Warm Up- Topic Sentence Practice: How to turn a simple question into a general topic sentence.
What did you do this weekend? ---- changes to ---- I did many things this weekend.
First Timed Writing assignment returned. Common mistakes
Chapter 3 Workbook pages: Adjectives, the sandwich analogy for paragraphs
Topic: Pencils. "I thing pencils are awesome." It is on topic but has not controlling or limiting/focusing idea. "A pencil is a child's first high tech tool." TS with controlling idea: pencils are technology and important first step. If you have an interesting and focused controlling idea the rest of the paragraph is easy to write.
Homework: Workbook
What did you do this weekend? ---- changes to ---- I did many things this weekend.
First Timed Writing assignment returned. Common mistakes
- Too much detail in the intro or Topic Sentence missing
- Incomplete sentences or incorrect use of coordinating conjunctions
- No detail in the body of the paragraph
- Formatting problems: no indent or extra spacing/returns
- No ending
Chapter 3 Workbook pages: Adjectives, the sandwich analogy for paragraphs
- Bread- Topic Sentence
- Meat- Detail
- Cheese- Detail
- Tomato- Detail
- Bread- Conclusion (often a repeat of the Topic Sentence)
Topic: Pencils. "I thing pencils are awesome." It is on topic but has not controlling or limiting/focusing idea. "A pencil is a child's first high tech tool." TS with controlling idea: pencils are technology and important first step. If you have an interesting and focused controlling idea the rest of the paragraph is easy to write.
Homework: Workbook
- Pages 56& 57 B
- Pages 58 & 59 # 4
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