SLANT WRITING ESSAYS YOU WANT TO READ CONTENTS
About this Book Author’s Note: Attention Writers!
How to Use this Book 1: Creating a Topic Approach 1. Chasing Excitement 2. Exploring the Unknown 3. Collaboration 4. Following the Fear: Narrowing Rehearse 1. Starting with a Question 2. Blowing Bubbles 3. Paraphrasing 4. Writing a Dialogue 5. Playing the Detective 6. “Help! I don’t know what the heck I want to write about!” 7. Crescendo Analysis Create 1. Writing a Sentence 2. Condensing 3. Narrow NOW! Crescendo NOW! 4. Testing Your Topic Idea 5. Using Slant
2: Writing the Thesis Approach 1. Pride, Belief and Curiosity 2. Packing to Unpack Rehearse 1. Retesting 2. Using Your Own Language 3. Subordinate Clauses or “Teasers” 4. Doing Research Create 1. Writing the Opposing Statement 2. Combining Slant with Opposition 3. Writing the “Supported By” Statements 4. Revising Your “Although” and “Supported By” Statements
3: Constructing the Outline Approach 1. “Just Do It”: The Outline Method 2. Think Complete Sentences 3. Understanding the Outline’s Place Rehearse 1. Compiling Support 2. Writing Pilot Topic Sentences Create 1. The Structure 2. Breaking it Up 3. The Opposition: Number 1 4. Slant/Thesis: Number 2 5. The “Supported Bys”: Numbers 3, 4, 5… 6. Two Sample Outlines
4: Beginning Your Draft: Writing the “Trifecta” Approach 1. Undoing It 2. Unpacking the Opposition and Slant into the Trifecta 3. Flexibility 4. Writing Out Loud Rehearse 1. Impressing Someone at a Party Create 1. Writing Order 2. Writing the Opening Paragraph 3. The Opposition Paragraph 4. The Thesis Paragraph 5. Sample Trifectas
5: Constructing Body Paragraphs Approach 1. Using the Outline 2. Writing Out of Order Rehearse 1. Topic Sentences 2. Research on Demand 3. Paraphrasing 4. Quote and Support Variation Create 1. SSS: Slant, Support, Synthesis 2. Slant 3. Support 4. Synthesis 4.5. A Note about Analysis 5. Sample SSS Paragraphs 6. Transitioning 6: Revising Approach 1. Multiple Revisions 2. Writing Out Loud 3. Writing for the Reader Rehearse 1. Only Connect: Writing Thesis Reminders Create 1. The Reverse Outline 2. First Revision Based on Reverse Outline: Structure and Content 3. Second Revision: Style and Language 4. Peer Review
7: Writing the Conclusion Approach 1. Forgetting Everything You Ever Learned About Conclusions 2. Provocation Rehearse 1. Writing the Next Essay 2. So What? Create 1. Evoking Curiosity 2. The Solution 3. Slant
8: Sample Essays 1. Sample Essay Project 1 “Being Innately Woman” by Jennifer Tang Outline Essay 2. Sample Essay Project 2 “Picking Up the Heavy Nozzle— Scary, Right?” by Jennifer Tang Outline Essay Slant Essay Grading Rubric |