2013 Thinking Maps Lesson English 4/Pre-AP10 Argument Essay.

2013 Thinking Maps Lesson

English 4/Pre-AP10Argument Essay

Essay Timeline

Day 1: Circle Map (brainstorm ideas)Day 2: Flee Map (organize ideas)

Essay Body Rough DraftDay 3: Brace Map (intro & conclusion)Day 4: Tree Map (sentence fluency)

Bridge Map (word choice)Day 5: Final Draft – in class only

Circle Map

Circle Map

Essay Topic

idea/quote

source

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Circle Map

Essay Topic

idea/quote

source

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idea/quote idea/quote

HOW do you know what you know –

personal experience, research data, expert

testimony, etc.?

WHAT does this map reveal? What conclusions can you draw from the information

here?

WHY is this information important?

Flee Map

Flee Map

Paragraph 1 Topic

Paragraph 2 Topic

Paragraph 3 Topic

Essay Topic & Stance

Flee Map

Paragraph 1 Topic

Paragraph 2 Topic

Paragraph 3 Topic

Essay Topic & Stance

Supporting details, elaborations, direct quotes, paraphrases, emotional & logical

appeals, etc.

Flee Map

Paragraph 1 Topic

Paragraph 2 Topic

Paragraph 3 Topic

Essay Topic & Stance

Supporting details, elaborations, direct quotes, paraphrases, emotional & logical

appeals, etc.

HOW do details support or prove your stance?

WHAT do these particular details reveal

about the topic?

WHY are these details particularly important to note in your essay?

Ethos – Pathos - LogosEthos – ethical appeal – Prove your credibility by

using academic voice, strong vocabulary, correct grammar

Pathos – emotional appeal – Appeal to emotions by using connotations and emotional stories and examples

Logos – logical appeal – Convince audience by using logic or reason – Cite facts, statistics, & authorities – Use historical and literal analogies – Construct logical arguments

Brace Map

Introduction

Hook

Background

ThesisTopic

Stance

Focus/STs

Brace Map

Introduction

Hook

Background

ThesisTopic

Stance

Focus/STs

WHAT does this thesis tell my reader about the essay to follow?

WHY is this background information important?

HOW will this “hook” engage my reader?

Brace Map

Conclusion

Restate topic & stance

1 sentence re. Paragraph 1 topic

1 sentence re. Paragraph 2 topic

1 sentence re. Paragraph 3 topic

Logical conclusion to discussion

Brace Map

Conclusion

Restate topic & stance

1 sentence re. Paragraph 1 topic

1 sentence re. Paragraph 2 topic

1 sentence re. Paragraph 3 topic

Logical conclusion to discussion

WHY is it important to close

with these particular points?

HOW does this conclusion create a sense of closure

for my reader? WHAT emotion will this closing likely evoke in my reader?

Tree Map

Simple Sentences

Compound

Sentences

Complex Sentences

Write sentences on these lines. Then combine and separate to balance the lists and increase fluency.

Body Paragraph ___ Fluency

Tree Map

Simple Sentences

Compound

Sentences

Complex Sentences

Write sentences on these lines. Then combine and separate to balance the lists and increase fluency.

WHAT types of structures do you use the most in this essay?

HOW do these structures affect the essay’s flow or fluency?

WHY is it important, in terms of your ethical appeal (i.e., credibility as an author), to revise the sentences in this particular paragraph?

Body Paragraph ___ Fluency

Bridge Map

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effective word choice than

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New word

New word

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New wordas as as as

Original word

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Bridge Map

is a more

effective word choice than

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New word

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WHAT types of word choice issues did you find in your essay – ambiguity, clichés, informality,

repetition, incorrect terms?

HOW do your original word choices affect the essay’s tone,

mood, and/or effectiveness? How will your substitutions

affect these elements?

WHY is it important, in terms of your ethical appeal (i.e., credibility as an author), to make these substitutions?

Original word

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