Transcript Outline guidelines for Essay 1

Welcome to De Anza!
Agenda
• In-class writing
• Outlines
In-class Writing
• In some cases, the problem is too broad.
• In some cases, there is no focus on
specific moments.
• In most cases, there is too much of an
individual focus. Mention the other people
who are involved.
In-class Writing
• If I wrote “see me” at the top of your paper
then check in with me before you begin
your outline.
• Let’s look at a few good examples.
In-class Writing
• For people who had a problem learning
English, it is best if you have a more
specific goal.
In-class Writing
• In your outline, establish the setting (time
and location) of events.
Outlines
• Guidelines:
– Make sure that the essay is a personal essay. The focus should
be on the writer’s experience.
– Make sure that the essay is not only personal. The story should
be about a problem that is not just personal, but also involves
social relationships. The solution should involve a change in
social relationships.
– The essay should build up to the moment when you began to
implement the solution. Most of the essay should be about
events near in time to the key moment. The events should be in
sequence.
– You should not include general thoughts about the problem
outside of your introduction and conclusion.
Outlines
• Guidelines:
– Do not write an introduction yet. Instead, use the lesson that you
learned as a placeholder for your introduction. Most likely, you
will put the lesson that you learned at the end of your
introduction.
Outlines
• Guidelines:
– The points of your outline should establish settings—the time and
place where the events happened. Your transitions should
indicate movement between places and the passage of time.
– The events should be in chronological order, earliest to latest.
Homework
• Turn in your outline or let me ok it right now if you want to
start writing your essay. I will continue to look at outlines
tomorrow during class.