ESSAY HELP SHEET #130

**THIS IS ANOTHER STUDENTS OUTLINE, IT COULD HELP YOU** PLUG IN YOUR OWN TOPICS AND REASONS -MR. CURTAIN Introduction 1. Use a RELEVANT Anecdote or Fact 2. State supporting Ideas (R&B music contains negative lyrics, violent content, and promotes bad habits. 3. THESIS STATEMENT: (This is why R&B music is a negative influence.) Example #1 LYRICS IN SONGS 1. Explain how (lyrics) in (R&B) in music can be (negative). 2. Give a specific example of (negative lyric in R&B). 3. Give a specific example of an instance when a (negative lyric in R&B) became a (negative) influence on someone. Example #2 VIOLENCE SHOWN IN VIDEOS 1. Explain how (violence shown in R&B videos) in music can be (negative). 2. Give a specific example of (violence shown in R&B). 3. Give a specific example of an instance when (violence in R&B) became a (negative) influence on someone. Example #3 BAD HABITS/FADS OF ARTISTS 1. Explain how (bad habits/fads of artists) in music can be (negative). 2. Give a specific example of (Bad habit/fad of an artist). 3. Give a specific example of an instance when a (bad habit/fad of an artist) became a negative influence on someone. Conclusion 1. Use another anecdote or fact 2. BRIEFLY, re-state Supporting Ideas, and why these are important. 3. Make a Final statement

ESSAY WRITING ORDER CHECKLIST COMPLETE PLANNING CHART/PERSUASION MAP COMPLETE DETAILED OUTLINE (using exactly what you are going to talk about) WRITE ROUGH DRAFT from outline RE-READ rough draft out loud REVISE for content / structure EDIT for spelling /grammar WRITE 1st FINAL