ESSAY #3 HOMELESSNESS IN SAN FRANCISCO:
Reasons and Examples
or
Causes and Effects; Solutions
350 – 400 words
4 or 5 paragraphs
10 points outline
100 points final draft
This essay is about homelessness in San Francisco. You can use some of the ideas from your in-class writing test, but please DO NOT JUST CORRECT THE WRITING TEST. I want you to START FROM THE BEGINNING with a detailed outline.
You have 2 choices for your outline. If essays are new for you, I recommend
that you continue with the reason/example
format.
OUTLINE 1
(Reason/Examples)
Thesis Statement: Optional predictors
I. Reason 1
A. Example 1
B. Example 2
One
or two more examples OK. Sometimes you will have examples of
examples. If so, show this in your
outline
II. Reason 2
A. Example 1
B. Example 2
One
or two more examples OK. Sometimes you will have examples of
examples. If so, show this in your
outline
III. Reason 3
A. Example 1
B. Example 2
One
or two more examples OK. Sometimes you will have examples of
examples. If so, show this in your
outline
You only need 2 body
paragraphs. I would rather see 2
good body paragraphs than 3 weak ones.
OPTIONAL: You can make your
third body paragraph about solutions.
You will write a
conclusion in your essay, but you donŐt need one in your outline.
OUTLINE 2 (Causes,
Effects, Solutions)
This format is more
challenging, so you can figure out your own way of organizing it. Please stay after class today (Monday)
for extra help, if possible. Often
a cause creates an effect, which then creates a new cause. My outline form is a suggestion only.
Thesis Statement: Optional predictors
I. Cause and Effect 1
A. Example 1
B. Example 2
One
or two more examples OK. Sometimes you will have examples of
examples. If so, show this in your
outline
II Cause and Effect 2
A. Example 1
B. Example 2
One
or two more examples OK. Sometimes you will have examples of
examples. If so, show this in your
outline
III. Solutions
You will write a
conclusion in your essay, but you donŐt need one in your outline.
DO NOT WRITE A MIX OF
THE 2 OUTLINES. CHOOSE 1.
Outline due: W 4/5 Bring 2 copies for peer editing 10 points
Final draft: F
4/14 Clip outline with my
comments behind final draft 100 points