Today we looked at capturing the reader's attention and transitions. Building on our expository paragraphing, students were introduced to three ways to grab the reader's attention:
1: starting with a question.
2. starting with a quotation.
3. starting with a key fact.
We also looked at transition words and phrases. We looked at examples online and discussed their relevance. https://www.msu.edu/~jdowell/135/transw.html
Students were then asked to write a paragraph on a topic of their choice using the model they were shown in class. Students can achieve 15 marks for this assignment.
Write a "hook" and a topic sentence: 5 marks (be sure to underline or highlight the hook)
Include three sub-topics, examples and a transition word: 5 marks (underline or highlight the examples)
Write a concluding statement that restates the topic sentence: 5 marks (underline or highlight)
*look at my previous blog to see writing exemplar
This assignment is due Wednesday, Oct. 1st.
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