{"id":1859,"date":"2011-09-20T11:30:56","date_gmt":"2011-09-20T11:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.janice-campbell.com\/?p=694"},"modified":"2017-08-07T22:19:45","modified_gmt":"2017-08-07T22:19:45","slug":"keyhole-essay-organizer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doingwhatmatters.com\/keyhole-essay-organizer\/","title":{"rendered":"Organize Essays with the Keyhole Essay Organizer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The keyhole\u00a0essay organizer seems to have been created by a writing instructor named Sheridan Baker many decades ago. Here is a variation, adapted from a version published at the now-vanished Grammar and Composition wikispace. The keyhole essay organizer can be a helpful visual reminder of what goes into a basic essay. I hope you find it useful!<\/p>\n<h1>Keyhole essay organizer<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.doingwhatmatters.com\/my-books\/keyhole-essay-visual\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-846\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"846\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/doingwhatmatters.com\/my-books\/keyhole-essay-visual\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/doingwhatmatters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/keyhole-essay-visual.gif?fit=289%2C647&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"289,647\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"keyhole-essay-visual\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/doingwhatmatters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/keyhole-essay-visual.gif?fit=134%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/doingwhatmatters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/keyhole-essay-visual.gif?fit=289%2C647&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-846 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.doingwhatmatters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/keyhole-essay-visual.gif?resize=289%2C647&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"keyhole essay organizer for writing and composition\" width=\"289\" height=\"647\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Suggestions for essay introduction:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Discuss related history<\/li>\n<li>Use an anecdote<\/li>\n<li>Use a provocative quotation<\/li>\n<li>Ask a rhetorical question<\/li>\n<li>Relate a dramatic episode<\/li>\n<li>Use wit, humor (if appropriate)<\/li>\n<li>Does your title capture your reader&#8217;s interest?<\/li>\n<li>Does it hint at the direction of your subject matter?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Suggestions for essay conclusion:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Suggest a larger pattern<\/li>\n<li>Use a &#8220;clinching&#8221; quotation<\/li>\n<li>Draw inferences from your presentation of ideas<\/li>\n<li>Look forward and make predictions<\/li>\n<li>Suggest solutions, resolutions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Reminders:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>A thesis sets forth the main idea of your paper; a topic sentence sets forth the main idea of your paragraph.<\/li>\n<li>An effective thesis has an &#8220;edge&#8221; to it, one that arouses your reader&#8217;s interest.<\/li>\n<li>Tailor it to the scope of your issue, not to a multi-volume set<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_848\" style=\"width: 242px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.doingwhatmatters.com\/writing-programs-i-like\/eil-handbook-frontcover-sm\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-848\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-848\" data-attachment-id=\"848\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/doingwhatmatters.com\/writing-programs-i-like\/eil-handbook-frontcover-sm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/doingwhatmatters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/eil-handbook-frontcover-sm.jpg?fit=232%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"232,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eil-handbook-frontcover-sm\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Handbook for Writers: Excellence in Literature&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/doingwhatmatters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/eil-handbook-frontcover-sm.jpg?fit=232%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/doingwhatmatters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/eil-handbook-frontcover-sm.jpg?fit=232%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-848\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.doingwhatmatters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/eil-handbook-frontcover-sm-232x300.jpg?resize=232%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-848\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Handbook for Writers: Excellence in Literature<\/p><\/div>\n<p>You can find a lot more information about how to write essays and other compositions in the <a href=\"https:\/\/everyday-education.com\/product\/handbook-for-writers-excellence-in-literature\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Excellence in Literature <em>Handbook for Writers<\/em><\/a>. This essential reference contains over 400 pages of writing instruction, grammar, style, and usage advice, and more. It&#8217;s a perfect companion for high school, college, and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>You can see other variations of the keyhole essay organizer at this <a href=\"http:\/\/gypsyscholarship.blogspot.com\/2012\/06\/sheridan-bakers-keyhole-structure-for.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post on Gypsy Scholar<\/a>, or by looking at the image results in a Google search. One particularly interesting variation is the <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150506090740\/http:\/\/www.beneaththecover.com\/the-newview-keyhole-outline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NewView Keyhole Outline <\/a>by Bill\u00a0Drew. As you work with this graphic organizer, perhaps you will come up with a variation of your own!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Keyhole Essay Organizer appears in many forms across the Web. 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