Mastering the SEE Set Technique for Effective Writing
Dive into the SEE Set technique with a focus on enhancing your writing skills. Explore the parts of the SEE Set, learn through examples about why dogs make great pets, and discover how to craft a well-structured paragraph using SEE Sets. Challenge yourself with an assignment to analyze a theme in "The Coyote and the Buffalo" using two SEE Sets with evidence to support your interpretation.
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SEE Sets GUIDE TO WRITING
Parts of the SEE Set S=Statement about your topic that you are going to prove and explain E= Evidence (TOES) E=Explanation that links evidence back to statement
Example Topic of Essay: Why dogs are the pets Possible Reasons (each would be a body paragraph): -Loyalty -Friendliness -Popularity/Availability
Example SEE Set Topic Sentence: Dogs are famous for their loyalty to human beings. Statement: One of the most famous films that demonstrates this is Homeward Bound Evidence: In this film, the dogs Chance and Shadow cross the wilderness of California and put themselves in treacherous situations in order to be reunited with their family. Explanation: If it wasn t for the extreme love and loyalty of these two dogs, they wouldn t have attempted such a harrowing journey.
S= Additionally, there have been reports on the news of dogs saving their owners lives. E=On August 2nd, The Phoenix Gazette reported that a dog named Buddy wouldn t stop barking when his owner, Brody McMillan fainted due to low blood sugar. Due to Buddy s barking, a neighbor walked outside and was able to assist McMillan before he went into a diabetic coma. E= Although Buddy could have ran off and left his owner, he was loyal and stayed by his side until emergency paramedics arrived at the scene.
S=Similarly, I have witnessed dogs warning their owners of danger. E=When I was at my friend Katrina Quinn s house, her dog alerted me to a rattlesnake that was in a bush nearby. The dog placed herself in front of me and the rattlesnake and the dog wouldn t stop barking until I ran inside. E=This display of intense loyalty quite possibly saved me from a lethal snake bite.
Full Paragraph 11 Sentences Total (At least!) Topic Sentence (1 sentence) SEE Set 1 SEE Set 2 (3 sentences each) SEE set 3 Concluding Sentence (1 sentence)
Assignment Write a paragraph explaining a theme in The Coyote and the Buffalo . Include two SEE sets with pieces of evidence to support why that is a theme.
