{"id":116,"date":"2014-07-18T19:26:37","date_gmt":"2014-07-18T19:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/successfulwriting\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=116"},"modified":"2014-07-19T04:53:04","modified_gmt":"2014-07-19T04:53:04","slug":"15-1-introduction-to-sample-essays","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-fmcc-writingforsuccess\/chapter\/15-1-introduction-to-sample-essays\/","title":{"raw":"15.1 Introduction to Sample Essays","rendered":"15.1 Introduction to Sample Essays"},"content":{"raw":"<h1>Chapter 15 Readings: Examples of Essays<\/h1>\r\n<div class=\"im_section\">\r\n<h2 class=\"im_title im_editable im_block\"><span class=\"im_title-prefix\">15.1<\/span> Introduction to Sample Essays<\/h2>\r\n<div class=\"im_learning_objectives im_editable im_block\" id=\"fresh-ch15_s01_n01\">\r\n<h3 class=\"im_title\">Learning Objectives<\/h3>\r\n<ol class=\"im_orderedlist\" id=\"fresh-ch15_s01_l01\">\r\n\t<li>Identify the role of reading in the writing process.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Read examples of the rhetorical modes.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\nThis chapter contains quality samples of the rhetorical modes described in Chapter 10 \"Rhetorical Modes\". While you read these essays, remember the purpose of the writing and pay attention to the following:\r\n<ul class=\"im_itemizedlist im_editable im_block\" id=\"fresh-ch15_s01_l02\">\r\n\t<li><strong class=\"im_emphasis im_bold\">Thesis statement.<\/strong> What is the author\u2019s main point of the essay? Identify the sentence and see how well it is supported throughout the essay.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong class=\"im_emphasis im_bold\">Topic sentence.<\/strong> How well does each topic sentence support the thesis, and how well does it describe the main idea of the following paragraph?<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong class=\"im_emphasis im_bold\">Supporting evidence<\/strong>. Identify the evidence that the author uses to support the essay\u2019s main ideas, and gauge their credibility.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nThe best way to become a better writer is to become a closer reader. 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While you read these essays, remember the purpose of the writing and pay attention to the following:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"im_itemizedlist im_editable im_block\" id=\"fresh-ch15_s01_l02\">\n<li><strong class=\"im_emphasis im_bold\">Thesis statement.<\/strong> What is the author\u2019s main point of the essay? Identify the sentence and see how well it is supported throughout the essay.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"im_emphasis im_bold\">Topic sentence.<\/strong> How well does each topic sentence support the thesis, and how well does it describe the main idea of the following paragraph?<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"im_emphasis im_bold\">Supporting evidence<\/strong>. Identify the evidence that the author uses to support the essay\u2019s main ideas, and gauge their credibility.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The best way to become a better writer is to become a closer reader. As you read each essay carefully take note of the content and the structure as well as the thesis statement, topic sentences, and supporting evidence. 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