Week#3 Writing a Good Introduction & Writing a Process Essay

Hello everyone,

Welcome to week 3. This week you are going to work on writing a good introduction and a thesis statement and you will write a process essay on a new topic.  Here is a link to youtube video on how to write an effective introduction:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN6IOSMviS4   and here is a link to a video and an article one on how to write a process essay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32R30EYIW-U

http://www.eslflow.com/Process-essay-topic-support-sentences.html

Here is an exercise that will help write the thesis statement and develop body paragraphs for this type of essay:  http://www.eslflow.com/Process-essay-topic-support-sentences.html

Here is also an example essay on the topic: http://amarris.homestead.com/files/process_essay.html#The%20Completed%20Essay

After you view the materials posted on both topics, leave a comment about what you have learned. Feel free to ask if you have a question about both topics.  Then go to this class Padelt page,  brainstorm ideas together and develop an essay outline about how a person can choose their college major.

After you  have your essay outline ready, write your first draft and post it on this Padlet page: http://padlet.com/ahmed_mansour/y6v12l80mc0z

Share ideas with the rest of class about your first draft.  Look at the rubric sheet for evaluating your writing and make sure your writing meets all requirement for a good essay.

Use your classmates feedback to write a second draft and publish it in the class Padlet page.

Make sure you check your essay against the evaluation criteria in the writing rubrics.

Please do not hesitate to ask if you have any question.