Things were a little off in the morning because of the science field trip, so if you weren't in class, please read carefully and try to follow what we did in class and work on what is due tomorrow. The field trip is not an excuse to not TRY to do what is expected.
Today we looked at students examples of claim and body paragraphs to support it. We looked at what the students did well and where they could improve. We checked for following details for each paragraph based on students' CLASS NOVELS:
- Claim was written as _____________ is __________ because of A, because of B, and because of C. We made sure A, B, C, were all connected to the descriptive word. For example, if you wrote Tom is adventurous because he is caring, takes risks, and doesn't follow rules, you can see that caring doesn't support that he is adventurous; just because someone is caring doesn't mean they're adventurous.
- Topic sentence for each paragraph. Let the reader know what the paragraph will include.
- Evidence- These are the words from the book, enclosed in quotes. These support your topic sentence.
- Explanation - Every piece of evidence should be followed by an explanation. In your own words, explain how the evidence supports your topic sentence.
- Examples - Use examples from other parts of the book to support the topic sentence. These can be paraphrased, or put into your own words.
- Concluding sentence - End your paragraph by writing a sentence that refers back to the topic sentence. Ex: This shows that...
H/W: So, now that you have the basic format, it is time to start building your paragraphs. Spend 20 minutes tonight adding evidence, explanations, or examples to each paragraph; try to balance your paragraphs by having some of each of these. Tomorrow is a "homework check for grade" day. You need to show evidence of your original paragraphs and where you added more (you can use index cards or paper taped on top of your paragraphs, or you may rewrite).
Thank you so much!
