During Class
Assignment 4.1
Discuss pp 61-65. After reading pp 61-65, give me some suggestions I would need to follow to write a good, well-developed paragraph. In other words, what makes a strong paragraph?
Submit Assignment 4.1 (10 pts)
Assignment 4.2;
Go over in class...p. 65; "Practicing What You Learned" 'A'
Follow the instructions referring back to the reading on pp 61-65. (40 minutes)
Key thought: Remember to look at the first sentence of the paragraph (topic sentence) and see if the sentences following this topic sentence help further explain it. For example, if the topic sentence is "Living with my roommate is unbearable", then the sentences following MUST be about how or why my roommate is unbearable.
Important: Don't rewrite the paragraph the way you think it should be, tell me what is wrong with the paragraph.
Submit Assignment 4.2 (20 pts)
Assignment 4.3;
In class work: p. 65-66; "Practicing What You Learned" 'B'
Follow the instructions referring back to the reading on pp 61-65. (40 minutes)
**Remember to use examples from your life to support the topic sentence
Submit Assignment 4.3 (15 pts)
Assignment 4.4
Read pp 66-69 about paragraph unity. Stop reading when you get to the "section" called "Practicing What You've Learned"
Notice when you look back at your outline on building the log cabin home, each subpoint "points" to the main topic.
I. sound construction
A. withstand Mother Nature's wrathB. sound proofC. energy efficientII. Lower building costs
A. much of the labor can be done by the owner B. construction is quicker thus lowering labor costsC. materials are not as extensiveIII. Opportunity to personalize your home
A. major changes can be made with a chainsaw
B. craftsmanship can be seen in all areas of homeC. not dependent on stud location for hanging pictures, etc. By using an outline, it is easy to "stay on topic" and write a paragraph correctly.
Read pp 70-75 (stop at "avoiding whiplash")
Assignment 4.5; Take notes over this reading. When you turn this assignment in, you must have at least 10 "bullets" or ideas about "Paragraph Coherence"
(1 hour)
Submit Assignment 4.5 (10 pts)
Outside Homework
Assignment 4.6; at this point, for your essay on being scared, you have a thesis statement and three main points you will be discussing. Also, within your three main points you have 2-4 supporting points that are examples, brief stories, statistics, etc. to support each of your three points. Now, I would like you to start putting this info together in sentence form. So, take your first point and the support points and make a paragraph out of them. Don’t worry about perfection, we will work on that.
**Important: Your first main point of the three you have come up with will be put in sentence form and called your topic sentence of your paragraph. It will occur as the first sentence in your paragraph.
Reread pp 52-57 for additional ideas on the topic sentence. (30 minutes)
So, ONE paragraph on your first main point is what I want for this assignment
Submit Assignment 4.6 (30 pts)
Assignment 4.7
Take the topic: "Why I should have a dog" and do the following:
--write a thesis statement
--write an essay map (you can combine the thesis and essay map into one sentence)
--write an outline with 2-3 points for each of your essay map points
--write a paragraph on the first main point
Submit Assignment 4.7 (30 pts)
Unit #3
Intro to Expository Writing
