Writing. Week 3

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Set yourself up for success!
Paragraph
Organization
Professor:

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Lesson outline:
1.What is brainstorming?
2.Paragraph organization
3.Types of supporting sentences
4.Types of concluding sentences
5. Grammar aspect : Subject-Verb agreement, Sentence
fragments/Comma splices

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Warm up :

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Brainstorming

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What is
brainstorming?
Brainstorming is quickly writing down all the
thoughts that come into you head. When you
brainstorm, you do not think about whether an idea
is good or bad or whether your writing is correct.
you simply write to put your ideas on paper. this
process is called brainstorming because it feels
like there is a storm in your brain - a storm of
ideas!

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How brainstorming
works?
It is important to remember that
the first step in writing is NOT
WRITING - it is THINKING!
Consider this example of
brainstorming. There are some
ideas that were not included in the
final paragraph. In addition, there
are few ideas that are not in this
list. What are they?

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rainstorming practice
In the groups of 3-4
1. Read the topic
2. Brainstorm about the topic
making a list of ideas.
3. Circle the ideas that you
think are the best ones to be
included into your paragraph.
4. Compare and discuss your
ideas within your group
explaining why you want to
take some ideas and take out
others.
What information will be in the
final paragraph?
ITEM
Torch
Pen Knife
Plastic Raincoat (large size)
Bandage Kit with Gauze
45 Calibre Pistol (loaded)
Parachute (white and red)
1 litre of water per person
1 Pair of Sunglasses per Person
1 Coat per Person
Cosmetic Mirror
RANKING OF IMPORTANCE

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2. Paragraph organization
https://studylib.net/doc/9847005/the-desert-survival-problem-expert-ranking-and-rationale

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What is a paragraph?
A paragraph is a group of sentences that develop or
explain a single topic.
That means that for one paragraph your topic should be
limited.

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Structure of the paragraph

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Page 44
Read and
study this
example

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3. Types of supporting
sentence

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What is a supporting sentence?
Good supporting sentences are related to the topic sentence and its
coltrolling ideas.
Supporting sentences are like interior walls of a house. If a house
does not have an interior support, it will collapse. Likewise, if a
paragraph does not have good supporting sentences, its meaning will
collapse, and readers will not be able to follow the ideas. The
paragraph may be confusing or illogical.
Good suppoting sentences give information that supports and explains
the topic of the paragraph. They answer questions - Who? What?
Where? When? Why? and How? - and give details

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Activity 4. page 64

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Read the paragraph. How do the supporting sentences tell you about the topic?

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Meditation
Exercise
Take a few minutes to
do exercises that help
with mindfulness.
Strive to get at
least 3 0 minutes of
physical exercise.

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Page 67. Match each supporting sentence with corresponding topic
sentence
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Page 69. Practice time! (in groups of 3-4)

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3. Types of concluding
sentence

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Kinds of concluding sentences:
1. Restate the main idea

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Kinds of concluding sentences:
2. Offer a suggestion, Give an opinion, or Make a prediction

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Page 77. Practice time!
In this activity do the following:
• Read the paragraph
• Underline the topic sentence
• Circle any sentence that is not a good supporting sentence based
on the controlling ideas in the topic sentence.
• Write a concluding sentence.

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5 . G rammar Aspect:

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Page 38. Practice time!

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Page 39. Read the paragraph and correct subject-verb agreement mistakes.

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Sentence fragments

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Comma Splices

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Page 58. Practice time!

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Home assignment:
Write a paragraph
Topic – How gadgets are changing society? (
typed on paper)

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Questions?
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