ENGL 12000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Bill De Blasio, Jeff Bezos, Queensbridge Houses

*Please refer to the attached file.

You are writing a rough draft for the essay part 1,

This writing practice will focus on

Steps *1 and *2 below:

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FIVE STEPS OF WRITING~*1- Prewrite*2-Draft 3- Revise 4- Edit/Proofread 5- Publish

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Expository Essay Part 1

Student Resource

EXPOSITORY ESSAY

– explains, points out

-

Used in articles, essays, exam questions

- Used to report on research

- Used to share information, give directions

REVIEW:

Elements of Expository Essay:

Thesis

–

Thesis Statement states topic, introduces supporting points

Structure

–

- Organization - often by Cause/Effect, Problem/Solution, Compare/Contrast

- Supporting paragraphs (at least one per supporting point)

- Use of formatting, graphics, and multi-media where appropriate

- Conclusion - relates to thesis and pulls supporting points together

Style

–

- Formal tone - complete sentences; conventional construction and language

- Active voice

Assignment:

Complete the first

two

steps in writing an Expository Essay.

You can use the sample writing prompt on Page 3 or choose a topic based on stories/articles of

your choosing. Page 3 also gives a sample thesis and outline based on the writing prompt. If

writing on your own topic and texts, choose three texts from different genres – e.g., short story,

science fiction, poetry, memoir, informational text, etc.

Step 1)

Prewrite

– Write your thesis statement.

– Determine the structure and organization (e.g., compare/contrast).

– Make an Outline (should include the thesis statement plus a list of

supporting points and a conclusion).

Step 2)

Draft

– Follow your Outline.

– Consider the audience's knowledge of and experience with the topic.

– Give concrete examples (each supporting point should be at least one

paragraph).

– Relate each point back to the thesis statement.

– Draw a conclusion that relates to the thesis statement and ties the

supporting points together.

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Expository Essay Part 1

Student Resource

EXPOSITORY ESSAY - SAMPLE THESIS AND OUTLINE

WRITING PROMPT

:

Compare/contrast the authors' treatments of the theme of

taking

responsibility

in three different genres of text:

Short Story

–"Through the Tunnel,"

Science

Fiction

– "A Sound of Thunder," and

Informational Text

– "Quit blaming; take responsibility."

*

Thesis

:

Authors Lessing, Bradbury, and Gitomer, writing in three different textual genres,

each address the theme of taking responsibility by contrasting instances of responsible and

irresponsible behavior and drawing the conclusion of the benefits of taking responsibility.

*

Supporting paragraphs

– with formatting (subtitles):

1. Short Story

– Lessing ("Through the Tunnel") contrasts Jerry's irresponsible/ responsible

behavior and draws conclusion responsibility is best – Jerry feels better about himself.

- Irresponsible: Jerry tries to get attention, be accepted by other boys; wants to swim

through tunnel before ready (examples from story)

- Responsible: Jerry stops trying to please other boys; adopts his quest; trains and works

to be prepared (examples from story)

- Lessing draws unstated conclusion of benefits of taking responsibility

(contrasts Jerry's feelings before and after quest)

2. Science Fiction

– Bradbury ("A Sound of Thunder") contrasts Time Safari Inc.'s/ Eckels'

responsible/irresponsible behavior and graphically illustrates the devastating results of

irresponsibility.

- Irresponsible: Eckels' uncaring, irresponsible attitude (examples in story)

- Responsible: Time Safari's careful planning and preparation for the hunt

(examples

from story)

- Bradbury ends story showing dramatic impact of being irresponsible, implying the

benefits of responsibility

3. Informational Text

–

Gitomer ("Quit blaming; take responsibility") compares salespeople

with politicians in their tendency to avoid taking responsibility and contrasts that attitude with

suggestions on taking responsibility to achieve success.

- Irresponsible: Salespeople and politicians blame others for their failures

(specific examples from article)

- Responsible: Suggestions on how they can take responsibility by

studying failures and

making them successes (examples in article)

- Gitomer concludes that salespeople (and politicians) can achieve results

they seek by

overcoming obstacles and taking responsibility

*

Conclusion

:

Authors Lessing, Bradbury, and Gitomer, writing in three different textual

genres, each address the theme of taking responsibility by contrasting instances of responsible

and irresponsible behavior, concluding that taking responsibility brings the best r

This writing practice will focus on

Steps *1 and *2 below:

___________________

~

FIVE STEPS OF WRITING ~* 1-Prewrite* 2- Draft 3- Revise\ 4- Edit/Proofread 5- Publish

Copyright © Acellus Corporation. All Rights Reserved. www.acellus.com

Expository Essay Part 1

Student Resource

EXPOSITORY ESSAY

– explains, points out

-

Used in articles, essays, exam questions

- Used to report on research

- Used to share information, give directions

REVIEW:

Elements of Expository Essay:

Thesis

–

Thesis Statement states topic, introduces supporting points

Structure

–

- Organization - often by Cause/Effect, Problem/Solution, Compare/Contrast

- Supporting paragraphs (at least one per supporting point)

- Use of formatting, graphics, and multi-media where appropriate

- Conclusion - relates to thesis and pulls supporting points together

Style

–

- Formal tone - complete sentences; conventional construction and language

- Active voice

Assignment:

Complete the first

two

steps in writing an Expository Essay.

You can use the sample writing prompt on Page 3 or choose a topic based on stories/articles of

your choosing. Page 3 also gives a sample thesis and outline based on the writing prompt. If

writing on your own topic and texts, choose three texts from different genres – e.g., short story,

science fiction, poetry, memoir, informational text, etc.

Step 1)

Prewrite

– Write your thesis statement.

– Determine the structure and organization (e.g., compare/contrast).

– Make an Outline (should include the thesis statement plus a list of

supporting points and a conclusion).

Step 2)

Draft

– Follow your Outline.

– Consider the audience's knowledge of and experience with the topic.

– Give concrete examples (each supporting point should be at least one

paragraph).

– Relate each point back to the thesis statement.

– Draw a conclusion that relates to the thesis statement and ties the

supporting points together.

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Expository Essay Part 1

Student Resource

EXPOSITORY ESSAY - SAMPLE THESIS AND OUTLINE

WRITING PROMPT

:

Compare/contrast the authors' treatments of the theme of

taking

responsibility

in three different genres of text:

Short Story

–"Through the Tunnel,"

Science

Fiction

– "A Sound of Thunder," and

Informational Text

– "Quit blaming; take responsibility."

*

Thesis

:

Authors Lessing, Bradbury, and Gitomer, writing in three different textual genres,

each address the theme of taking responsibility by contrasting instances of responsible and

irresponsible behavior and drawing the conclusion of the benefits of taking responsibility.

*

Supporting paragraphs

– with formatting (subtitles):

1. Short Story

– Lessing ("Through the Tunnel") contrasts Jerry's irresponsible/ responsible

behavior and draws conclusion responsibility is best – Jerry feels better about himself.

- Irresponsible: Jerry tries to get attention, be accepted by other boys; wants to swim

through tunnel before ready (examples from story)

- Responsible: Jerry stops trying to please other boys; adopts his quest; trains and works

to be prepared (examples from story)

- Lessing draws unstated conclusion of benefits of taking responsibility

(contrasts Jerry's feelings before and after quest)

2. Science Fiction

– Bradbury ("A Sound of Thunder") contrasts Time Safari Inc.'s/ Eckels'

responsible/irresponsible behavior and graphically illustrates the devastating results of

irresponsibility.

- Irresponsible: Eckels' uncaring, irresponsible attitude (examples in story)

- Responsible: Time Safari's careful planning and preparation for the hunt

(examples

from story)

- Bradbury ends story showing dramatic impact of being irresponsible, implying the

benefits of responsibility

3. Informational Text

–

Gitomer ("Quit blaming; take responsibility") compares salespeople

with politicians in their tendency to avoid taking responsibility and contrasts that attitude with

suggestions on taking responsibility to achieve success.

- Irresponsible: Salespeople and politicians blame others for their failures

(specific examples from article)

- Responsible: Suggestions on how they can take responsibility by

studying failures and

making them successes (examples in article)

- Gitomer concludes that salespeople (and politicians) can achieve results

they seek by

overcoming obstacles and taking responsibility

*

Conclusion

:

Authors Lessing, Bradbury, and Gitomer, writing in three different textual

genres, each address the theme of taking responsibility by contrasting instances of responsible

and irresponsible behavior, concluding that taking responsibility brings the best r

Hello alizy you wrote this for me can you edit and make it into 350 words please and thank you

The united states started the war with Mexico:

The Mexican American War, popularly known as the Mexican War in the United States and the U.S. involvement in Mexico in Mexico, was a military war that lasted from 1846 to 1848 between the two countries. It came after the United States annexed Texas in 1845, which Mexico nevertheless regarded as Mexican territory. It rejected the Velasco treaty that Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna had signed while held captive by the Texian Army during the Texas Revolution in 1836. Although the Republic of Texas was technically an independent state, the majority of its Anglo-American residents desired annexation by the US.

Because Texas would have been admitted as a slave state, domestic sectional politics in the U.S. prevented annexation. Altering the power relations between the Southern slave states and the Northern free states. James K. Polk, a Democrat, won the presidency of the United States in 1844 on a platform of enlarging American territory in Oregon and Texas. The annexation of Texas in 1845 furthered Polk's goal of promoting growth through either peaceful or violent means. The Rio Grande, which the Republic of Texas and the United States claim to be the border, and the further northern Nueces River, which Mexico claims to be the border, are in dispute. Both Mexico and the United States sent soldiers and claimed the disputed territory. Polk dispatched American Army troops there; In an effort to negotiate the sale of territory, he also dispatched a diplomatic delegation to Mexico. After Mexican soldiers attacked American forces, the American Congress formally declared war.

U.S. forces swiftly took control of Santa Fe de Nuevo México along the upper Rio Grande outside of the disputed Texas region. The Santa Fe Trail, which connected Missouri, particularly Saint Louis, and New Mexico, established long-standing economic ties between it and the United States throughout the 18th century. Additionally, American forces advanced against the province of Alta California before turning south. U.S. Navy's Pacific Squadron blockaded the lower Baja California Territory's Pacific coastline.

The U.S. invasion of the Mexican core under Major General Winfield Scott and its conquest of Mexico City were strategic moves to force peace discussions because the Mexican government at this point had refused to be coerced into signing a peace treaty. The political sensitivity of Mexico's government's treaty negotiations persisted despite its military setback. Some Mexican factions refused to contemplate accepting any acknowledgement of its land loss. Nicholas Trist, Polk's peace representative, was officially relieved of his role as a negotiator, but Trist disobeyed the directive and was successful in bringing about the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. It brought an end to the conflict and led to Mexico's recognition of the U.S. Army's conquest of territories that were not contested portions of Texas.These were the northern regions of Santa Fe de Nuevo Mexico and Alta California. The United States agreed to pay $15 million for the physical harm caused by the conflict and to take on $3.25 million in debt that the Mexican government had already owed to American people. Mexico accepted the Rio Grande as its north border with the United States and recognised the independence of what would later become the State of Texas.

Polk's goal of victory and territory expansion aroused patriotism in some parts of the country, but the war and treaty received harsh criticism for the losses, financial costs, and heavy-handedness, especially in the early going. The argument about slavery in America heated up as a result of the dilemma of how to handle the new acquisitions. Despite Congress's refusal to enact the Wilmot Proviso, which expressly barred the expansion of slavery into captured Mexican territory, discussions over it exacerbated tensions between different sections of society. Some academics believe that the American Civil War was sparked by the Mexican-American War. Numerous West Point-trained officers gained experience in the war in Mexico and ultimately assumed important leadership positions on both sides of the conflict.

The war exacerbated internal political unrest in Mexico. Due to the fact that the battle was fought on Mexican soil, a significant number of soldiers and civilians perished. The territory was lost, and the nation's financial foundations were weakened. Ramón Alcaraz and José Mara del Castillo Velasco, among other Mexican writers, saw Mexico as having lost its sense of national pride and being in a "condition of ruin and degradation This faction stated, "[As for] the true root of the war, it is sufficient to say that now the insatiable ambition of a United States, helped by our inferiority, created it." They did not consider Mexico's refusal to recognize Texas' independence as a cause of the war."