College Writing 3-1
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3. Both guitar websites, Martin's (A) and Gibson's (B), have a great<br />
layout and are easy to navigate; however, Martin's website has better<br />
links and more detailed information about the guitars.<br />
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Look again at the materials in your writing folder, especially your<br />
evaluation chart. Use the main ideas you developed to write a "working<br />
thesis." Circle the controlling ideas in the thesis statement. Then, make a list<br />
of three to five questions you plan to answer in the paragraphs that follow<br />
your introduction.<br />
The Essay Map<br />
Now you need to organize the information that will go in the body<br />
paragraphs by creating an essay map.The essay map will help you<br />
decide what ideas you want to discuss in your essay and what evidence<br />
can best support these ideas. lf you prepare your essay map carefully<br />
and thoughtfully, the actual essay will be easier to write and organize.<br />
ln the example below,Tyler identified the product and brand<br />
names of the two websites. Then, he wrote his working thesis, working<br />
topic sentences, and a concluding sentence.<br />
Under each topic sentence,Tyler left about half a page of space<br />
and wrote WH- questions he could think of that might help him<br />
develop his controlling ideas. For each question, he listed the<br />
supporting details that answered that question. He did not always use<br />
complete sentences in his essay map.<br />
Nofe: ln Tyler's essay map, notice the relationship between<br />
controlling ideas in the thesis statement and controlling ideas in the<br />
topic sentences.
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