Hooks, Topic Sentences and Paragraphs

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English Writing

1. That car does 150 miles ___ hour.

2. Where is __ book I loaned you yesterday?

3. We are hoping for ___ beautiful weather on our vacation.

4. ___ man needs ___ friend when ___ days get hard.

5. ___ Korean exchange student is very interesting.

6. Don’t forget to take ___ umbrella.

7. Would you like me to make you ___ soup when

you eat ___ lunch?

8. Do you still live in ___ dormitory; or do you live

somewhere else in ___ Jinan?

9. Venice is ___ most romantic city in ___ world.

10. I was watching ___ Olympics on TV when ___ telephone rang. It was ___ salesman. What ___ awful interruption! I was upset because ___ survey had 20 questions.

11. ___ oranges are rich in vitamin C.

12. I’d love to have ___ watermelon for dessert.

13. Ben has ___ injured foot.

14. ___ comedians tell ___ worst jokes.

15. ___ bird in ___ hand is worth two in ___ bush.

16. Judy has _ brother living in Berlin but ___ relationship between them will take ___ time to heal.

17. ___ corn is as high as ___ elephant’ eye.

18. We listened to ___ English CD ___ time ago but

now we can’t find ___ silly thing.

19. ___ apple ___ day keeps ___ doctor away.

20. Don’t be late for ___ school.

21. Why don’t you go to France in ___ March.

22. Listen! She is playing ___ piano.

23. Emily thinks she needs ___ new desk for ___ reason.

24. You’ll have ___ whole afternoon to take ___ nap.

25. Why would you watch TV on ___ day like today?

26. Why would you say such ___ awful thing?

27. Why would ___ man like that be seen driving ___ worst car ___ official had ever been seen in for ___ time.

28. If you follow ___ directions, you’ll have ___ whole new

outlook on ___ old situation.

29. rare Greek vase old ___

30. chip large ___ chocolate cookie

31. bottles gold expensive round ___

32. iPhone brand wonderful new ___

WORKBOOK EXERCISES 3 – 4 – 5 – 6

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Your 3 Topic

Sentences

You can think of an essay hook as you would a fishing hook: it's something that grabs a reader’s attention and reels him/her in. The hook for your essay could be any interesting sentence that captures attention and keeps the reader reading. The hook for your essay is the very first sentence .

A HOOK can be an interesting….

Simile or a Metaphor My life has been a carnival.

Question Who is the greatest athlete of all times?

Definition Amiable is the best way to describe my

personality: friendly and caring

Quotation “Learn to laugh” is something my teacher told me

after Ralph spilled paint on my daffodil picture.

Comparison to a well-known person or celebrity

I am as photogenic as Tyra Banks.

Scene The day of my birth began with a typhoon pounding at

our door in Weihai.

A HOOK can also be an interesting….

Dilemma Deciding to attend Shandong University was one

of the most difficult decisions of my life.

Anecdote As I walked to the beach, I saw a shaggy-haired

man weaving unsteadily on a battered old bike.

Advice “Better eat your spinach,” Dad would say, “if you want

to be as strong as Popeye.”

Future view/event In 2022 I see a world on fire.

Confessional I have to admit, I never thought that sort of thing

would ever happen at Shandong University,but…..

What is a master teacher? What does it take to become

one? Definitions bounce between experience-based and

competency based. You’re likely to find that the meaning

varies.

One thing for sure, master teachers are leaders who have

mastered the management of their classrooms and found

ways to accelerate learning for all their students. Their

expertise recognizes that the education process more than

sharing content. It’s about creating independent learners

who have the critical thinking skills to grow and thrive via

a curriculum adapted to learner’s needs.

Let’s be honest. Practice doesn’t make perfect. Rather, perfect

practice makes perfect. And this generation is taking ownership

of that goal. Digital recording technology is changing the way we

teach adding fun, motivation, honesty, accountability and

excitement like never before. I am thrilled to see this revolution in

music education and impressed with the remarkable results digital

recording has made student progress. I have effectively applied

recording technology five ways in my teaching that I’d like to

share with you: Audition recordings, Rehearsal recordings,

Concerts recordings, Podcasts, Lesson assignments and

instruction..

Sequencing harnesses the elements of sound. Of all

the activities found in technology, sequencing is the

easiest for students to create music, with minimum

of music theory training. Ken Johnson, in an article

published in Music & Computers magazine back in

1993, alerted me to ten ways to use a MIDI

sequencer in the classroom…..

Technology is changing the delivery of education.

Flexibility, speed and cutting-edge creativity feed the need

for faster delivery of in-service education and economic

pressures stir up innovative opportunities. Here are over

130 online workshops and course offerings for every

aspect of music technology education eliminating

traditional travel and housing expenses. Instead, you’ll

need four things to join this new trend: Broadband

Internet connection, a Pentium 4 -level computer or iMac

(either with 4 GBs of RAM), and a microphone connected

to the computer for voice-over-IP plus access to

videoconferencing software for the interactive classes.

Grabs the Reader’s attention in a “ocean” of competition.

Sets the tone for an Interesting reading experience.

Guides the reader’s eye & mind from the title to the article .

Start with a Draft (aka sloppy copy)

…know enough about your subject [prime the pump]

…write a topic sentence with a controlling idea to give focus to your paragraph

…organize your supporting ideas

1. Decide on a topic

2. List 3 or 4 supporting ideas for your topic

3. Experiment with some HOOK ideas. Write a few hook sentences. Pick the best one.

4. Put the HOOK first. Write the TOPIC Sentence. And write a short sentence for each supporting idea.

5. Write one last “concluding” sentence.

6. Write your names, class #’s and class day & time at the top of the page. Turn in today.

Journal: Free Write Week: you pick your own

topic and write one page about it.

Try to make it funny

Write 3 HOOK sentences, one for each of the three paragraphs for which you wrote Topic Sentences last week

See class email OR see pages 16-19 in Workbook. Please print out, read and complete exercises 7,8,9,10 . Due next class session.