A. THINKING ABOUT THESIS AND ORGANIZATION
- Check/Discuss how two of your classmates moved from a Significant Idea in the reading to a Claim, to Reasons for the Claim, and finally to a Thesis HERE.
- Check/Discuss how the thesis helps plan an essay HERE and HERE.
B. THINKING ABOUT PARAGRAPHS
- Read/Discuss: pages 16-19 of the packet. Which part of paragraphing do you think is important to work on first?
- Read/Discuss: The professor's development of a claim and of a thesis on pages 21-21 of the packet.
C. ON YOUR OWN: Blog Entry 4
Write: a blog entry for "I Know the Truth, so Don't Bother me with Facts" that
- summarizes the reading
- selects ONE Significant Idea in the reading to respond to
- responds to the Significant Idea using a claim OR a thesis
- develops the claim or thesis with at least two Reasons
- develops each Reason with at least one example per reason
Blog Entry 4 should be at least 400 words long.
D. REFLECTING ON PARAGRAPHING
In MSWord, type a brief reflection of what you have learned about paragraphing that answers the questions below. Copy it and paste it as a COMMENT to this post.
- What did you learn from thinking and discussing Outlining and Paragraphing?
- What did you learn from writing a paragraph with your group?
- How could paragraphing make you a better writer?
HOMEWORK
Check "Evaluation of Introductory Unit" (see top right) to make sure you have completed all work before my evaluation this Sunday, March 25 starting at 9:00am.
