss Point #1
Body Paragraph #2
Discuss Point #2
Body Paragraph #3
Discuss Point #3
Conclusion Paragraph
Review Point #1
Review Point #2
Review Point #3

effects of consumerism

Brief overview
http://volunteernow.ca/take_action/issues_consumerism.htm
Poverty in the U.S.
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/poverty.html
World View
http://www.globalissues.org/
http://earthwatch.unep.net/poverty/index.php
Maps
http://www.povertymap.net/
http://gamapserver.who.int/mapCenter/default.aspx
http://www.fivims.org/map.jspx?show_result=true&lang=en
http://130.166.124.2/US_Pov.html