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Two important components to consider the THESIS - What is covered in the essay?
STATEMENT and the OUTLINE. - What is the thesis statement?

BODY
- What is the first major topic?
OUTLINE
- What is the first supporting idea?
- a helpful tool for organizing your work. Set as
- What is the second supporting idea?
a size of input, the outline shows the logical
- What is the second major topic?
arrangement of ideas to be included in your
- What is the first supporting idea?
essay.
- What is the second supporting idea?
Two types:
TRADITIONAL FORMAT
CONCLUSION
- uses roman numerals, letters and numbers.
- What is the main point of my essay
- What course of action would I like my readers
STANDARD FORMAT
to take?
- uses numbers.

APA (American Psychological Association)

OUTLINE PRINCIPLES
PARALLELISM
- refers to using similar words, clauses,
phrases, sentence structure, and other
grammatical elements to emphasize similar
ideas in a sentence.
CORDONATION
- outlining topics into groups of thoughts in a
balance manner.
SUBORDINATION
- uses major and minor headings in order to
indicate levels of significance.
DIVISION
- entries should at least be two to be sure that
supporting points of a major idea are
adequate.
ESSAY
- a focused piece or writing designed to inform
of persuade (CAULFIELD 2021).
- preferred citation style for social science
research papers. Used in preparing list of
references.
- Should be arranged alphabetically with the
surname of the title of the work becomes the
first part of the entry.
- Hanging indent format should be observed
when writing entries. First line of the first
entry is not indented while succeeding lines
are indented
DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE ESSAY:
INTRODUCTION:
- Introduce the topic you’re discussing in
your essay and briefly summarize the points
you’ll make in the paragraphs that follow
(Kramer 2022)
- Composed of background information (what,
who, why, where, when, and how), thesis
statement, and the scope.

BODY
- Where you support your thesis statement with
facts and evidences.
OUTLINING AN ESSAY
- Each body paragraph should focus on one
- It is important that entries that comprises sub
supporting argument for your thesis by
topics are well thought out.
discussing related data, contents, and events
(Kramer 2022).
SAMPLE OUTLINE:
- Contains major ideas confined in the thesis.
INTRODUCTION
- Rhetorical modes such as, compare and
- What is the topic all about?
contrast, Description, and Cause and effect
- What is the purpose of the essay?
are used to achieve the purpose of the author.
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CONCLUSION
- Summarizes the main points of the essay.
- Strategic section for the writer to restate the
thesis for readers to recall the purpose and
scope of the essay.
RHETORICAL PATTERN
REACTION PAPER
- Presents your reasonable response to anything
seen, heard ,read or experience.
- Includes personal opinions, bot a certain
subjects but with a valid basis
- Can be done by anyone. Consist of 5-7 pages
- Main focus is your thoughts and personal
judgements.
REVIEW
- Presents your objective judgement of your
subject.
- Focuses on the strengths and weaknesses to
provide audience an informed judgment.
- Made by people who are knowledgeable of
the subject.
- Contains 250-750 words
CRITIC
PARTS OF CRITIQUE:
INTRODUCTION
- Contains 5% of your paper
- Includes author, title, year of publication and
other basic information.
- Includes information about the topic that will
be helpful for making your critique accessible
to readers.
SUMMARY
- Consist 10% of your paper
- Includes explanation and brief summary of
the subject being critique, so readers would
have an overview about it.
- Author’s purpose and main points of your
subject. or
REVIEW/CRITIQUE
- Consist 75% of your paper
- Includes your presentation of your
judgements and assessments.
- Includes structure of the subject and their
strengths and weaknesses that is based on wat
is observable and comparable on your topic.
 CONCLUSION/RECOMMENDATIONS
- Contains 10% of your paper
- Includes your overall impression of the
subject.
- Contains points for readers to consider or the
final judgement on the subject’s value or
worth
- Includes recommendations for future
improvements of the subject.
CRITICAL APPROACHES- ways of organizing or
writing your critique.
FORMALIST CRITICSM
- Have intrinsic properties that helps us to
understand the text itself.
- Focused on the form and elements of the text
that is being criticized.
- Determine how such elements work together
with the text context to shape its effects upon
readers.
READER-RESPONSE CRITICISM
- Focuses on the reader o reviewer’s reaction to
a literary work
- Text does not have meaning until the reader
reads it and interprets it.
- It is about the message of the text.
FEMINIST CRITICISM
- Focuses on how text presents women as
objects seen from a male perspectives.
- Tends to reveal our patriarchal aspects of our
culture
- Based on how men and women are presented.
MARXIST CRITICISM
- Focuses on the differences between economic
classes.
- Determines the political and social problems
in terms of the struggles between members of
different socio economic classes.
Karl Heinrich Marx
4 TYPES OF SENTENCES:
- Declarative Sentence.
- Imperative Sentence.
- Interrogative Sentence.
- Exclamatory Sentence.
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DEFINITIONS MAY BE FORMAL, INFORMAL,
OR EXTENDED
FORMAL SENTENCE DEFINITION
- Include the term, class, and distinguishing
features.
INFORMAL SENTENCE DEFINITION
- Do not include distinguishing features.
EXTENDED DEFINITION
- Essay length texts that use different rhetorical
patterns to show the meaning of a particular
term or concept.
solve a problem.
- Indicate root of the problem, its scope, and
extent to which previous studies have
successfully investigated the problem.
INTRODUCTION OF THE ISSUE
- Allows the reader to know the topic of paper.
- Allows reader what points will be made about
the topic.
 THESIS STATEMENT
- One or two sentences that indicate what is the
main point, most point of view, and most
claim in the paper.
- Sums up the central point of your paper. It
comes near the end of your introduction

BODY
POSITION PAPER - Discuss your position
- Evidences, facts and information to intensify
your point.
THE ISSUE
- Developed into argumentative thesis that CONCLUSION
states the stand of the author on the issue. - Key points, and suggesting resolutions to the
issue
THINGS TO REMEMBER WHEN CHOOSING AN - Supposed to summarize all your points and
ISSUE; give view of argument
- Should be debatable  Summary of your key points
- Should be current and relevant  Restatement of your thesis.
- Should be written in a question form and
answerable yes or no.
- Should be specific and manageable.

THE CLAIM
- Statements that support the author’s stand.

THE EVIDENCE
- Proof to strengthen the author’s claims.

EVIDENCES CAN BE
- From surveys, library research, and
experiments
- From informant interviews (with experience
in the issue)
- From expert interviews.

3 MAIN ELEMENTS OF A POSITION PAPER

INTRODUCTION
- Includes issue to be discussed and states the
author’s position on that issue.
 3 ESSENTIAL PARTS:
 BACKROUND INFORMATION
- Establish topic’s importance or show how to