today’s objectives 9/23/2013: understand the proper elements of an effective paragraph
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Today’s Objectives 9/23/2013: Understand the proper elements of an effective paragraph ** ONE THING TO CLARIFY **: Ignore anything with a blue X over it; you do not need that information right now Homework : Final draft of paragraph due Wednesday 9/25/2013. Writing Strong Paragraphs. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Today’s Objectives 9/23/2013:
Understand the proper elements of an effective paragraph
**ONE THING TO CLARIFY**:Ignore anything with a blue X over it; you do
not need that information right now
Homework: Final draft of paragraph due Wednesday 9/25/2013
Writing Strong Paragraphs
The Significant Parts of an Essay
Top Left:◦ Writer’s full name◦ Teacher’s name◦ Class◦ Date
Reed A. Lot Miss PhilippEnglish I Honors20 September 2013
MLA Formatting
Top Right:◦ Writer’s last name ◦ Page number ◦ No comma needed
between the two!
Reed A. Lot Lot 1
Miss Philipp
English I Honors
20 September 2013
Title:◦ Centered ◦ Creatively address topic and
subject of essay◦ Do not: bold, underline,
italicize, or change size
Heading Header
Title Goes Here
Type Double-space 12 point font Legible, standard
font ◦ Times New Roman
1 inch margins Indent paragraphs **For our paragraph
we are only focusing on body paragraphs do not look at introduction notes!
Reed A. Lot Lot 1 Miss PhilippEnglish I Honors20 September 2013
Title Goes Here
Here is my general statement about my topic. From here, I say some more stuff, then I funnel to the thesis statement.
A topic sentence goes here. I support my arguments in this paragraph and I include analysis.
Topic Sentence Transitions/Background information Supporting Example(s) Analysis Closing Sentence
Elements of a Paragraph
Topic Sentence Supporting
Examples Conclusion
will always establish topic of paragraph; provides reader with focus
if within an essay – relates back to thesis statement
if within an essay – transitions from previous paragraph
Each supports topic sentence and thesis
Includes internal transitions leading from one example to the next
Incorporates direct evidence from text in the form of a quotation
Includes analysis of evidence ◦ Explains HOW direct
evidence proves topic sentence and thesis
Topic Sentence Supporting
Example(s) Closing
sentence
relates to topic sentence provides insight to the
topic discussed if within a single paragraph
If within an essay – relates back to thesis
if within an essay – does not preview the next paragraph
Topic Sentence Supporting
Examples Closing
Sentence
Example Thesis Statement: In “The Most Dangerous Game” the mood of suspense is shown through the tropical night, Zaroff’s chateau, and the fight in the bedroom.
Topic Sentence for Body Paragraph 1: The suspenseful mood is illustrated through the image of the dark, tropical night.
Topic Sentence for Body Paragraph 2: In addition to the imagery of the tropical night, Zaroff’s chateau also helps to emphasize the mood of suspense.
Examples of Topic SentencesRemember! Will always establish
topic of paragraph; provides reader with focus
if within an essay – relates back to thesis statement
if within an essay – transitions from previous paragraph
Drawn from conclusions gained from text or story
Come from the ideas generated from the reader
Should not be repeated or redundant but distinctive
Some ideas that we came up with from our themes are…
Developing Examples
Incorporating Direct Evidence Borrowed from text Must be quoted exactly as is written
Including punctuation Includes “lead-in” and analysis – THINK BURGER!
Cite using parenthetical citations Author’s last name Page number
While Rainsford is on the boat, he attempts “[…to] peer through the dank tropical night that was palpable as it pressed its thick warm blackness upon the yacht” (Connell 5).
Citation using author’s name, page #
Examples of Direct Evidence & Citations
Lead-ins◦Necessary to
provide smooth transition
◦Includes context ◦If the quote is
spoken in the text, the speaker must be identified.
Examples: When Zaroff does
this he says, “…quote goes here...”(author #).
When Rainsford jumps from the ship, he is described as “…quote goes here...”(author #).
Lead-ins & Analysis
Final component for quote incorporation Offers an explanation of HOW quote supports
topic sentence EXAMPLE: While Rainsford is on the boat, he
attempts “to peer through the dank tropical night that was palpable as it pressed its thick warm blackness upon the yacht” (Connell 5). The author’s use of the words “dank,” “palpable,” and “pressed” help to emphasize the suffocation the characters feel. The word dank gives one a feeling of a heavy wetness, which would then weigh on the characters. Something that is palpable can be touched, and therefore, if the air is pressing on the characters, they would feel suffocated.
Analysis
On one side of Zaroff’s chateau, the sea is described as “lick[ing] greedy lips in the shadows” (Connell 7). The personifcation of the sea helps to add suspense because it emphasizes that Rainsford’s only option is the chateau; both the jungle and the sea threaten death.
Analysis continued…
Remember-◦ relates to topic sentence◦ provides insight to the
topic discussed if within a single paragraph
◦ If within an essay – relates back to thesis
◦ if within an essay – does not preview the next paragraph
Example Thesis Statement: In “The Most Dangerous Game” the mood of suspense is shown through the tropical night, Zaroff’s chateau, and the fight in the bedroom.
Topic Sentence for Body Paragraph 1: The suspenseful mood is illustrated through the image of the dark, tropical night.
Closing Sentence for Body Paragraph 1: The feeling of suffocation as well as the inability to see through the night air helps to build the suspense of the story.
Closing Sentence
Avoid: “In conclusion…” and “As you can see…”
Present tense Third person Spell check Avoid excessive
pronoun usage Use the
apostrophe to mark possession
Grammar & Mechanics
The author wants readers to reconsider how jealousy rules their lives.
The author wants readers to reconsider how jealousy rules their lives.
Julie borrowed Meghan’s necklace because she wanted to look good for her husband. She is a shallow person.
The teecher wantz stoodentz to be smart and use spehl check.
Pay attention to sentence structure Vary sentence lengths Pay attention to comma placement and
other punctuation Write complete sentences
Do:
then now that it get or got starts to (as a phrase) As you can see, Overall, In Conclusion run on and fragment sentences
Avoid:
Please pull out your homework from last night
**Those of you that were absent…
Today’s Objectives 9/24/2013:
Understand and demonstrate the correct
use of: Background information
Quote incorporation Analysis
in paragraphs
Homework: Final draft of paragraph due
TOMORROW! 9/25/2013
Structure of a Body Paragraph
Topic Sentence
Analysis
Lead In Quotation
Transition
Concluding Sentence
Lead In
Analysis
Quotation
TOPIC SENTENCE: In the acclaimed novella, Of Mice and Men, author John
Steinbeck utilizes George and Lennie to demonstrate how important loyalty is to successful friendship.
BACKGROUND: Before George and Lennie move to Soledad, they work on a
farm in Weed. However George’s loyalty to Lennie is tested when Lennie is accused of “raping” a girl on the farm.
QUOTE INCORPORATION: George chose to stick by Lennie “that night we scrammed
outa there (Steinbeck 42)”. **Tense
ANALYSIS: George is loyal to Lennie even though his careless actions
cause them to lose another job. George risks his own life in order to save Lennie from the men on the ranch.This behavior demonstrates George’s continual loyalty to Lennie and proves the dedication of their friendship.