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English 2201
Thematic Unit #2
Exploring Identity
Before unit: Pass out 2201 Essay Sheets – Methods of Development, Essay Notes (coherence, unity, etc…), and sample essays for methods of development + writing style (optional)
Class #1
• Who Killed Benny Paret (handout)
Type: Expository
Primary Method: Cause and Effect
Essay Focus: Thesis statement, Coherence, Emphasis
❖ Possible Questions
o Review attached worksheet.
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Class #2
• Vertical Dancer (handout)
Type: Narrative
Primary Method: Narrative
Essay Focus: Elements of a Narrative, Description, Emphasis
❖ Possible Questions:
o Review Attached Worksheet
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Class #3
• Why I Love Smoking (p. 9)
Type: Narrative
Primary Method: Narrative
Essay Focus: Coherence, Tone, Types of Evidence
❖ Possible Questions:
❖ Identify two different examples of coherence in Knelman’s essay and comment on its effectiveness.
❖ What is the tone of this essay? Use two specific references to support.
❖ List three types of evidence the writer uses in this essay and provide the quotations to support.
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• Prison Studies (Handout)
Class #4 and 5
• Essay Type: Expository
• Primary Method: Example and Illustration
• Essay Focus: Purpose, Methods of Development, Unity
o See attached worksheet
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• Fight Night (p. 81)
Class #6
Type of Essay: Exposition
Primary Method: Cause and Effect
Essay Focus: Tone, Intended Audience, Significance of a Line
❖ Possible Questions:
✓ What is the tone of this essay? Use two specific references to support.
✓ Who is the intended audience of this essay?
✓ What is the significance of the following line: “As you get older, teachers’, parents’, and even older sibling’s voices will gradually be replaced by your own inner voice – your conscience. What will yours be saying?
• The Global Rise of Plastic Surgery (p. 31)
Class #7
• Essay Type: Expository
• Primary Method: Example and Illustration (although many different throughout)
• Essay Focus: Emphasis, Evidence, Significance of a Line, Writing Style
❖ Possible Questions:
✓ Discuss the significance of the following line: “it’s because that is really unnecessary”.
✓ Discuss how two emphatic devices are used effectively in this essay.
✓ How does the writer effectively use evidence in this essay to support her claims?
✓ What writing style is predominantly used in this essay? Provide one reference to support.
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• How to be an Undividual (p. 139)
Class #8
Essay Type: Expository
Primary Method: Process Analysis (Desc., C&E, Example and Illustration all present)
Essay Focus: Intended Audience, Methods of Development, Thesis
❖ Possible Questions:
✓ Who is the intended audience of this piece?
✓ How effective was this piece at creating change in one’s thinking? Justify your response by providing specific quotes to support your response.
✓ Identify two different methods of development and comment on its effectiveness in supporting the author’s views.
Class #9
• The Teenage Brain (p. 97)
• Essay Type: Expository
• Primary Method: Example and Illustration (C&C, C&E, Definition also present)
• Essay Focus: Purpose, Intended Audience, Unity, Types of Evidence
❖ Possible Questions:
✓ Who is the intended audience of this piece?
✓ What is the purpose of this essay? Provide TWO specific references to support.
✓ How does Ravina effectively use evidence in this essay to support his thesis? Why do you think he uses a variety of “experts” in this field?
✓ Identify and explain ONE method through which the writer has achieved unity in this essay.
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Class #10
• The Science of Happiness (p. 55)
Type of Essay: Exposition
Primary Method: Comparison and Contrast (I think?)
Essay Focus: Purpose, Coherence, Emphasis
❖ Possible Questions:
✓ What is the purpose of this essay? Use two examples to support.
✓ Identify TWO different examples of coherence and comment on their effectiveness.
✓ Discuss TWO emphatic devices employed by Kevin Chong in this essay.
Class #11
• My Mother, My Rival (handout)
o Practice Test
o See attached worksheet (unity + emphasis + method of development)
|Essay Type |Times Covered |
|Narrative |2 |
|Expository |8 |
|Essay Focus |Times Covered |
|Unity |3 |
|Emphasis |5 |
|Method of Dev. |4 |
|Tone |3 |
|Purpose |3 |
|Intended Audience |3 |
|Thesis |2 |
|Coherence |3 |
|Significance of a Line |2 |
|Types of Evidence |3 |
|Writing Style |1 |
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