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ENG121September282021Week6.pptxEvaluation essay putting it all together
September 28, 2021
Agenda:
Review thesis guidelines
Thesis workshop
Layout of your essay paragraphs
Elements of a paragraph
MLA formatting
Review essay graphic organizer
DRAFTS due at beginning of class on TUESDAY!
What is the purpose of the thesis?
Purpose of the thesis is to
Make a claim about your topic- in this case the claim is whether or not the film meets the criteria
Provide reasons for your claim- in this case the reasons will be the four criteria that we set. Did your film meet the criteria?
What should your thesis contain?
*The title of your documentary
*Where you would place the documentary on the rubric (Exemplary, advanced, meets, approaching, does not meet)
*The reasons why-- Why does it fit under those criteria?
Example:
The documentary “Blackfish” meets the criteria for an advanced documentary because of its use of reliable interviews, variety of screen shots, factual information presented and clear purpose from beginning to end.
Thesis Statement workshop
Before we get into our thesis statement workshop, Take the next five minutes and reflect on the video we just watched, and what we just discussed, and then write your thesis statement.
Format of your essay
What should the format of your evaluation essay look like?
Your essay should be SIX paragraphs long:
Paragraph 1: Introduction
Paragraph 2: Body paragraph 1- Criteria 1
Paragraph 3: Body Paragraph 2- Criteria 2
Paragraph 4: Body Paragraph 3- Criteria 3
Paragraph 5: Body Paragraph 4- Criteria 4
Paragraph 6: Conclusion paragraph
Introduction paragraph:
Your introduction should serve the following purposes:
-Introduce your readers to the film
-Give them any background information they may need
-Provide your thesis statement
What your Introduction paragraph should look like:
Sentence 1: Hook- pull your reader in with an interesting fact, statistic, or anecdote about the film or the topic of the film.
-Example: if your film is about social media and its effects you would include a statistic that you can find about that topic.
Sentences 2-3: Provide your reader with background about your film- provide a BRIEF summary of the film, the title, and the filmmaker’s name
Sentences 4 (maybe 5): Your thesis statement
Body Paragraphs
Your body paragraphs should serve the following purposes:
-Give the reader a clear understanding of if the film met that criteria or not.
-Provide the reader with evidence from the film that PROVES if it met the criteria or not
-Provide the reader with an analysis of the evidence- how does the evidence prove how it met/did not meet the criteria?
What your body paragraphs should look like:
Sentence 1: Topic sentence- this is the thesis of this paragraph. This sets your reader up for what the rest of your paragraph will look like. You should mention the criteria that you will be addressing in this paragraph.
Sentence 2: Lead into the evidence -Here you will give your reader any information that they may need to understand the context of the evidence you will provide.
Sentence 3: Evidence from the film- The evidence that you pulled from the film will go here.
Sentence 4: ANALYSIS This is where you will show your thinking! You will explain how the evidence PROVES how the evidence proves that the film meets the criteria.
Sentence 5: Conclusion/Transition Move from one paragraph to the next- conclude your paragraph and move to the next body paragraph.
Conclusion
Your conclusion paragraph should serve the following purposes:
-To conclude your thoughts from the essay
-Restate your thesis and other points made
-Leave your reader with a sense of conclusion
-Give your final recommendation
What your concluding paragraph should look like:
Sentence 1: Restate your thesis.
Sentence 2/3: Summarize the main points that you have made.
Sentence 4: Leave the reader with the final recommendation- should they watch the film or not?
Let’s look at the GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
MLA formatting-
In-text citations,
Paper format, and
Works cited page
Page set-up
Heading in the upper left-hand side of the page
Your name
My name
Class
Date
Header should have your last name and page number
Irving 1
1 inch margins all around
12 point Times New Roman font
Entire essay- including heading- is double spaced
No extra spaces in between paragraphs
In-text citations
-Anything you summarize, quote, or paraphrase must be cited in the text of your essay!
-Example summary: HERE IS THE SUMMARY OF HOW MY FILM MEETS THE CRITERIA OF INTERVIEW (SHORTENED FILM TITLE).
-Any direct quotes will be placed in quotation marks
-When you refer to the title of the film it should be ITALICIZED
YOUR ESSAY WILL BE RETURNED AS PLAGIARIZED IF YOU DO NOT INCLUDE IN-TEXT CITATIONS OR A WORKS CITED PAGE!!
Works cited
At the end of your essay you must have a works cited page! It is on a separate page- do not start at the end of your essay- hit enter until you’re on a new page
Works cited
Label the page Works Cited (do not italicize the words Works Cited or put them in quotation marks) and center the words Works Cited at the top of the page.
Only the title should be centered. The citation entries themselves should be aligned with the left margin.
Double space all citations, but do not skip spaces between entries.
Indent the second and subsequent lines of citations by 0.5 inches to create a hanging indent.
Use the following structure to cite a documentary in MLA 9:
Documentary title. Directed by First name Last name, performance by First name Last name, Production Company, Year published. Title of Site, Database, or Service where movie was streamed from (if applicable), URL.
Here’s how the above example would be cited in MLA format:
Jiro Dreams of Sushi. Directed by David Gelb, performance by Jiro Ono and Yoshikazu Ono. Magnolia Home Entertainment, 2011. Netflix, www.netflix.com/search?q=jiro&jbv=70181716&jbp=0&jbr=0.
Here’s how the above example would be cited in an in-text citation:
(Shortened Documentary Title)
(Jiro Dreams)
Review homework
-Complete graphic organizer
-Complete your drafts and have them READY for peer revision Tuesday!
