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PartFiveTheWholeComposition
PointandSupportinanEssay
TheHazardsofMoviegoing
(IntroductoryParagraph)Iamamoviefanatic.Myfriendscountonmetoknowmovietrivia(whowasthepigtailedgirlinE.T.:
TheExtra-Terrestrial?
DrewBarrymore)andtoremembereverybigOscarawardedsinceIwasingradeschool(bestpicturein1994?
ForrestGump).Myfriends,though,havestoppedaskingmeifIwanttogoouttothemovies.WhileIlovemoviesasmuchasever,theinconvenienceofgoingout,thetemptationsofthetheater,andthebehaviorsofsomepatronsarereasonsformetowaitandrentthevideo.
(Firstsupportingparagraph)Tobeginwith,Ijustdon’tenjoythegeneralhassleoftheevening.Sincesmalllocalmovietheatersareathingofthepast,Ihavetodriveforatleastfifteenminutestogettothenearestmultiplex.Theparkinglotissharedwithseveralrestaurantsandasupermarket,soit’salwaysjammed.Ihavetodrivearoundatasnail’spaceuntilIspotanotherdriverbackingout.Thenit’stimetostandinanendlessline,withtheconstantthreatthatticketsfortheshowIwantwillsellout.Ifwedogettickets,thetheaterwillbeinafrontrowgapingupatagiantscreen.Ihavetoshelloutaridiculousamountofmoney-upto$8-foraticket.Thatentitlesmetositwhilemyshoessealthemselvestoastickyfloorcoatedwithspilledsoda,bubblegum,andcrushedRaisinets.
(Secondsupportingparagraph)Second,thetheaterofferstemptingsnacksthatIreallydon’tneed.Likemostofus,Ihavetobattleanexpandingwaistline.AthomeIdoprettywellbysimplynotbuyingstuffthatisbadforme.Icanmakedowithsnackslikeceleryandcarrotsticksbecausethereisnoicecreaminthefreezer.Goingtothetheater,however,islikespendingmyeveninginaSeven-Eleventhat’sbeenequippedwithamoviescreenandcomfortableseats.AsItrytopersuademyselftojusthaveadietCoke,thesmelloffreshpopcorndrippingwithbuttersoonovercomesme.Chocolatesbarsthesizeofsmallautomobilesseemtojumpintomyhands.IriskpullingoutmyfillingasIchewenormousmouthfulsofMilkDuds.BythetimeIleavethetheater,Ifeeldisgustedwithmyself.
(Thirdsupportingparagraph)Manyoftheotherpatronsareevenmoreofaproblemthantheconcessionstand.Littlekidsraceupanddowntheaisles,usuallyingigglingpacks.Teenagerstrytoimpresstheirfriendsbytalkingbacktothescreen,whistling,andmakingwhattheyconsidertobehilariousnoises.Adultsactasiftheywereathomeintheirownlivingroom.Theycommentloudlyontheagesofthestarsandrevealplottwiststhataresupposedtobeasecretuntilthefilm’send.Andpeopleofallagescreatedistractions.Theycrinklecandywrappers,stickgumontheseats,anddroppopcorntubsorcupsofcrushediceandsodaonthefloor.Theyalsocoughandburp,squirmendlesslyintheirseats,fileoutforrepeatedtripstotherestroomsorconcessionstands,andelbowmeoutofthearmrestoneithersideofmyseat.
(Concludingparagraph)Afterarrivinghomefromthemoviesonenight,IdecidedthatIwasnotgoingtobeamoviegoeranymore.Iwastiredoftheproblemsinvolvedingettingtothetheater,resistingunhealthysnacks,anddealingwiththepatrons.Thenextday,IarrangedtohavepremiummoviechannelsinstalledaspartofmycableTVservice,andIalsogotamembershipatmylocalvideostore.Imaynowseemoviesabitlaterthanotherpeople,butI’llbemorerelaxed,watchingboxofficehitsinthecomfortofmyownlivingroom.
PartsofanEssay:
*IntroductoryParagraph:
severalsentencesthatattractthereader’sinterest;thecentralidea,orthesis.Thethesisoftenincludesaplanofdevelopment(optional).Ex.:
1.In“TheHazardsofMoviegoing”,whichsentenceorsentencesareusedtoattractthereader’sinterest?
2.Inwhichsentenceisthethesisoftheessaypresented?
3.Doesthethesisincludeaplanofdevelopment?
4.Writethewordsinthethesisthatannouncethethreemajorsupportingpointsintheessay.
*SupportingParagraphs:
mostessayshavethreesupportingpoints,developedatlengthover3paragraphs.Eachofthesupportingparagraphsshouldbeginwithatopicsentencethatstatesthepointtobedetailedinthatparagraph.Ex.:
1.Whatisthetopicsentenceforthefirstsupportingparagraphofthemodalessay?
2.Thefirsttopicsentenceisthensupportedbythefollowingdetails:
a.havetodrivefifteenminutes
b._________
c.endlessticketline
d._________
e._________
f.stickyfloor
3.Whatisthetopicsentenceforthesecondsupportingparagraphoftheessay?
4.Thesecondtopicsentenceisthensupportedbythefollowingdetails:
a.Athome,onlysnacksareceleryandcarrotsticks.
b.TheaterislikeaSeven-Elevenwithseats.
1)freshpopcorn
2)_________
3)_________
5.Whatisthetopicsentenceforthethirdsupportingparagraphoftheessay?
6.Thethirdtopicsentenceisthensupportedbythefollowingdetails:
a._________
b._________
c.Adultstalkloudlyandrevealplottwists.
d.Peopleofallagescreatedistractions.
*ConcludingParagraph:
oftensummarizestheessaybybrieflyrestatingthethesisand,attimes,themainsupportingpoints;inaddition,oftenpresentsaconcludingthoughtaboutthesubjectofthepaper.Ex.:
1.Whichtwosentencesrestatethethesisandsupportingpoints?
2.Whichsentencecontainsthefinalthoughtoftheessay?
DiagramofanEssay(knownasaone-three-oneessay):
TitleoftheEssay
Openingremarkstocatchreader’sinterest
Thesisstatement
Planofdevelopment(optional)
Intro-duction
Topicsentence1(supportingpoint1)
Specificevidence
Topicsentence2(supportingpoint2)
Specificevidence
Body
Topicsentence3(supportingpoint3)
Specificevidence
Summary(Optional)
Generalclosingremarks
(Orboth)
Con-clusion
I.Theprewritingprocess
1.Prewriting
1)Freewriting
Ex.Takeasheetofpaperandfreewriteaboutsomeoftheeverydayannoyancesinyourlife.
2)Questioning:
AStudentModel
QuestionsAnswers
Whydon’tIliketogotoamovie?
Whenisgoingtothemoviesaproblem?
Whereareproblemswithmoviegoing
Justtoomanyproblemsinvolved.
Couldbeanytime—whenamovieispopular,thetheateristoocrowded;whentrafficisbad,thetripisadrag.
Onthehighway,intheparkinglot,attheconcessionstand,inthetheateritself.
Whocreatestheproblems?
HowcanIdealwiththeproblem?
Idobywantingtoeattoomuch.Thepatronsdobycreatingdisturbances.Thetheaterownersdobynothavingenoughparkingspaceandshowingtoomanycommercials.
IcanstayathomeandwatchmoviesonvideoorcableTV.
Ex.Useasheetofpapertoaskyourselfaseriesofquestionsaboutagoodorbadexperiencethatyouhavehadrecently.
3)MakingaList:
AStudentModel
Trafficisbadbetweenmyhouseandtheater
Noisypatrons
Don’twanttorunintoJeremy
Hardtobeondiet
Kidsrunninginaisles
I’mcrowdedintoseatsbetweenstrangerswhopushmeoffarmrests
Notenoughparking
Parkinglotneedstobeexpanded
Toomanypreviews
Can’tpauseoffast-forwardasyoucanwithaVCR
Longlines
Highticketprices
Toomanytemptationsatsnackstand
Commercialsforfoodonthescreen
Canpreparehealthysnacksformyselfathome
Tubsofpopcornwithbutter
Hugechocolatebars
Candyhasalwaysbeenmydownfall
Moviemaybesoldout
Peoplewho’veseenmoviebeforetalkalongwithactorsandgiveawayplottwists
Peoplecoughingandsneezing
Ickystuffonfloor
Teenagersyellingandshowingoff
Ex.Listonasheetofpaperaseriesofrealisticgoals,majororminor,thatyouwouldliketoaccomplishbetweentodayandoneyearfromtoday.Yourgoalscanbepersonal,academic,and/orcareer-related.
4)Clustering:
AStudentModel
Ex.Useclusteringtoorganizethelistofyear-aheadgoalsthatyoucreatedforthepreviousactivity.
5)ScratchOutline:
AStudentModel
1Trafficisbadbetweenmyhouseandthetheater
3Noisypatrons
Don’twanttorunintoJeremy
2Hardtobeondiet
3Kidsrunninginaisles
3I’mcrowdedintoseatsbetweenstrangerswhopushmeoffarmrests
1Notenoughparking
1Parkinglotneedstobeexpanded
1Toomanypreviews
Can’tpauseoffast-forwardasyoucanwithaVCR
1Longlines
1Highticketprices
2Toomanytemptationsatsnackstand
Commercialsforfoodonthescreen
2Canpreparehealthysnacksformyselfathome
2Tubsofpopcornwithbutter
2Hugechocolatebars
Candyhasalwaysbeenmydownfall
1Moviemaybesoldout
3Peoplewho’veseenmoviebeforetalkalongwithactorsandgiveawayplottwists
3Peoplecoughingandsneezing
1Ickystuffonfloor
3Teenagersyellingandshowingoff
Fromtheabovepoints,ascratchoutlinecanbedrawn:
Goingtothemoviesofferssomerealproblems.
1.Inconvenienceofgoingout
2.Temptingsnacks
3.Othermoviegoers
(Ex.Createascratchoutlinethatcouldserveasaguideifyouweretowriteanassayaboutyouryear-aheadgoals.)
Ex.forOutlining(p.42)
Onekeytoeffectiveoutliningistheabilitytodistinguishbetweenmajorideasanddetailsthatfitunderthoseideas.Ineachofthethreelistsbelow,majorandsupportingitemsaremixedtogether.Puttheitemsintologicalorderbyfillingintheoutlinethatfollowseachlist.Initem3,oneofthemajorideasismissingandmustbeadded.
1.Thesis:
Myhighschoolhadthreeproblemareas.
Involvedwithdrugs
Leakyceilings
Students
Unwillinghelpafterschool
Formedcliques
Teachers
Buildings
Ill-equippedgym
Muchtoo
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