Rock Book Of Writing By Brandon Hernandez Per 4
Table of Contents
About the Author (2) Introduction (3) Punctuation/Capitalization (4) Parts of Speech (7) Phrases/Clauses (13) Sentences (17) Paragraphs (22) Essays (26)
About the Author My name is Brandon Hernandez, I am currently a Junior at Bravo as of writing this. I like to do many things in my free time but one of the most important things which I do revolve around music. I enjoy many aspects of music, I like to play it, listen to it, and even go watch it live at concerts. Music is a big aspect of my life which has had a huge influence in my life.
The first time I began to write actual essays/longer pieces of writing was in middle school. In 7th grade, when I started to write one of my first essays, the teacher who helped me to begin writing was called Mrs.Delmuro. At first I wasn't the best at writing, as English isn't one of my strengths, but after some practice and a few writing assignments I began to improve both in fluidity and vocabulary. I then went on to 8th grade where my teacher, Mr.Yabuki, helped me to continue to improve and develop my writing skills. That same year in 8th grade I also had to do a lot of writing assignments in my history class but again my teacher, Mrs.Santos, helped me to write correctly and now in a different type of setting, as opposed to my English classes where I had previously been writing. Entering high school was another step in my writing journey. I had Ms.Diaz freshman year and we had to read books to do reports on, this helped me to apply both my writing and reading skills at the same time. I also learned how to make my writing more vibrant and not dull, to keep my reader engaged. My sophomore year I had Ms.Amerhein who would have us do writing assignments based on non-fiction texts we would do, making us make different connections between writings and the texts we read. I also had to write in my AP World class about different topics we would read about and how they would relate to certain questions that were presented. I hope to continue to improve and work on my writing skills this year in this English class.
Introduction This book has many writing elements such as words, sentences, paragraphs, etc. Each section focuses on a certain aspect of the six different writing elements that exist. Phrases/Clauses is an element of writing which consists of a group of words that come together to form a coherent piece of writing which may stand on its own. Sentences are a group of Phrases/Clauses which can stand on its own and help to piece together different phrases and clauses into a single unit. Music utilizes many different Phrases/Clauses and Sentences in both expressing it and writing it. Music which contains lyrics uses many elements of writing in the process of creating it, helping to form a pleasing sound to the listener. Without these different elements of writing Music would not be able to be as great as it sometimes can be. All these different words, phrases, sentences, come together to form the basis of much of the music that is listened to in this day.
PUNCTUATION AND CAPITILIZATION
Punctuation
. (Period It ends the sentence, it provides and abbreviation) The Strokes is an American rock band. , (Comma Used to separate two words or two groups of words) The New Abnormal, The Strokes’ sixth album, was released during the COVID lockdown. – (Em Dash Used to draw emphasis, can replace comma, parenthesis, a colon) The Strokes’ have two guitarists – Nick Valensi and Albert Hammond Jr – who help to bring their music to another level. - (En Dash Used to hyphenate) The Strokes have been together for around 23 years, from 1998-present (2021). : (Colon Used to give a definition, list, and response) The Strokes have 6 different albums: “Is This It”, “The Room Is On Fire”, “First Impressions”, “Comedown Machine”, “Angles”, and “The New Abnormal”. ; (Semicolon Connects multiple independent clauses) Julian Casblancas is a singer; he is the lead singer for both The Voidz and The Strokes. ? (Question Mark Ends an interrogative sentence) What was The Strokes first album? ! (Exclamation Point Ends an exclamatory sentence) The Strokes is one of the best bands out there! ‘ (Apostrophe To indicate possession, used in contraction words) The Strokes' first album was “Is This It”. “ ” (Quotation Marks Used for quotes) One of my favorite lines in one of The Strokes songs is in the song “Ode To The Mets” when Julian says, “Drums please Fab,” which comes with such a great transition. … (Ellipsis Can end a sentence, indicates something is unsaid) The Strokes… made a big impact in the rock music scene during their initial emergence and throughout the years.
[ ] (Brackets To insert something in a quote) In the song Star Treatment by Arctic Monkeys, Alex Turner says, “I [Alex Turner] just wanted to be one of The Strokes”. ( ) (Parenthesis It is parenthetical, it might be useful to know/important but not necessary to know) The New Abnormal is the latest Strokes album which was released (released in April of 2020) (Backslash It indicates a choice) The Strokes/The Voidz are both bands which have Julian as their lead vocalist
Capitilization (Capitalize the first word of the sentence) When writing “Ode To The Mets'', the name was originally a placeholder name but it stuck through till release. (Capitalize Names and other Pronouns) Julian Casablancas has had much success in his musical career, being a part of two different bands (The Strokes and The Voidz), collaborating with other artists such as Daft Punk, and also making his own music by himself. (Don't capitalize after a colon) The Strokes have many amazing songs: two songs I frequently enjoy listening to are “The Adults Are Talking” and “Ode To The Mets”. (Capitalize the first word of a quote) During the beginning of the song “Ode To The Mets” Julian says, “Drums please Fab” which then gives the cue for the drums to start. (Capitalize days, months, and holidays, but not seasons) The Strokes were awarded their first Grammy for their album “The New Abnormal” on the 14th of March in 2021. (Capitalize most words in titles) My favorite album that has been released by The Stokes is “The New Abnormal”. (Capitalize cities, states, countries, nationalities, and languages) The Strokes formed in New York in 1998 when 5 friends came together to start to make and produce new music. (Capitalize time periods and events) The Post-Punk revival, also known as Garage Rock revival, can be characterized by the band of The Strokes, The White Stripes, Jet, and many other bands who helped to bring rock back into full swing.
PARTS OF SPEECH
Parts of Speech
Types of nouns: · Common Nouns: name a class of people, places, things, or ideas. Guitar, Drums, Bass, Piano, Amp. · Proper Nouns: give the name or title of a particular person, place, thing, or idea. Alex Turner, Matt Helders, Nick O’Malley, Jaime Cook, Arctic Monkeys. · Compound Nouns: consist of words used together to form a single noun. Drumset, Keyboard, Overdrive, Pedalboard · Concrete Nouns: refer to material things, to people, or to places. Music, Sheffield, United Kingdom · Abstract Nouns: name ideas, qualities, concepts, emotions, or attitudes. Extraordinary, Amusing, Rhythm Functions : · Subject (comes before the verb) Arctic Monkeys released their debut album to the public in 2006. · Direct Object (comes after the verb and answers what or whom) Arctic Monkeys played at T in the Park for the people at the music festival. · Indirect Object (answers to who or to whom) Arctic Monkeys recently gave away one of Alex Turner’s Stratocaster guitars to their fans in a charity raffle.
PRONOUNS Pronouns take the place of nouns that have been established. Personal: Nominative (subjects) Objective (objects) I/we me/us you/you you/you He, she, it, one/they him, her, it, one/them Possessive: My, mine our, ours Your, yours your, yours His, her, hers, its, one’s their, theirs Relative: Nominative Objective Possessive who whom whose That that of that those/ this
Reflexive: (personal pronouns plus the suffix –self or –selves) Used only when the action verb is directed toward the subject of the construction: He played himself the solo for Crying Lightning. to intensify a point: Alex Turner himself had been interviewed many times by different interviewers. Demonstrative: this, these that, those 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.
VERBS Verbs show the time, action, and state of being of a subject. 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 Types: There are at least eleven (11) types of verbs: auxiliary verbs (helping verbs) 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) dynamic verbs (indicate action) stative verbs (describe a condition) finitive verbs (indicate tense) nonfinitive verbs (infinitives or participles) regular verbs (weak verbs) irregular verbs (strong verbs) transitive verbs (verbs followed by a direct object) intransitive verbs (verbs that do not take direct objects)
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. Active: The Arctic Monkeys have made a total of six albums Passive: Six albums have been made by The Arctic Monkeys. Verbals: (VERB FORMS NOT USED AS VERBS) Gerund: word ending in “ing” used as a noun. · I enjoy listening to The Arctic Monkeys in my free time Participle: word ending in “ing” or “ed” used as an adjective · Arctic Monkeys usually is playing in music festivals in the UK. · Arctic Monkeys had toured last when they released their album “Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino”. Infinitive: verb preceded by the word “to” (to go, to jump) used as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs · I like to listen to Rock music with Arctic Monkeys being one of my favorites. ADJECTIVES Adjectives modify, describe, limit, and identify nouns and pronouns. · Kinds: Demonstrative, Common, Proper (Give one example of each using words related to your subject) This year has been slow as Arctic Monkeys haven’t announced any new songs. The Arctic Monkeys is an amazing band. The Arctic Monkeys is an English band. ADVERBS Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. · Endings (Create one example related to your subject for each) –ly, -wards, -wise The Arctic Monkeys beautifully played the rift to their song “A Certain Romance”. Arctic Monkeys early succes allowed them to move forwards in their musical career. Arctic Monkeys would otherwise have been like any other band if not for their new take on rock music. · Conversions (Show how three words related to your subject can become adverbs – Example: “Educational” becomes “Educationally”) Musical-Musically Occasional-Occasionally Usual-Usually
Types: Manner, Frequency, Degree, Place, Time Example Types: (Create one example each related to your subject) Manner – Arctic monkeys make the transition into their next songs while playing live very fluidly and quickly. Time – I will buy tickets to see Arctic Monkeys live immediately after they announce their show. Place – I would willingly go wait in a line for hours to go see Arctic Monkeys. Degree – Arctic Monkeys play exceedingly good while playing live. Frequency – Arctic Monkeys do not consistently tour as a band.
CONJUNCTIONS Coordinating (FANBOYS): for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so Correlative: Either/or; neither/nor; not only/but also; both/and; whether/or; as/so 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 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: 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.
INTERJECTIONS A aha, ahem, ahh, ahoy, alas, arg, aw B bam, bingo, blah, boo, bravo, brrr C cheers, congratulations D dang, drat, darn, duh E eek, eh, encore, eureka F fiddlesticks G gadzooks, gee, gee whiz, golly, goodbye, goodness, good grief, gosh H ha-ha, hallelujah, hello, hey, hmm, holy buckets, holy cow, holy smokes, hot dog, huh, humph, hurray O oh, oh dear, oh my, oh well, oops, ouch, ow P phew, phooey, pooh, pow R rats S shh, shoo T thanks, there, tut-tut U uh-huh, uh-oh, ugh W wahoo, well, whoa, whoops, wow Y yeah, yes, yikes, yippee, yo, yuck
PHRASES AND CLASUES
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. The band of the Black Keys consists of Dan Auerbauch and Patrick Carney.
Verb Phrase: A group of words consisting of verbs working together and that function as a verb. The Black Keys had been playing at venues all around the US when they released their album “Let’s Rock”, of which I went to go see them play at one.
Prepositional Phrase: A group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun, and functions as an adjective or an adverb. My brother and I saw the Black Keys play at the Forum where we had ended up getting front row seats for free.
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. Dan Auerbauch, the lead guitarist, has helped to create some of my favorite songs by The Black Keys such as “The Only One”, “Too Afraid To Love You”, and “In Our Prime”.
Verbal Phrases: A group of words that begin with a verbal and ends with a noun. Gerund Phrase verb ending in -ing that functions as a noun. Patrick Carney helps to give some more rhythm to The Black Keys songs by playing the drums, which really adds to the songs.
Participial Phrase word ending in -ing (present participle) or -ed (past participle) that functions as an adjective. The fans left after the Black Keys had finished playing at the Forum.
Infinitive Phrase verb preceded by the word “to” (to read, to study, to write) that function as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs. Among the bands I listen to, I like to listen to the Black Keys almost daily.
CLAUSES 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 Black Keys is an American rock band which originated in the state of Ohio. 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. Whoever listens to the Black Keys has good music taste in my opinion.
Adjective Clause: Used to modify a noun in an independent clause. Some adjective clauses begin with an introductory word: The Forum is where bands usually perform, I have gone to the Forum around 3 times to see different live shows.
Adverb Clause: Used to modify verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in an independent clause, introduced by a subordinate conjunction and used to indicate time, place, cause, purpose, result, condition, and/or concession. Modifying verbs: After the Black Keys had finished performing at the Forum, they came back to play a few more songs which everyone went crazy for.
Modifying adjectives: The Black Keys have been together longer than I have been alive, since 1996.
Modifying adverbs: The Black Keys have worked hard to become a successful band.
Relative Clauses: Dependent clause that begins with a relative pronoun. People who buy the 10th anniversary edition of “El Camino” will receive many unique things.
Elliptical Clauses: Adverb clauses in which part of the clause is omitted. When on stage, the Black Keys make an excellent live performance.
Essential Clauses: Clauses necessary to the meaning of the sentence. The Black Keys toured with Arctic Monkeys during 2013.
Nonessential Clauses: Clauses that are NOT necessary to the meaning of the sentence. Little Black Submarines, one of the first songs I had listened to by the Black Keys, is a really good song.
SENTENCES
Sentence – a set of words that contains a subject and a predicate and conveys a statement, command, question, or an exclamation. Sentence Parts Subject – what/who the sentence is about Cage the Elephant is a rock band that makes rock music. Predicate – what the subject does Cage the Elephant is a rock band that makes rock music.
Sentence Types Declarative – a sentence that makes a statement (ends with a period mark) Listening to Cage The Elephant means you have good music taste. Imperative – a sentence that makes a command (ends with a period mark) Cage The Elephant should tour soon. Interrogative – a sentence that asks a question (ends with a question mark) When will Cage The Elephant release more new music? Exclamatory – a sentence that expresses great emotion, passion, excitement (ends with an exclamation mark) I want to go see Cage The Elephant live at a concert!
Sentence Patterns Simple Sentence: A sentence that is just one independent clause. One of the first Cage The Elephant songs I heard was “Cold, Cold, Cold”. Compound Sentence: A sentence with multiple independent clauses, but no dependent clauses - connected by FANBOYS (coordinating conjunctions) or a semicolon (;). Cage The Elephant played their “Unpeeled” album live, and they had a full orchestra during the concert. Complex Sentence: A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. When they got their name for the band, Matt Shultz had been approached by a man who kept repeating “You have to cage the elephant” which prompted them to adopt Cage the Elephant as their name. Complex-Compound Sentence: A sentence with multiple independent clauses and at least one dependent clause. When they got their name for the band, Matt Shultz had been approached by a man who kept repeating “You have to cage the elephant” which prompted them to adopt Cage the Elephant as their name, since then they have kept the name.
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. Cage the Elephant is a rock band that formed in Bowling Green Kentucky in 2006, after their song “Ain’t No Rest For The Wicked” they found much success as a band. 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. After their song “Ain’t No Rest For The Wicked” they found much success as a band, Cage the Elephant had formed as a rock band just 2 years before in 2006.
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. I like to listen to Cage the Elephant while I do my homework or do chores.
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. Cage the Elephant is a rock band and The Black Keys are a rock band. Chiasmus: A sentence that includes a repetition of ideas (words, phrases, or clauses) in inverted (reversed) order - this sentence requires symmetry. Cage the Elephant’s unique style is amplified by Matt Shultz and without Matt Shultz their style would be a bit less appealing. Asyndeton: A sentence that leaves out conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses for a rhetorical purpose. Some of my favorite Cage the Elephant songs are “Cold Cold Cold”, “Black Madonna”, “Aberdeen”, “Social Cues”, “Ready To Let Go”.
Polysyndeton: A sentence that uses multiple conjunctions in close proximity to each other between words, phrases, or clauses for a rhetorical purpose. Some of my favorite Cage the Elephant songs are “Cold Cold Cold” and “Black Madonna” and “Aberdeen” and “Social Cues” and “Ready To Let Go”. 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. Some may say that Cage the Elephant is a bad band, while others may say Cage the Elephant is a mediocre band, but to me Cage the Elephant is a great band.
Epistrophe: A sentence featuring several phrases or clauses ending with the same word or words. Cage the Elephant is a really good band they released “Thank You, Happy Birthday” as one of their albums , “Cage the Elephant” as another one of their albums, “Melophobia” as another one of their albums, “Tell Me I’m Pretty” as one more of their albums, and “Social Cues” as finally the last of their albums.
Sentence Errors Run-On/Rambling/Fused Sentence – a sentence construction error where two or more independent clauses are connected incorrectly without punctuation. Cage the Elephant released Melophobia as their third studio album they had given the album that name as somewhat of a joke as Melophobia means fear or music. [Wrong] Cage the Elephant released Melophobia as their third studio album; they had given the album that name as somewhat of a joke as Melophobia means fear or music. [Right]
Comma Splice – a sentence construction error where two or more independent clauses are connected incorrectly using commas Cage the Elephant’s fourth studio album “Tell Me I’m Pretty” was an experimental album for them, they worked alongside Black Keys guitarist and vocalist, Dan Auerbach, to create the album. [Wrong] Cage the Elephant’s fourth studio album “Tell Me I’m Pretty” was an experimental album for them. They worked alongside Black Keys guitarist and vocalist, Dan Auerbach, to create the album. [Right] Fragment – incomplete sentence pieces that are not connected to or do not form an independent clause When they released their fourth album. [Wrong] When they released their fourth album, it was time I started to listen to Cage the Elephant. [Right] 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 After playing the live concert, Unpeeled was released as a second live album. [Wrong] After playing the live concert, Cage the Elephant released Unpeeled as their second live album. [Right]
Double Negative – combining two or more negative words in a sentence in a way that is supposed to produce a positive force I know I wouldn’t have not been satisfied if I had heard about Cage the Elephant later so I'm glad I heard them when I did. I know I wouldn’t have not been satisfied if I had heard about Cage the Elephant later so I'm glad I heard them when I did.
PARAGRAPHS Paragraphs – a group of sentences that together convey a shared purpose structured around the same topic. Introductory Paragraphs (Introductions) Hook (Lead / Opening Statement) – can begin with the title Anecdotal (Brief story to set the mood and lead the reader into the topic) The Strokes is a rock band from New York founded by Julian Casablancas, Albert Hammond Jr., Nick Valensi, Nikolai Fraiture, and Farbizzio Moretti. They became a hit rock sensation with their first album “Is This It” which earned them much success starting off as a band . Over the years they released 6 more studio albums with the latest one being titled “The New Abnormal” to an even greater degree of success, earning them a grammy for their 7th studio album.
Query Based (Question that brings the reader to the topic - avoid second person POV “you”) person’s health? Do The Strokes deserve all this commercial success they have had as a band? 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)
Assertion (claim - a subject + a “so what” about the subject) The Strokes are one of the best rock bands and everyone should listen to them. Fact (empirically verifiable but often difficult to argue extensively about - better used as evidence to support a claim) The Strokes are widely recognized.
Opinion (personal position on a topic) The Strokes are the best rock band.
PARAGRAPHS
Paragraphs – a group of sentences that together convey a shared purpose structured around the same topic. Introductory Paragraphs (Introductions) Hook (Lead / Opening Statement) – can begin with the title Anecdotal (Brief story to set the mood and lead the reader into the topic) The Strokes is a rock band from New York founded by Julian Casablancas, Albert Hammond Jr., Nick Valensi, Nikolai Fraiture, and Farbizzio Moretti. They became a hit rock sensation with their first album “Is This It” which earned them much success starting off as a band . Over the years they released 6 more studio albums with the latest one being titled “The New Abnormal” to an even greater degree of success, earning them a grammy for their 7th studio album.
Query Based (Question that brings the reader to the topic - avoid second person POV “you”) person’s health? Do The Strokes deserve all this commercial success they have had as a band?
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)
Assertion (claim - a subject + a “so what” about the subject) The Strokes are one of the best rock bands and everyone should listen to them. Fact (empirically verifiable but often difficult to argue extensively about - better used as evidence to support a claim) The Strokes are widely recognized.
Opinion (personal position on a topic) The Strokes are the best rock band.
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) Not listening to The Strokes should almost be considered morally wrong.
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) Everyone should listen to the Strokes.
Document Based (cites a specific source, author, and position on a topic) In Star Treatment, Alex Turner states that The Strokes had a major influence on him and how even he thinks that The Strokes are really an awesome band.
Theory (a statement that can be tested and potentially proven - often answers a research question) Arctic Monkeys wouldn’t have been the same rock band without The Strokes influence . 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) The Strokes have had great success having many hit songs, influencing many artists, and also continuing to sell out in many live shows, showing how The Strokes are one of the best bands out there.
Examining the Evidence 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) Original Quote- “I just wanted to be one of The Strokes” (Star Treatment, Arctic Monkeys). Alex Turner wanted to be one of The Strokes. Summarizing (condensing larger quotes or sections - useful for closing the examination of the quote/evidence and transitioning to your analysis of the quote) Original Quote- “I just wanted to be one of The Strokes” (Star Treatment, Arctic Monkeys). Alex Turner is a fan of The Strokes.
Abstract Examples (hypothetical, “what if” examples that do not refer to a source – AVOID USING THEM AS EVIDENCE – but useful for examining the quote) The rock scene might have been different if The Strokes hadn't emerged.
Concrete Examples (actual examples that do refer to a source – useful for enhancing your analysis of the quote) In the song Star Treatment from Arctic Monkeys 6th studio album Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino, released in 2018, Alex Turner references how The Strokes are one of his idols that influenced him.
Closing Sentences (must end the discussion of the topic within the paragraph with a transitional or culminating word – possibly an adverb – and should echo the thesis of the essay) Clearly, The Strokes had a major impact on the rock scene, influencing other hit bands such as Arctic Monkeys.
Closing Paragraphs Consequences of Disregarding the Thesis (establishing the potential consequences of disregarding the implications of the thesis – CREATING A COUNTERARGUMENT – could be one or more sentences) Although there are many great rock bands that have made major impacts and had large success in the world, The Strokes still remain one of the best bands out there and not listening to them is a disservice to someone’s self.
Statement(s) of Extension (extending the consequences of disregarding the implications of the thesis – could be one or more sentences) As such, The Strokes deserve their recognition and their popularity which they have gained throughout the years.
Reestablishing the Significance of the Thesis (could be one or more sentences) Thus, The Strokes are one of the best bands out there, they had a major impact on the rock scene, maybe even influenced a band you listen to, as well as major success in their career.
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…) So given all these different reasons, who wouldn’t want to try to consider The Strokes as one of the best rock bands out there...
ESSAYS
Essays – An essay is a non-fiction writing about a topic which is discussed throughout the writing. An essay is made of many paragraphs which ultimately come together to form a cohesive piece of writing that explains and elaborates on the topic which it was written on.
Types – Explain each type of essay and state its purpose Persuasive (Argumentative) An essay meant to argue for a certain topic, in which it also contains an extra paragraph explaining the alternative argument. Expository (Informative) An essay meant to inform the reader on a topic/subject. Definition or Description An essay meant to describe or provide a description of a certain topic to the reader.
Process (How-to) An essay meant to provide instructions on how to do activity/task to the reader. Compare and Contrast An essay that provides a comparison or contrast to the reader on two topics which are either similar or different in manner. Cause and Effect An essay meant to provide the reader with the causes and effects of a subject. Analytical/Critical An essay that does an analysis or evaluates a work to the reader.
Evaluative An essay which offers judgement to the reader on a topic/subject discussed.
Interpretive An essay which interprets either a poem, book, play or essay.
Narrative (Tells a story) An essay which tells a narrative to the reader, similar to a short story but in an essay format.
Personal Statement/Anecdote An essay used to illustrate a point or to describe the person who wrote the essay.
Research An essay which presents information that has been gathered on a certain topic that also provides interpretation, evaluation, or an argument by the writer.
Timed An essay which is written during a set period of time.
Document Based Question (DBQ) An essay which is written on a question to be answered through the use of sources which are provided.
Synthesis An essay providing an interpretation/answer to a question without any sources to provide information.
Strategies/Planning Tips/Steps – Pre-writing/Prompt Analysis/Outlining An essay usually consists of an introduction paragraph, a set of body paragraphs, and a conclusion paragraph. Researching/Evaluating of Sources Researching Choose a topic Write research topic as a question Find the resources which fit your topic Evaluating Source Popular vs Scholarly source Credibility Primary vs Secondary source Ask yourself what is important to helping to explain your topic
Work Cited Page – Explain and give an example of how to set up a works cited entry in both MLA and APA formats - there are subtle differences between each format, so be sure to identify them clearly. MLA Format Font Size 12 Times New Roman Work Cited First and Last Name for Title Hernandez, Brandon In Text Citations (Author Last Name and Page Number) (Hernandez 12) Citations (Author’s Last Names, First Name, Title in Title case) Hernandez, Brandon. Musical Book of Writing (2021) Title Page not required APA Format Font Size Between 10-12 Calibri, Arial, Lucida Sans Unicode, Times New Roman, Georgia, Computer Modern References Last Name Only for Title Hernandez, B In Text Citations (Author’s Last Name, Year, Page Number) (Hernandez, 2021, 12) Citations (Author’s Last Name, Initial, Title in sentence case. No period after URL Hernandez, B. (2021) Musical Book of Writing Title Page required