How do you outline a commentary?

Table of Contents

Use these simple guidelines:

Do not summarize the focal article; just give the reference.
Do not include general praise for the focal article.
Use only essential citations.
Use a short title that emphasizes your key message.
Do not include an abstract.
Make clear your take-home message.

What is a commentary format?

Commentary Notes. Writing commentary means giving your opinion, interpretation, insight, analysis, explication, personal reaction, evaluation or reflection about a concrete detail in an essay. You are “commenting on” a point you have made.

How do you write an outline for an explanatory essay?

Body (Three paragraphs)

Identify the first argument with a topic sentence.
Provide evidence for this topic sentence using your sources.
Explain the evidence; connect it to your argument.
Conclude each paragraph by solidifying your argument and explaining why it’s important.

What is an example of a commentary sentence?

Examples of commentary in a Sentence The book is a commentary on her experiences abroad. I like listening to his social commentaries. He provided commentary during the game. The major television stations provided running commentaries on the election results.

What is an example of commentary?

When a golf announcer narrates a major golf tournament, describing each player’s shots and talking about his score, this is an example of commentary. When there is a DVD-director’s cut of a movie that is accompanied by the director explaining his choices, this explanation is an example of commentary.

What are some good commentary starters?

Terms in this set (5)

Analysis. This reveals/shows/demonstrates/means/highlights/illustrates/exemplifies.
Author. The author wants the reader to understand.
Language. We are meant understand that.
Character/Conflict. At this point in the story the character is realizing.
Conclusion. As a reader we are meant to understand.

What is topic outline and example?

A sentence outline lists complete sentences. A topic outline arranges your ideas hierarchically (showing which are main and which are sub-points), in the sequence you want, and shows what you will talk about.

What is a commentary sentence in a paragraph?

Commentary (CM) This sentence contains analysis, interpretation, character feelings, opinions, inference, insight, reasons, or color commentary. It is important that the commentary explains how the concrete detail helps prove the writer’s point (the TS).

What is a good commentary sentence?

A commentary sentence is a type of sentence that you, the writer, write that comments on facts presented in a previous sentence or earlier in that paragraph. The commentary sentence allows you, the writer, to put in some of your opinion, analysis, and interpretation of facts.

What are some good sentence starters for essays?

Example: Using Transition Words to Indicate Sequence/Order of Events

generally… furthermore… finally	during
in the first place… also… lastly	earlier
to be sure… additionally… lastly	eventually
first… just in the same way… finally	finally
basically… similarly… as well as	first of all