ESSAY HELP

2 PARAGRAPH PAPER CHECKLIST (No MLA format needed. Single spaced = OK)
1) TITLE = Your Essay Question - (Top, centered, bolded & underlined)
2) INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPH = (Advice Video) (Sample Video) Start broad, funnel down & include thesis with 3 subtopics in last sentence
3) 1 SUBTOPIC PARAGRAPH = (Sample Video) a) use 1st of 3 subtopics mentioned in your intro. b) Use minimum of 3 docs. Use TAN writing guide on how to incorporate docs and cite docs in subtopic paragraph
4) CITATION SECTION: At end, cite your sources. Again, see sample on writing guide (TAN sheet)
5) NO PERSONAL NARRATIVES: (Advice Video) (1st & 2nd Person Words: I, My, Me, You, We, Your, Mine, Our, etc)
NOTE:  It is OK to use a personal narrative if it is part of a quote or a document used in your essay. 
(3rd Person Words: He, She, His, Her, They, etc. are not personal narratives and can be used in essays) 

ALEX & MEL:S 2017 ESSAY VIDEO SUPPORT
1) BBQ - Auto & Demo - Basic For Essay Writing in P's Class
2) BBQ - Most Radical - How to use docs in essay
3) Mika's 2018 - Most Radical Docs - How to use docs in essay

OTHER ONLINE INSTRUCTIONAL ESSAY VIDEOS
This videos below are extra support for writing an essay. Be sure to watch the Essay Bunch above before watching these videos below. Also, if there is any contradictions between the Essay Bunch and the videos posted below it is best to follow the Essay Notes for the Essay Bunch video

A) Essay Video Notes while watching Essay Bunch and to guide your essay writing.
B) Watch the Essay Bunch video for tips for how to write an essay in Mr P's Class.
C) Essay Intro and body paragraph samples
D) Introduction help - this guy knows what the heck he is talking about.
E) Essay Intro & Subtopic Support (used by Mr P in class)
 

ESSAY VIDEOS BY OTHER TEACHERS
1) How to write a good essay?
2) Walking Through the 5 Paragraph Essay
3) 5 Paragraph Essay - Essay Basics
4) Short Video with Nice Mapping of Essay for Visual Learners
5) Outline, Introduction & Subtopic Paragraphs - for Sheltered Students


NEWS SOURCES
Use C-SPAN Links to News Sources 
This is a quality starting point for many but not all good news sources.
From the above link, students can find newspapers, magazines, journals, websites, think tanks, book TV blogs, podcasts, radio broadcasts and more.

POLITICAL SPECTRUM
Students can find Left, Center & Right Wing News Sources (Left, Center & Right Radio)

TOPICS BOTH NEAR & FAR
Local, State and National New Sources as well as International Sources.
Some News Sources might be broad in scope and others very narrow.

NEWS IN ENGLISH BUT FROM OUTSIDE THE US
1) CBC = Canada
2) BBC = Britain
3) CCTV = China
4) RT = Russia
5) Al Jazeera = Middle East (Doha, Qatar) American Version / Al Jazeera Arabic Version in English

MEDIA REVOLUTION 
21st Century Journalism Revolution - How the world of media is changing
C-SPAN Student Journalism