1. Goodbye Summer

2. Hello Study

3. Assessment
 Descriptive Essay Presentation 10 percent
Due date: October 24
 Opinion Essay 30 percent
Due date: November 21
 Research Report 40 percent
Due date: January 9
 Writing Journal 20 percent
Due date: Last class

4. Writing Journal
Grades: You will ONLY be graded on how many pages you have written.
I will NOT check grammar spelling or content.
S: 60 pages
A: 50 pages
B: 40 pages
C: 30 pages
Rules
 Don’t lose it!
 Write on every other line.
 Write from margin to margin.
 Write in normal-size lettering.
 It has to be your handwriting.
 Have fun.

5. From Paragraph to
Essay
Writing IV
Week 1

6. This is what you already know…
Each paragraph consists of:
Topic Sentence
Introduces the paragraph
Support Sentences
2 or 3 points to support the
topic sentence
Concluding Sentence
Connected to the Topic Sentence

7. Like this…
Although many people say there are great opportunities in a big city, the
life here is not good for some people. First, people do not have enough free
time because they are too busy with work and appointments. Parents and
their children do not come home to eat lunch together. Some employees go
to work before the sun comes up and return home after dark. Because of
their schedules, families only spend time together on the weekend. Second,
driving is necessary. Everyone must have a car to go to school or work or the
store. For example, a mother might have to drive her children to school, and
after school to soccer practice or to other activities. Because there is usually a
lot of traffic, it may cause stress. Third, the cost of living is very expensive.
Most people live in apartments because they cannot afford to buy an
apartment. Also, people need a lot of money for entertainment. A visit to an
aquarium could cost twenty dollars for each ticket. Even though there are
many things to do in the city, some people do have happy lives.

8. Paragraphs are just building blocks
for your essay

9. Essay
I. Introduction
Thesis Statement
II. Body
A. Topic sentence
1. Support
2. Support
3. Support
Paragraph (Concluding sentence)
Topic Sentence B. Topic sentence
1. Support
A. Support 2. Support
B. Support 3. Support
C. Support (Concluding sentence)
C. Topic sentence
Concluding Sentence 1. Support
2. Support
3. Support
(Concluding sentence)
III. Conclusion

10. Essay Structure
Introduction
Body
Conclusion

11. The main sentence in
your essay is…
Thesis Statement

12. The Thesis Statement
 Usually the last sentence in the introduction
 It states the topic of your essay
 The rest of your essay should support it

13. Like this…
In Tokyo, there are many places to have a cup of
coffee. You can visit one of the chain stores such as
Doutor or Veloce where they have a shop located at
almost every station, or a cozy little kisaten run by a
lovely old lady, which serves great tasting coffee. If you
want a meal with your coffee, you can go to a family
restaurant and recently McDonald’s has started to offer
a wider variety of coffee drinks. It seems that
everywhere you go in Tokyo some shop sells coffee,
but of all the places to get coffee in Tokyo, there is only
one I would recommend. Starbucks is the best coffee
shop in Tokyo.

14. Brainstorming
Sour
Shampoo
Fruity
Juicy
Sweet
Smell
Taste
Fresh
Apples
Snack
Raw Dessert
Pies Context
Styles
Picnic
Yogurt Cereal

15. You can reduce it an essay plan
Thesis statement:
Apples are more than just a plain fruit.
 Paragraph 1: Taste -- sour, juicy, sweet
 Paragraph 2: Styles -- pies, cereal, yoghurt
 Paragraph 3: Context -- snack, dessert, picnic

16. Homework Unit 1
Please complete the following exercises in your
textbook:
** Exercise 2, Page 21
** Exercise 5, p.23
Also, please organize a freewriting journal for next week.