2013 thinking maps lesson english 4/pre-ap10 argument essay
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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
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Circle Map
Essay Topic
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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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Bridge Map
is a more
effective word choice than
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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?
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