THe Comic Book of writing
By:
David Venegas
Introduction........................................... 1 About the Author.................................. 2 Dedication............................................ 3 Punctuation/Capitalization.................. 4 Parts of speech...................................... 8 Phrases/clauses......................................... 15 Sentences.................................................. 17 Paragrpahs.............................................. 22 Essays....................................................... 27 TABLE OF CONTENTS
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The Comic Book book of writing began with the idea to create a book that encapsulates all the main components of writing and a subject that is not only enjoyed worldwide but also a form of literature that uses these exact components to captivate the audience. I used different aspects of comic books to write this book, including the captivating punctuation and onamonapia. This book helps readers with a passion for comic books understand how their fondness for the different titles stems from grammar and great writing. I chose comic books as my topic for this book of writing in particular because it has always been an interest of mine in literature. It did not matter if the comic book was about Batman, Spider-man, a woman, or man, they were all intriguing. I felt that this is the same for many other people, and this book will benefit them in the same way it did for me when I began my writing journey.
MY NAME IS DAVID VENEGAS, I AM 16 YEARS OLD AND WAS BORN ON AUGUST 31, 2005. I ENJOY PLAYING VIDEO GAMES, AND BUILDING COMPUTERS. I CHOSE TO WRITE MY BOOK OF WRITING ON COMIC BOOKS BECAUSE I AM INTRIGUED BY THE LITERATURE EXPRESSED THROUGH PRIMARILY ART AND DIALOGUE, THE STORY NEVER ENDS AND IT IS EXTENDED INTO DIFFERENT UNIVERSES AND IDEAS, COMICS HAVE ALSO EXCEEDED THEIR PAPERBACK WRAP AND ARE NOW ON THE BIG SCREEN GAINING POPULARITY RAPIDLY, BRINGING IN MILLIONS OF PEOPLE TOGETHER. COMIC BOOKS ARE THE FIRST TYPE OF BOOKS I BEGAN TO READ. MY FATHER HAD BOXES OF THEM HE HAD AS A CHILD, I BELIEVE THIS IS WHERE MY ENTHUSIASM TOWARDS THE FORM OF LITERATURE BEGAN. I BEGAN TO LEARN TO WRITE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, UP UNTIL MIDDLE SCHOOL THE WRITING I HAD DONE IN SCHOOL WERE SHORT STORIES AND FICTION. I WAS TOLD TO WRITE STORIES ON MY FAVORITE CHARACTERS AND THINGS I HAVE DREAMED OF. I VERY MUCH ENJOYED WRITING THESE STORIES, WHICH LED TO ME CONTINUING TO WRITE. IN MIDDLE SCHOOL I BEGAN TO WRITE COMPLETE ESSAYS AND THE CORRECT GRAMMAR WAS ENFORCED IN THOSE PAPERS. I WROTE ON REAL WORLD PROBLEMS AND MY KNOWLEDGE OF THE DIFFERENT WRITING STRUCTURES BEGAN TO FORM, TOWARDS THE END OF MIDDLE SCHOOL I HAD ACQUIRED A COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR DIFFERENT FORMS OF WRITING.
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About the Author
Dedicaition
This book is dedicated to the readers around the world who began their journey into literature through comic books, whether it be detective comics, or spider-man, the world of comics brings people together in a way that nothing else can. Someone who quickly became the face of comic books, Stan Lee. Stan Lee recently passed away but left us with the comics he devoted his life into and the cinematography that has taken the world by storm because of the characters he has created.
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Example: The Avengers had ice cream named after them: Hulking Fudge and Stark Raving HazelNuts.
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Example: In Infinity War, Thanos collected the Mind Stone- the final stone to complete the Infinity Gauntlet- from Vision. En Dash (Used to represent a range of numbers , dates, or times)
Example: After Morgan Stark told her father that she loved him 3000, he told Pepper that she was in the 600-900 range. Colon (The colon is used to introduce a list of items)
Example: The joker killed Jason Todd, the second Robin. Comma (indicates a pause in a sentence and separates grammatical components of a sentence)
Period (Ends a sentence)
Example: Brother Eye was a controversial topic at the Justice League Tower, Wonder Woman and other members were not surprised that Bruce had a camera on the world. Em Dash (Takes the place of the comma, parentheses, or colons. The em dash is limited to only appearing twice in a sentence)
Example: Bring me Thanos!
Example: Dr. Strange was able to steal a book with the time stone; Wong didn’t notice because he was listening to Beyonce.
Quotation Marks (Used to indicate material that is being reproduced word for word, citing someone else’s work or dialogue)
Example: Tony Stark unveiled his new nano tech suit to Bruce Banner and the look on his face said it all … awesome!
Question Mark (Used at the end of a direct question)
Example: Doctor Strange’s cape is not only a fashion choice, it’s a levitation cloak that allows him to fly and has a mind of its own.
Apostrophe (The apostrophe is used for contractions, plurals, and possessives)
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Semicolon (Used between two independent clauses)
Example: Why was Wanda in the Wakandan Palace instead of the field battling Thanos’s minions. Exclamation Mark (A punctuation mark that indicates an exclamation)
Example: When Scott Lang returned to the current timeline he asked Black Widow, “ is that anyone’s sandwich?”. Ellipses (Indicates an omission)
Parentheses (Allow to provide more information, this may be a single word, fragment, or multiple complete sentences)
quotations)
Example: Hawkeye/Ronin lost his children and wife when Thanos snapped his fingers, and half of the universal population ceased to exist.
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Example: In Avengers: Endgame, when they attempt to send the stones into the past, scott lang asks people if they see an ungly brown van [scott’s retrofitted time machine].
Example: The Iron Legion (Tony’s damage control suits) was called during Age of Ultron to take care of the people inhabiting the village. Slash (Commonly used to signal alternatives in a sentence)
Brackets (Allow the insertion of editorial material inside
Captain America fought the Nazi’s science division Hydra during World War 2.
Capitalize Cities, Countries, Nationalities, and Languages
Capitalize the first word of a quote (sometimes)
Don’t Capitalize after a colon (usually)
Deadpool has a plan to find the person that activated his x gene: Find Francis.
Avengers: Age of Ultron
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Capitalize Names and Other Pronouns
Spider-man lives in Queens, New York and speaks English as well as Spanish.
Example: Tony Stark and Peter Parker have a deep and sentimental connection.
Peter Parker’s favorite time of year is Christmas!
Example: Captain America is the Leader of the Avengers.
Capitalize time periods and events (sometimes)
capitalization
Capitalize Days, Months, and Holidays
Capitalize most words in a Title
Capitalize the first word of a sentence
“There was an idea, to bring together a group of remarkable people”.
·Common Nouns: name a class of people, places, things, or ideas.
Compound Nouns: consist of words used together to form a single noun.
Doctor Strange asked Tony if Peter Parker was his ward.
Avengers tower, Watch tower, S.H.I.E.L.D, Tony Stark
Comics, Avengers, Meta-humans
Iron Man, Super Man, Batman Concrete Nouns: refer to material things, to people, or to places.
Parts of speech Types of nouns
Captain America threw his shield towards iron man disrupting the conflict between Bucky and the man in the red and gold suit.
Proper Nouns: give the name or title of a particular person, place, thing, or idea (must be capitalized).
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Infinity Gauntlet, infinity Stones, Batarang, Utility belt Abstract Nouns: name ideas, qualities, concepts, emotions, or attitudes.
ubject (comes before the verb)
Happiness, Sadness, clumsiness
Direct Object (comes after the verb and answers what or whom)
SFunctions
Pronouns it, yours yours her, its, one’s their, theirs
one/them Possessive My, mine our, ours Your,
Reflexive: (personal pronouns plus the suffix –self or –selves) Used only: when the action verb is directed toward the subject of the construction: to intensify a point: Iron man was believed to only care for himself, a hero who people would feel forced to like, now he is the face of an entire universe. Demonstrative: this, these that, those Indirect Object (answers to who or to whom)
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your,
Spiderman asked him to stay put while he chased the armed robber.
His,
Relative: Nominative Objective Possessive who whom whose That that of that those/ this Interrogative: who, which, what, whatever, whoever
hers,
Personal: Nominative (subjects) Objective (objects) I/we me/us you/you you/you He, she, it, one/they him, her,
Verbs show the time, action, and state of being of a subject.
linking verbs (verbs that do not describe action, but connect the subject of a sentence to other parts of the sentence – usually the predicate)
lexical verbs (main verbs)
stative verbs (describe a condition)
nonfinitive verbs (infinitives or participles)
dynamic verbs (indicate action)
Indefinite: all, another, anybody, anyone, anything, both, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, everywhere, few, many, much, neither, nobody, none, no one, nothing, one, other, several, somebody, someone, such.
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Types: There are at least eleven (11) types of verbs: auxiliary verbs (helping verbs)
finitive verbs (indicate tense)
Tense: verbs indicate time via tenses: simple past past past perfect past progressive simple present present present perfect present progressive present perfect progressive future future perfect
Verbals: (VERB FORMS NOT USED AS VERBS)
Infinitive: verb preceded by the word “to” (to go, to jump) used as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs
· Tony Stark created Ultron as a way to put suit of armor around the world.
Tony Stark's repulsors were burning the innocent victims.
Passive: An automated trash can emptied out the trash and told Stark.
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Gerund: word ending in “ing” used as a noun.
irregular verbs (strong verbs)
transitive verbs (verbs followed by a direct object) intransitive verbs (verbs that do not take direct objects)
Doctor Strange was researching the mystic arts in hopes of getting back into the surgical room.
regular verbs (weak verbs)
Active: Batman drove around Gotham looking for criminals.
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Participle: word ending in “ing” or “ed” used as an adjective
Voice: Voice is the form of the verb that indicates how it relates or interacts with the action. The English language has two voices: ACTIVE and PASSIVE.
Green lantern likes to play with his lantern ring.
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Endings Pepper Potts is not one to be forward in social gatherings. Stark is otherwise occupied with his metal head robots.
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Adjectives modify, describe, limit, and identify nouns and pronouns.
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· Kinds: Demonstrative, Common, Proper (Give one example of each using words related to your subject)
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Conversions
Frequency – Thor has to frequently keep tabs on Loki should he escape Asgard and ravage Earth once more. Adjectives
Peter Parker carefully removes his mask so that the scared child knows to trust him.
Gamor understands Star Lord's erratic way of showing love and affection. The watch tower is home to the many heroes of the DC universe. Adverbs
Degree – Batman knows to never kill criminals, he cannot cross the line , but is exceptionally good at breaking people legs and arms.
· Types: Manner, Frequency, Degree, Place, Time Star lord is known to mock the other heroes during their conversations, Tony Stark is not one to take it easy, he proceeds to mockingly describe Peter Quill's obnoxious dance moves.
Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
Place – Black widow was seen jumping on rooftops in Russia.
Manner – Tony Stark politely asked pepper to pull out the copper wire from his chest. Time – At this time, Batman is patrolling gotham looking for the fallen kryptonite meteorite.
Coordinating (FANBOYS): for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Prepositions link nouns, pronouns, and phrases to other parts of the sentence.
Prepositions are NEVER followed by verbs. There are one-word prepositions and complex prepositions. These are some common one-word prepositions:
Conjunctions
Subordinate: after, though as, as if, as long as, as thought, because, before, if, in order that, provided that, since, so, so that, that, though, till, unless, when, where, whereas, while Relative pronouns: who (refers to people), which (refers to nonliving object or animals), that (may refer to animals or nonliving objects) Prepositions
aboard, about, above, according to, across, across from, after, against, along, alongside, alongside of, along with, amid, among, apart from, around, as, as far as, aside from, at, away from, back of, because of, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, but (except), by, by means of, concerning, despite, down, down from, except, except excluding for, for, from, from among, from between, from under, in, in addition to, in behalf of, including, in front of, in place of, in regard to, inside, inside of, in spite of, instead of, into, like, near, near to, notwithstanding, of, off, on, on account of, on behalf of, onto, on top of, opposite, out, out of, outside, outside of, over, over to, owing to, past, prior to, to, toward, under, underneath, until, unto, up, upon, up to, versus, with, within, without.
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Correlative: Either/or; neither/nor; not only/but also; both/and; whether/or; as/so
Interjections Interjections are the final part of speech A ) A a h , A h , A h a , A h e m , A r g h , A w , A y e B) Brr, Bye C) Cheese, Curses D) Darn, Drat, Duh E) Eek, Er F) Fine G) Gee, Gesundheit, Good job, Gosh, Grr H) Ha, Ha-ha, Hallelujah, Hee, Hey, Hmm, Ho hum, Hooray, Hum I) Ick, Icky J) Jeez K) Kapish L) La, Lo, Look, Lordy M) Mmm, My oh my N) Nah, Naw, No, Nooo, Not, Nuts O) Oh, Okay, Okey-dokey, Oof, Ooh, Oy P) Pew, Phew, Phooey, Psst Q) Quite so R) Rah rah, Rats S) Shh T) Ta da, Ta ta, Thanks, Touche, Tsk tsk, Tut tut U) Ugh, Um V) Voila, Vroom W) Well well, Whatever, Whee, Whoa, Whoops, Wow Y) Yea, Yeah, Yech, Yikes, Yippee, You bet, Yummy Z) Zap, Zip, Zzz 14
Verb Phrase: A group of words consisting of verbs working together and that function as a verb. The Avengers worked hard to find all the stones from their desired pasts, losing a friend in the process.
Phrases – groups of words that function as a part of speech.
Noun Phrase: A group of words consisting of nouns or pronouns and their modifiers that function as a noun. All of the justice league came together to defeat Darkseid.
Prepositional Phrase: A group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun, and functions as an adjective or an adverb. Hulk was welcomed by Thor upon his arrival to the land known as New Asgard.
Verbal Phrases: A group of words that begin with a verbal and ends with a noun.
Flying through the streets of New York, Tony Stark was able to find loki in Stark Tower.
Phrases
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Appositive Phrase: A group of words that include all the words that modify an appositive and function as an adjective - IT MUST BE SURROUNDED BY COMMAS. Thor, the god of thunder, went to find the dwarfs so that they could forge a new hammer, Stormbreaker.
Gerund Phrase verb ending in -ing that functions as a noun.
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Clauses – groups of words with BOTH a subject and a verb that function as parts of speech. There are TWO kinds: Independent and Dependent (called “Subordinate”) INDEPENDENT – CAN stand alone as a complete sentence, known as a simple sentence pattern. The young justice league requires their heroes to work hard whilst in training. DEPENDENT (SUBORDINATE) – CANNOT stand alone as a complete sentence and MUST begin with a SUBORDINATE CONJUNCTION. There are seven (7) kinds: Noun Clause: Used as the noun in a sentence and may function as a subject, a predicate noun, a direct object, an object of a preposition, an indirect object, or an appositive. Where he manifested makes Ultron who he is. Kindly open the door to whoever comes by the watchtower later today. That banner was happy to see Natasha was obvious by the rest of the team. Mr.Stark made sure that there were supplies for the fight against Thanos.
Clauses
Sentences
Why did polka dot man have to die in the Suicide Squad movie?
That last interaction between Spiderman and E.D.I.T.H was my favorite.
Subject – what/who the sentence is about Bruce Wayne can sometimes be stubborn. Predicate – what the subject does Bruce Wayne used his powers of deduction to intercept the kryptonian missile.
Declarative – a sentence that makes a statement (ends with a period mark)
Exclamatory – a sentence that expresses great emotion, passion, excitement (ends with an exclamation mark)
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Superman should teach me the best way to stop an asteroid from hitting a planet. Interrogative – a sentence that asks a question (ends with a question mark)
Sentence parts
Sentence – a set of words that contains a subject and a predicate and conveys a statement, command, question, or an exclamation.
Sentence Types
Imperative – a sentence that makes a command (ends with a period mark)
NIghtwing has the best looking suit in all of the DC Universe.
It was obvious that Superman and Batman wouldn't die in the film, because they are both important in the plot to defeat doomsday.
Complex-Compound Sentence: A sentence with multiple independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.
Loose Sentence: A sentence that contains an independent clause plus a subordinate construction (either a clause or phrase) with your main point at the beginning.
Compound Sentence: A sentence with multiple independent clauses, but no dependent clauses - connected by FANBOYS (coordinating conjunctions) or a semicolon (;). Spiderman wanted to befriend Mysterio, but couldn't because he deceived him.
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Complex Sentence: A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. Spider Man recites past science fiction movies during the battle, while others are fighting for their lives.
Simple Sentence: A sentence that is just one independent clause. Thanos was wrong.
Batman created a contingency plan for the justice league, but he also made one for himself and other potential heroes.
Batman works hard , never gives up, does his best, to be a father and crime fighting vigilante.
Chiasmus: A sentence that includes a repetition of ideas (words, phrases, or clauses) in inverted (reversed) order - this sentence requires symmetry. The Avengers make the world a better place, so without them the world wouldn't be a better place.
Periodic Sentence: A sentence in which the independent clause is given at the end of the sentence in order to create interest or generate suspense with the main point coming at the end.
Balanced Sentence: A sentence where phrases or clauses at the beginning and the end parallel each other by virtue of their likeness of structure, meaning, or length - this sentence requires symmetry. The Justice League spend their days working hard and trying to save the world.
Parallel Structure: A sentence using the same pattern of two or more verbs or ideas that match in tense or structure to show that they are of equal importance and to help the reader comprehend what is being written - this sentence requires symmetry.
Tony Stark thinks he's smart, loyal, and has a good beard.
Asyndeton: A sentence that leaves out conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses for a rhetorical purpose.
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No matter how hard it is or how long it takes to get into the Avengers, it will alter your reality.
Iron man was working on the iron legion but, they were still in sokovia. Iron man was working on the iron legion but they were still in sokovia.
Comma Splice – a sentence construction error where two or more independent clauses are connected incorrectly using commas
Anaphora: A sentence that features the purposeful repetition of a word, words, or a phrase at the beginning of several successive clauses in order to place emphasis and draw attention. For many people the avengers are great people, but others see them as arrogant and vigilantes, but most can agree that they help protect the world and make it a better place.
Polysyndeton: A sentence that uses multiple conjunctions in close proximity to each other between words, phrases, or clauses for a rhetorical purpose.
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Drax wanted to kill Gamora she killed his family. [WRONG]
Run-On/Rambling/Fused Sentence – a sentence construction error where two or more independent clauses are connected incorrectly without punctuation.
Clint left the avengers, then he rejoined them in civil war, and rejoined the avengers in the endgame.
Drax wanted to kill Gamora BECAUSE she killed his family.[RIGHT]
Epistrophe: A sentence featuring several phrases or clauses ending with the same word or words. The Batman family spends so much time thinking about training, their breaks about Bruce, that it seems like their lives are led by crime fighting.
Sentence errors
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At the Avengers reunion they gave out medals of honor that were blue and red. At the Avengers reunion they gave out blue and red medals of honor.
Double Negative – combining two or more negative words in a sentence in a way that is supposed to produce a positive force
Misplaced/Dangling Modifiers – modifiers are words, phrases, or clauses that add description; a misplaced modifier describes the wrong part of a sentence and a dangling modifier is missing the part it’s supposed to modify
The Avengers knew that going back in time would be no good. The Avengers knew that going back in time wouldn't do them any good.
Fragment – incomplete sentence pieces that are not connected to or do not form an independent clause
Because visions had no time. Because vision had no time, they had to take the Mind Stone from Thanos
Hook (Lead / Opening Statement) – can begin with the title Anecdotal (Brief story to set the mood and lead the reader into the topic) There is a time, a moment if you will, when a person has the opportunity to turn their back or face a problem head on, no matter how difficult the situation may seem. That is what defines a hero, what makes a villain, and who you are. People face problems everyday, and those who are heroes don't always wear capes and masks, some wear a badge, some may be in a classroom. What makes someone special is what they do with what they have, and what they project to others.
Introductory Paragraphs (Introductions)
Query Based (Question that brings the reader to the topic - avoid second person POV “you”) Are people naturally good or bad? Thesis Statements (the purpose of a piece of writing – usually one sentence in length, but can be longer depending on the purpose – must be something that is arguable)
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Paragraphs – a group of sentences that together convey a shared purpose structured around the same topic.
A single choice can make or break a person's outlook on the world.
Good people must never do wrong, for their good is only viable as long as they don't sin.
Document Based (cites a specific source, author, and position on a topic) According to Lifehack.org the trait of a good person is to be honest in relationships.
Belief (social, religious, or political in nature – an opinion held by many to be a fact, though it is not necessarily factual – often involves a judgement)
Fact (empirically verifiable but often difficult to argue
Assertion (claim - a subject + a “so what” about the subject)
“Bad people” can become good people.
Generalization (uses absolute or statistical pronouns: all, always, every, never, none, most, half – avoid using this type of thesis statement unless citing the source of the data)
All good people do bad things at some point in their lives.
Good people always do the right thing even when nobody's looking.
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extensively about - better used as evidence to support a claim)
Theory (a statement that can be tested and potentially provenoften answers a research question) Doing good deeds can lead to having a better mental state and produce an increase in general happiness.
Opinion (personal position on a topic)
Interacting with people and offering the slightest offering whether it be materialistic or verbally, it contributes to the overall goodness of someone.
“A hero is anyone who wishes to make the world a better place”
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Presenting Evidence from Quotations (quotes should NEVER be used as individual sentences –quotes should be embedded within sentences)
Original Quote: “I think a hero is any person really intent on making this a better place for all people…:(Maya Angelou) “Making the world a better place is key in the process of being a hero in real life” (maya angelou)
The author states that offering compliments also contributes to being a good person. The author states that good people are also generous with their belongings.
Topic Sentences (must specifically indicate the topic of the paragraph and focus on one subject and/or area of evidence or support – could start with a “Transition of Logic” that connects to the previous paragraph to give context)
Body Paragraphs (must have echoes of the thesis in each AND present evidence to support or expand on the thesis)
Additionally, many sources say that doing something bad is a matter of perspective. (Now every sentence in this paragraph must be related to the connection between fast food and health)
Clarification/Expansion of Thesis (could extend the thesis, preview the evidence supporting the thesis, give the purpose of thesis, establish the importance or significance of examining the intricacies of the thesis – this could be several sentences long)
Examining the Evidence
Abstract Examples (hypothetical, “what if” examples that do not refer to a source – AVOID USING THEM AS EVIDENCE – but useful for examining the quote) People would be better people if the things they did were recognized.
Summarizing (condensing larger quotes or sections - useful for closing the examination of the quote/evidence and transitioning to your analysis of the quote)
Paraphrasing (rewording of a quote into other words of the same length without quotation marks, but still citing the source - useful for examining the quote and transitioning to your analysis of the quote)
“Someone can be considered a hero if they strive to make the world a better place” (maya Angelou)
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Original Quote: “I think a hero is any person really intent on making this a better place for all people…:(Maya Angelou) You don't have to wear a cape to be a hero, good intent is all you need.
Original Quote: “I think a hero is any person really intent on making this a better place for all people…:(Maya Angelou)
GIven all these examples towards the ideal person, one must question their previous actions and set a path for peace of mind.
disregarding the implications of the thesis – CREATING A COUNTERARGUMENT – could be one or more sentences)
Reestablishing the Significance of the Thesis (could be one or more sentences) Thus, being a good person is a choice, one that can be decided in every decision we make in our everyday lives. Choosing to do the smallest thing for others could make you in fact a “hero”.
Final Sentence (closing statement that connects to the hook and finishes the essay (finish your argument) – the “Smoky the Bear”/”Drop the mic”/dot dot dot moment…)
Paragraphs
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As such, there is a wide variety of people and how they confront issues of everyday life, sometimes their decisions aren't considered “good”.
Closing (Conclusions – should not be mere summaries of the previous paragraphs of your essay)
Consequences of Disregarding the Thesis (establishing the potential consequences of
If people are treated differently they believe in different things which can lead to worse things in the future.
Statement(s) of Extension (extending the consequences of disregarding the implications of the thesis – could be one or more sentences)
Expository (Informative)
Analytical/Critical Written after reading a text or article (source) , deciphering the motives and purpose of said source
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Persuasive (Argumentative)
Essay that describes a certain point of view or idea and perspectives.
Types –
Gives reasons and details to the consequences of the subject
Essay that breaks down a process into steps so that the reader can better understand it, and repeat the process after reading the essay.
Compare and Contrast Similarities and differences with the chosen topic
essays
Essays – An essay is composed of various paragraphs, an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. These paragraphs are made up of several paragraphs.
Attempts to convince the reader of a point or opinion.
Cause and Effect
A researched topic and gives information and details to inform your audience about the findings. Definition or Description
Process (How-to)
Document Based Question (DBQ)
Prompt given to test the collective knowledge of the writer on an essay that shows how much information has been retained.
Synthesis Discussion that inhibits ideas from many sources of various point of views and requires different sources and identify the relationship to the thesis.
Judging a piece of writing that embodies certain criteria for a subject Interpretive Opening on a certain topic into a thesis that the writer is attempting to interpret. Narrative (Tells a story)
Personal Statement/Anecdote
Writing that can be both fiction and nonfiction, it explains a story in chronological order of events, usually exaggerating events.
Personal essay or biography Research Essay that looks analyzes a topic by providing credible details that is used as evidence to support a claim, in doing so informs the reader on the topic. Timed Essay that shows ability to analyze and understand a source of writing.
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Evaluative
Researching/Evaluating of Sources different sources of details and ideas for accuracy, authority, objectivity, currency, and coverage. Credentials- how much does the author know about the subject they speak on Objectivity- does the author know the information Documentation: where was the information that the author gathered taken from Work Cited Page – Page that lists all of the sources used in the written text in alphabetical order and cited in MLA and APA format. MLA Format Cited by authors last name and page numbers from which the quotes or paraphrasing of those quotes were taken from having appeared in the text, and a complete reference. APA Format Double spaced, one inch margins, indented paragraphs, title is centered on a page with the authors name , school or institution, use 12 point font throughout the entirety of the paper, and all pages should be numbered in the upper right hand corner.
Strategies/Planning Tips/Steps Pre-writing/Prompt Analysis/Outlining Making a plan by brainstorming, freewriting, listing, etc. These different strategies will aid in helping the writer's creativity and overall presentation of the writing.
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