Just a Question....How old are you?

15

Ill play tutor.

A 5 paragraph essay is easy and effective.
Heres what you do;

Example Topic - The Cristiano Ronaldo Transfer is a joke.

Highlight your 3 main arguments and write a topic sentence for them. 3 main arguments and topic sentences could be;
- The price is disgusting in these economic times.
- No person is worth 80m pounds.
- The money could be used more effectively.

Intro/paragraph 1 - Grab the readers attention and state your contention (what the overall topic is) Ie;
Recently Cristiano Ronaldo was bought for a staggering price. This is ridiculous considering the economic times we are in. [size=3](Then you give links into your 3 arguments, just change the words of your topic sentences, dont forget short and sharp, no depth)[/size] In these times 80m is too much. One man cannot be worth said price. Money would have been better used elsewhere.

Argument 1/paragraph 2 -
The price is disgusting in these economic times. [size=3]Continue to write about this topic.[/size]

Argument 2/para 3 -
The same as before.
No person is worth 80m pounds.

Argument 3/para 4 - Repeat again.
The money could be used more effectively. ...

Then finish with a conclusion. Doesnt have to be long - teacher wants to eat dinner.
Conclusion - Again link to your 2 or 3 arguments, just the key points. Finish with a bang.




Done.

Let me know what I got.

Edited by mk0825: 27/6/2009 08:37:50 PM

hmm cheers m8, see i had concussion when the teacher went through it so yeha didnt know wat i was doing.

Its not as complicated as it looks. Its like a stencil. You just fill in the gaps.

Don't get too caught up in sticking strictly to mk's example. Remember "teel"
Topic - Link what you're saying to your topic and your introduction.
Example - Give an example case.
Evidence - Rationalise your contention.
Link - Link what you're saying back to your introduction and into your next paragraph.

Not much to add, mk did a pretty good job of explaining it. All else fails, fall back on TEEL. T - topic sentence, E – Explanation of topic sentence, E – evidence or example and L – link sentence back to the topic.
EDIT: Beaten to it.

Edited by Funky Munky: 27/6/2009 08:48:54 PM

cheers, thanks alot

I was gonna say TEEL but I find I couldnt remember what the acronym stood for. I find it easier to remember the whole thing.

The funny thing is, We used to possess a healthy loathing of how much the teachers used to bang on about 'TEEL'. Now we're telling you that it's the way to go :lol:

i will have to remember TEEL for future occasions

I hate english essays but I love history essays. I haven't lost a mark in a history essay in a while. They're fun.

Best: Sydney FC last night
Worst: The shitarse musical last night
Worst: Had to sit next so some moaning 9 year old shithead, who had the flu, and i'm 99.9% sure he's passed it onto me cause i feel shit this morning.

Best: nothing as of yet
Worst: cold, bored, gotta finish me homework

It's probably karma for when you were a 9 year old shithead.

best:siones wedding- duckrockers for life
worst:people walking into my pram and then give me a greasy when they walk into it!!

You should put spinning blades on the front of the pram.

Well, in the future, make sure when they walk into it they aren't able to walk away from it.

true i should just break their legs next time they walk into it. and afro i thought u said put some spinners on the pram!!

Best: Scored my first goal in four years in football this morning.
Worst: We lost 5-2, although in our defence they were top of the table, we are second bottom and our keeper was off with the first team, so we had to put someone else in goals.

How the fuck d'you know what i was like when i was 9 huh, assumption making bastard arn't ya.

Well, judging on what you're like now...

:lol:

Best: Southy won 3-1. My first ever home win! \:d/
Worst: Several tests over the next few weeks.

Don't judge people before you know em well mate....wise words, wise words.

:lol: When I saw that on the news, I thought that you would've liked that.

Best: It was an alright day, I guess
Worst: [size=1]Broadmeadow lost 4-1. Shut up Marconi.[/size]:p

Edited by MidfieldMaestro: 28/6/2009 08:36:51 PM

Was Broadmeadow playing at Belmont today?

Kinda pathetic that I've been going to Southy's home games for 2 years now, and that was my first ever home win. :lol:

Just outside the Top 4 now. Can the impossible happen? :d

West Wallsend.

Ah. There was a game on at Belmont Sports Club and I had baseball at the adjacent ground and the slut at the gate tried to charge me money to park my car.

:lol:

Did you win the baseball?