OJL 2:
1. Interview 2-4 students and/or teachers at your site who have knowledge/experience related to your essay topic. You will include your findings in your final essay and an upcoming source chart.
2. After watching the video, “ Elements of an introduction and conclusion ”, write a 3 paragraph essay that describes your interviews and makes at least one claim.
3. Your essay should include an introduction paragraph, a body paragraph, and a conclusion paragraph.
You will be graded on:
Overall effectiveness of the introduction paragraph:
An effective introduction paragraph has a relevant hook that captures the reader’s attention, background information the reader needs to understand the essay, and a thesis that states the main idea of the essay.
Overall effectiveness of the body paragraph:
An effective body paragraph has a clear topic sentence, evidence to support the claim in the topic sentence, and strong explanation of the evidence. After reading an effective paragraph, your reader understands what you are communicating and sees how the information relates to the thesis statement in the introduction.
Overall effectiveness of the conclusion paragraph:
An effective conclusion paragraph restates the main idea/claim(s) in the thesis in a new way and leaves the reader reflecting upon the topic OR prepared to take action concerning the topic.
Grammar for clarity:
As a whole, grammar that is used effectively enhances the essay and does not make it confusing in any way.
Remember, In all your writing, your voice matters. Proofread for errors, and NEVER use sentence correctors, modifiers, or suggested rewrites in editing programs like Grammerly.
These take away from your voice and put you at risk of AI plagiarism.