Introduction to thesis writing ppt for kids

Transcript and Presenter’s Notes

1
Writing an Essay
Click here to get started
Created by Jennifer Davis
2
The Diagram

When we write an essay the flow of information
can be fit into a diagram that looks something
like this

You will find out what fits into all of these
shapes. For now lets start at the beginning.
Think about the way that you would start an essay.

3
The Introduction

When we start a project we usually start at the
beginning. Keeping this in mind, where do you
think the introduction is found in the essay?
Click on the section in the essay to the right
where you think the introduction would be found.

Try again.
Hint You use the introduction to let the reader
know what the topic of your paper will be. They
would read this information first.

Click here to try again.

5
Great!

The introduction is that paragraph that is used
to introduce the writer to the essay. Therefore,
it is the first paragraph in the essay.
For the essay diagram the introduction looks like
this

6
To Format an Introduction.

The first sentence of an introduction should
be about the main theme of your essay.
After the first sentence the information is
narrowed until the thesis is reached.

Broad Sentence

Thesis

Click on the sentence below that you think
would make the best first sentence for an
introduction for an essay on the topic of
your favorite singer.

I am going to talk about my favorite singer in
this essay. Frank Sinatra is a great
singer. Working hard often helps to add
character to a person.

Not Quite.
Remember the first sentence should not be too
specific and it should include a broad topic that
you will address in your essay.

9
Right!

The first sentence of an introduction is broad.
So using the sentence
Working hard often helps to add character to a
person.
means that you will focus on how your favorite
singer worked hard to become successful.

10
The Thesis

This is the most important sentence in your
essay!
A thesis is a sentence that tells the reader what
your paper is about. It also provides some main
points for your paper.

Click here for an example

11
For example.

If you were writing an essay on Marilyn Monroe,
your thesis might say
Although Marilyn Monroe suffered a tragic end,
she had survived a traumatic childhood to become
one of the most well-known actresses of all time.
If this was your thesis you would have 3 main
points in your paper
Marilyn Monroe suffered a tragic end.
Marilyn Monroe had a traumatic childhood.
Marilyn Monroe is one of the most well-known
actress of all time.

Think of your thesis as an umbrella for your
essay. All of the information in your essay
should fit under the umbrella.

13
Going back to the example

Although Marilyn Monroe suffered a tragic end,
she had survived a traumatic childhood to become
one of the most well-known actresses of all time.
All of the information in your essay will fit
under this umbrella. It will need to fit under
one of the three main points.

Marilyn Monroe survived a traumatic childhood.

She is one of the most well-known actresses of
all time.

Marilyn Monroe suffered a tragic end.

Supporting Information

14
Back to those 3 main points

Marilyn Monroe suffered a tragic end.
Marilyn Monroe had a traumatic childhood.
Marilyn Monroe is one of the most well-known
actress of all time.
Based on the three main points listed above,
click on the sentence that would make good
supporting information in your essay.
Marilyn Monroe was a natural brunette.
Marilyn Monroe was in some movies.
Marilyn Monroe seemed to shine on camera.

Introduction to thesis writing ppt for kids sentence
Working hard

Try Again.
Hint Read the three main points and try to
determine which sentence could fit under the
umbrella.

16
Correct!

That sentence fits under the umbrella of the main
point
Marilyn Monroe is one of the most well known
actresses of all time.

The thesis is the last sentence of your
introduction.
It is found here on the diagram

The Introduction

Thesis

18
The Body of the Essay

The body of the essay is where all of the
supporting information is located. This is the
middle section of the essay.
Its section on our essay diagram looks like this

The body portion is the longest part of an essay.

19
What information fits here?

Click on the group of information below that you
think would fit the best into the body portion of
an essay.

Topic sentence
Quotes
examples

Thesis
Restatement of thesis
A list of the works cited in the essay.

Not Quite!
Hint The body portion of the essay contains all
of the information needed to support the thesis.
What kind of information would you use to back up
what you wrote in your thesis?

Click here to try again

21
Correct!

In the body portion of the essay we use items
like quotes and examples to back up what was
stated in the thesis sentence.
Each body paragraph is also started with a topic
sentence.

Click here to learn about topic sentences

22
Topic Sentences

A topic sentence
is located as the first sentence of each body
paragraph
provides the main idea for each paragraph
shows how the information in that paragraph will
connect to the thesis
Ties together information in the paragraph

Topic Sentence

Supporting Information

A Body Paragraph

23
Click on the first word of the topic sentence in
the paragraph below.

Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn love
adventure. For example, Tom convinces Huck and
their friend, Joe, to go to Jacksons Island with
him to pretend that they are pirates. Later Tom
and Huck explore a haunted house in search of
treasure. The boys seem to thrive on the
adventures that they encounter.
24

Try again.
Remember The topic sentence is like an
introduction to
a body paragraph. Think of where an
introduction is located.

Click here to try again

25
Right!

The topic sentence introduces the paragraph and
fits in with one of the main ideas in your
thesis. It also connects the ideas in a
paragraph.

26
The Conclusion

The conclusion of a book or movie comes at the
end. Click on the part of the essay diagram
below that you think is the conclusion.

27
Yes!

The conclusion of the essay is the last section.
The conclusion is used to
Restate the thesis
Give a finished feel to the essay
Leave the reader with a final thought

Not quite.
The first section is called the introduction.
It is used to introduce the essay and provide the
main points.

Click here to try again

Not quite.
This is the body of the essay. It is used to
provide supporting information for the thesis.

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Now think back to the shape of the introduction.
The conclusion is like the introduction, but it
is flipped upside down.
Click the place in the diagram of the conclusion
where you think you would restate the thesis.

31
Right!

The thesis is stated at the point of the
triangle. After the thesis is restated the
conclusion moves on to some final thoughts.

Try again.
Remember that in the introduction the thesis was
the last sentence. It was found at the point of
the triangle.

Click here to try again

33
Remember.

The base of the triangle in the diagram shows us
where a broad statement belongs. We started the
essay with a broad statement, now we end with one
at the base of the conclusion triangle.

Broad Statement

34
A Review

Which format is correct for an essay?

35
Great Job!

Youre off to a great start for writing your
essay!

Not quite.
Hint Remember the thesis is located at the
point in each triangle. It is the last sentence
of the introduction and the first sentence of the
conclusion.

Click here to try again

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Transcript and Presenter’s Notes

1
Writing an Essay
Click here to get started
Created by Jennifer Davis
2
The Diagram

When we write an essay the flow of information
can be fit into a diagram that looks something
like this

You will find out what fits into all of these
shapes. For now lets start at the beginning.
Think about the way that you would start an essay.

3
The Introduction

When we start a project we usually start at the
beginning. Keeping this in mind, where do you
think the introduction is found in the essay?
Click on the section in the essay to the right
where you think the introduction would be found.

Try again.
Hint You use the introduction to let the reader
know what the topic of your paper will be. They
would read this information first.

Click here to try again.

5
Great!

The introduction is that paragraph that is used
to introduce the writer to the essay. Therefore,
it is the first paragraph in the essay.
For the essay diagram the introduction looks like
this

6
To Format an Introduction.

The first sentence of an introduction should
be about the main theme of your essay.
After the first sentence the information is
narrowed until the thesis is reached.

Broad Sentence

Thesis

Click on the sentence below that you think
would make the best first sentence for an
introduction for an essay on the topic of
your favorite singer.

I am going to talk about my favorite singer in
this essay. Frank Sinatra is a great
singer. Working hard often helps to add
character to a person.

Not Quite.
Remember the first sentence should not be too
specific and it should include a broad topic that
you will address in your essay.

9
Right!

The first sentence of an introduction is broad.
So using the sentence
Working hard often helps to add character to a
person.
means that you will focus on how your favorite
singer worked hard to become successful.

10
The Thesis

This is the most important sentence in your
essay!
A thesis is a sentence that tells the reader what
your paper is about. It also provides some main
points for your paper.

Click here for an example

11
For example.

If you were writing an essay on Marilyn Monroe,
your thesis might say
Although Marilyn Monroe suffered a tragic end,
she had survived a traumatic childhood to become
one of the most well-known actresses of all time.
If this was your thesis you would have 3 main
points in your paper
Marilyn Monroe suffered a tragic end.
Marilyn Monroe had a traumatic childhood.
Marilyn Monroe is one of the most well-known
actress of all time.

Think of your thesis as an umbrella for your
essay. All of the information in your essay
should fit under the umbrella.

13
Going back to the example

Although Marilyn Monroe suffered a tragic end,
she had survived a traumatic childhood to become
one of the most well-known actresses of all time.
All of the information in your essay will fit
under this umbrella. It will need to fit under
one of the three main points.

Marilyn Monroe survived a traumatic childhood.

She is one of the most well-known actresses of
all time.

Marilyn Monroe suffered a tragic end.

Supporting Information

14
Back to those 3 main points

Marilyn Monroe suffered a tragic end.
Marilyn Monroe had a traumatic childhood.
Marilyn Monroe is one of the most well-known
actress of all time.
Based on the three main points listed above,
click on the sentence that would make good
supporting information in your essay.
Marilyn Monroe was a natural brunette.
Marilyn Monroe was in some movies.
Marilyn Monroe seemed to shine on camera.

Try Again.
Hint Read the three main points and try to
determine which sentence could fit under the
umbrella.

16
Correct!

That sentence fits under the umbrella of the main
point
Marilyn Monroe is one of the most well known
actresses of all time.

The thesis is the last sentence of your
introduction.
It is found here on the diagram

The Introduction

Thesis

18
The Body of the Essay

The body of the essay is where all of the
supporting information is located. This is the
middle section of the essay.
Its section on our essay diagram looks like this

The body portion is the longest part of an essay.

19
What information fits here?

Click on the group of information below that you
think would fit the best into the body portion of
an essay.

Topic sentence
Quotes
examples

Thesis
Restatement of thesis
A list of the works cited in the essay.

Not Quite!
Hint The body portion of the essay contains all
of the information needed to support the thesis.
What kind of information would you use to back up
what you wrote in your thesis?

Click here to try again

21
Correct!

In the body portion of the essay we use items
like quotes and examples to back up what was
stated in the thesis sentence.
Each body paragraph is also started with a topic
sentence.

Click here to learn about topic sentences

22
Topic Sentences

A topic sentence
is located as the first sentence of each body
paragraph
provides the main idea for each paragraph
shows how the information in that paragraph will
connect to the thesis
Ties together information in the paragraph

Topic Sentence

Supporting Information

A Body Paragraph

23
Click on the first word of the topic sentence in
the paragraph below.

Try again.
Remember The topic sentence is like an
introduction to
a body paragraph. Think of where an
introduction is located.

Click here to try again

25
Right!

The topic sentence introduces the paragraph and
fits in with one of the main ideas in your
thesis. It also connects the ideas in a
paragraph.

26
The Conclusion

The conclusion of a book or movie comes at the
end. Click on the part of the essay diagram
below that you think is the conclusion.

27
Yes!

The conclusion of the essay is the last section.
The conclusion is used to
Restate the thesis
Give a finished feel to the essay
Leave the reader with a final thought

Not quite.
The first section is called the introduction.
It is used to introduce the essay and provide the
main points.

Click here to try again

Not quite.
This is the body of the essay. It is used to
provide supporting information for the thesis.

Click here to try again

Now think back to the shape of the introduction.
The conclusion is like the introduction, but it
is flipped upside down.
Click the place in the diagram of the conclusion
where you think you would restate the thesis.

31
Right!

The thesis is stated at the point of the
triangle. After the thesis is restated the
conclusion moves on to some final thoughts.

Try again.
Remember that in the introduction the thesis was
the last sentence. It was found at the point of
the triangle.

Click here to try again

33
Remember.

The base of the triangle in the diagram shows us
where a broad statement belongs. We started the
essay with a broad statement, now we end with one
at the base of the conclusion triangle.

Broad Statement

34
A Review

Which format is correct for an essay?

35
Great Job!

Youre off to a great start for writing your
essay!

Not quite.
Hint Remember the thesis is located at the
point in each triangle. It is the last sentence
of the introduction and the first sentence of the
conclusion.

Click here to try again

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