During Class
Let's look back at what we have done so far:
~we started out by slowly writing a 5 paragraph
paper (we'll write more) by breaking it into small
"chunks"
~intro--lead-in, thesis statement, essay map~3 main body paragraphs with topic sentences and transition sentences
~conclusion--summing up the main points and restating in other word, the essay map
~a 4 paragraph "Essay by Example"
Now we will look at another method used in writing
these essays. This method is called "Development by Process Analysis".
Read pp 224-227
The format is the same (5 paragraph format), but what you are writing about and how you are writing it changes. This paper process is called the “directional process” and teaches the reader how to do something. You will be using the “sample student essay” on pp 224-227 as an example—except your paper will be only 5 paragraphs.
Assignment 11.1
Choose a topic from the list on pp 222-223—or come up with your own topic. Make a list of steps to do the process for the topic you chose (look at the left hand list on “How to prepare fresh fish” on p. 220 for an example.
Now take the above list and group the list into 3 main groups as in the right hand column on page 220. These main 3 groups will make up the 3 points of your essay map and eventually the 3 paragraphs in the main body of your paper.
(2 hours)
Submit Assignment 11.1 which should include the steps to do a process, and putting the steps into 3 main groups. The submission should look similar to both the left and right columns on p 220. (15 pts)
Assignment 11.2
Write a 5 paragraph paper using the directional process using the info from assignment 11.1. I would like the thesis/essay map and the outline turned in as well for this assignment. By having you do this, I am assured that you have thought about the structure of the paper and don't just "sit down and write" with no thought about how it goes together.
(2 hours)
**Notice that all of these papers are worth a lot of points. Please, for your own benefit, put the time and effort into these papers. I will not give students "A's" if it is obvious that they did not spend ample time working to write the best paper they can. How will I know?? Misspelled words, faulty sentence structure, etc. usually show me that students did not put as much time and energy into the assignment as they should have.
Submit Assignment 11.2 (100 pts)
**If this paper is not completed during class, you can finish it at home
Done for the week!!
Thesis Statement and Essay Map:
>> Borsch is the most famous and favorite Ukrainian dish. For your
>> success just follow my directions for preparing the ingredients,
>> processing them, and finally enjoying borsch with your family and
>> guests.
Outline
>> I. Preparing ingredients for cooking
>> A. Washing and peeling
>> B. Shredding and grating
>> C. Dicing
>> II. Cooking
>> A. Adding
>> B. Mixing and frying
>> C. Mashing
>> D. Stirring
>> III. Waiting and enjoying
>> A. Bringing to a boil and reducing
>> B. Covering and letting stand
>> C. Serving
>>
>> Has anybody ever shared a family treasure with you? Well, I have
>> something that my family has kept for more than two hundred years.
>> It’s one of my family’s unique recipes that has been slowly perfected
>> and used for generations. It is my great grandmother’s secret recipe
>> for Ukrainian borsch. Borsch is the most famous and favorite Ukrainian
>> dish. **make sure the thesis statement tells the reader what the paper is
>> going to be about...preparing borsch...rather than borsch being famous.*
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> For your success just follow my directions for preparing the
>
> ingredients, processing them, and finally enjoying borsch with your
>> family and guests.
>>
>> The recipe might slightly differ **differ slightly *by regions,
>> but the main ingredients
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> still remain the same – cabbage, potatoes, carrots, tomatoes, onions,
>> garlic, sour cream, and dill. Borsch is a deep red cabbage soup-like
>> dish that is popular throughout Ukraine. If you ask a thousand
>> Ukrainian housewives how to cook borsch, you will be told a thousand
>> different ways. All of the recipes are good. **no period here, use a
>> comma* But mine is the best,**no comma*
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> because the women in my family always have cooked it with so much love
>> for their families. And I believe that love helped them to perfect
>> the recipe so precisely. So, who wants to try real Ukrainian borsch?
>> Here it is. First of all, prepare the ingredients for cooking. Borsch
>> contains a vegetable component. And we start by selecting those
>> vegetables, choosing only the best quality of each. Then we carefully
>> clean and peel each veggie. The cabbage gets shredded into very
>> narrow strips. The carrots are coarsely grated. Potatoes are finely
>> diced. While bell pepper and onions are cut into very little cubes.
>>
>> After all of the vegetable ingredients are ready, we prepare a
>> large
>> pot containing about 1.5 quarts of chicken broth **this is the topic
>> sentence and must mention "cooking" rather than just telling me to
>> prepare
>> a pot*.
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> We bring this to a
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> boil, and set it to the rear burner on low to wait. Then we prepare
>> “zazharka” with the vegetable ingredients. Ukrainian borscht should be
>> acutely sour sweet and it is in the zazharka that we accomplish that.
>> We build the zazharka in a large skillet and start by mixing three
>> kinds of fat: 2 tablespoons bacon grease, 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
>> and 1 tablespoon butter. It is by combining three different fats that
>> we are able to secure the best flavor. So we heat this mixture of
>> fats and then simmer ½ cup of grated carrots, ½ cup of diced bell
>> pepper and 1 cup diced onions on a low heat just until the vegetables
>> become translucent. This redacts **not sure what this is?? *the
>> individual flavors and blends
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> them to perfection at once. Then we add a can (15 oz) tomato sauce, ½
>> cup of chicken broth, a pinch each of salt and sugar. You should stir
>> this “zazharka” while it simmers for 10 more minutes, before removing
>> it from the heat and setting aside. Next we add 2 ½ cups diced
>> potatoes to the boiling broth and cook them in the broth for 3-4
>> minutes. When the potato is almost soft, add 5 cups of the finely
>> shredded cabbage so that the Borsch was **is *not runny. And it is very
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> important not to overcook the cabbage, which should remain a little
>> hard. And then add the zazharka to the big pot before including the
>> key ingredient which is my family secret: thoroughly blend and finely
>> mash together in equal volumes one small boiled potato, one boiled
>> egg and one chopped onion. Taste the borsch, and season with salt and
>> black pepper **but mine will never be perfect since I don't have the
>> secret ingredient??*.
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> When the borscht is almost ready, but still simmering gently, add a
>> few cloves of finely minced garlic with a large bunch of chopped dill
>> thrown in as a final touch. Cover the pot with a lid and remove the
>> borsch from the heat. Let it stand for at least 15 minutes before
>> serving to allow it to absorb all of the flavors of the vegetables.
>> When you ladle hot borsch into serving bowls, always garnish it with
>> sour cream **YES!*. What could be more delicious **than *Ukrainian
>> borsch! Bon
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> appetite! Or “smachnogo”! Borscht is very nourishing, especially if
>> you cook it with meat. If you have leftover borsch, simply eat it the
>> next day because it will even taste better than the day before.
>>
>> Coming from Ukraine, borsch is one of the soups that I grew
>> up with. Borsch is a very warming and filling dish, as well as healthy
>> and delicious. This is why borsch is the most famous and favorite
>> traditional Ukrainian dish. Once you try borsch, you won’t be able to
>> forget it, and you will definitely look for the borsch recipe to cook
>> for yourself. So if you want to make an unforgettable exotic lunch
>> just follow my directions for preparing the ingredients, processing
>> them, and finally enjoying borsch with your family and guests. I
>> promise you will forever keep the delicate memory of placing a spoon
>> inside the thick red slowly brewed Ukrainian borsch. **perfect
>> conclusion*
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but...actually proves you don't
Unit #11
Intro to Expository Writing
