class notes for october 8th 2010

Week 5
writing/brainstorming, plan, etc.

week 6
Journal #1 due

week 7
narrative Essay due

week 8
INTERSESSION

IN CLASS NOTES:
writing process
1. pre-writing Brainstorming/research
generative organize/ plan

Listing---Linerar process
Brainstorming---lateral process also the most affective because we use right side of our brain
(3-5 paragraph model
Thesis
1---
2.---
3.---

Brainstorming
I focusing your topic
-write down ideas
ex. idea= shoes
II Organizing
- look for similar ideas and connect them
ex: details about main idea
III controlling ideas
ex: manufacturing and marketing shoes

Thesis - general idea what your topic is going to be about
ex: topic controling idea (specific)

General shoes manufacturing and marketing
some examples of thesis are:

topic --walmart

1. walmart is monopolizing the market and running other businesses into the ground

2. walmart is contuing to move into smaller towns and is shutting down local businesses

Further to your notes the definition of the thesis statement :

Thesis Statement should be a clear statement. It comprise of a Topic and controlling idea.

Topic is generic, and controlling idea is the specific way to handle the situation.

In the Thesis statement:
a) Try to avoid Active and action verb.
b) Try to use only linking verb.
c) Sometimes we cannot avoid using action verb.

In your example Walmart is a "Topic" and rest of the statement is the controlling idea.

I hope this information will be useful for you.