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Funnel Structure Assignment

The document outlines the FUNNEL structure for essay writing, emphasizing its importance for high school students to enhance their writing proficiency. It encourages students to analyze and adapt this structure to create their own unique essays while moving beyond the basic five-paragraph format. Additionally, it includes exercises for revising introductions and conclusions in argumentative essays.

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Funnel Structure Assignment

The document outlines the FUNNEL structure for essay writing, emphasizing its importance for high school students to enhance their writing proficiency. It encourages students to analyze and adapt this structure to create their own unique essays while moving beyond the basic five-paragraph format. Additionally, it includes exercises for revising introductions and conclusions in argumentative essays.

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THE FUNNEL -STRUCTURE OF AN ESSAY

The Why:
The FUNNEL is a starting point for understanding a BASIC essay structure. However, grade-level and above high school
students need to move past this formulaic design to achieve higher writing proficiency – and scores. Students would first
identify this pattern in sample essays; after that, apply and analyze this in their own writing. Ultimately, students will tailor
and synthesize the components to create their own structure.

2+ Sentences BIG IDEA – WHY IS THIS EVEN A TOPIC?

2+ Sentences TIES TO THESIS


Add a nod to the counterclaim

Introduction THESIS/CLAIM

ACE(CE)S
Paragraph

Body
ACE(CE)S
Paragraphs Paragraph

*CAUTION
*Counterclaim
Refute (Rebuttal)
Better writing will intertwine
ACE(CE)S Paragraph counterclaims and rebuttals
throughout the essay.

THESIS/CLAIM
Conclusion Reminder

Remix of your points NEW WORDS

Broad Application to the World

Call for Action or Consideration

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Beyond the 5-paragraph Essay
Do you have writers who are ready to move beyond the formula?
The Why:
The five-paragraph formulaic essay is helpful for scaffolding writing instruction. However, when students have mastered
that format, consider this explanation. Video Source site.

Essay writing is writing to think. Michel de Montaine, a French philosopher, called his attempts at writing essaying (or
trying). In French, the word essais means trial. To write an essay is merely an attempt, or a trial, at exploring a topic.
Resource

Resource

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Introduction and Conclusion Funnel Exercise
Revise the following introduction from an argumentative essay about video games.

In 2005 California passed a law that video games had to have an "18" label on the violent video games so minors
could not buy them. Are some violent or not violent video games harmful for adolescents? Well researchers have
seen that video games lead to aggressive behavior, more reckless driving and, kids doing more poorly in school.

Introduction Rewrite:
Big Idea (2+)

Tie to Thesis and Nod to Counterclaim (2+)

Claim/Thesis

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Revise the following conclusion from an argumentative essay about video games.

In conclusion, Are Video games are harmful and adolescent? Well researchers have seen that video games lead to
aggressive behavior, more reckless driving and, kids doing more poorly in school.

Conclusion Rewrite:
Claim/Thesis (new words)
En resumen, los videojuegos,
especialmente aquellos con contenido
violento, pueden ser perjudiciales para
los adolescentes.

Remix of points (new words)


Las evidencias científicas indican que
estos juegos están vinculados a un
aumento en comportamientos
agresivos, una mayor tendencia a la
conducción imprudente y un deterioro
en el rendimiento académico de los
jóvenes.
Big Idea (new words)
Esta situación plantea la necesidad de
una reflexión más profunda sobre el
papel que juegan los videojuegos en la
vida de los adolescentes.

Por lo tanto, es crucial que padres,


So, What? educadores y responsables de
políticas tomen medidas para regular el
acceso a estos contenidos y fomentar
actividades alternativas que
contribuyan a un desarrollo más
saludable.

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