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Step Up to Writing. A Student’s Guide. Expository Paragraphs Explain, Show, Inform or Prove. Need a Title Have a topic sentence Use transitions Explain and give examples Have a conclusion. Accordion Paragraphs. Green Yellow Red Green. Go! Write a topic sentence. Slow Down! - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Step Up to Step Up to WritingWriting
A Student’s GuideA Student’s Guide
Expository ParagraphsExpository ParagraphsExplain, Show, Inform or Explain, Show, Inform or
ProveProve Need a TitleNeed a Title
Have a topic sentenceHave a topic sentence
Use transitionsUse transitions
Explain and give examplesExplain and give examples
Have a conclusionHave a conclusion
Accordion Accordion ParagraphsParagraphs
GreenGreen
YellowYellow
RedRed
GreenGreen
Go!Go! Write a topic sentence.Write a topic sentence.
Slow Down!Slow Down! Give a reason, detail, Give a reason, detail,
or fact. Use a or fact. Use a transition.transition.
Stop!Stop! Explain. Give an Explain. Give an
example.example. Go Back!Go Back!
Remind the reader of Remind the reader of your topicyour topic
T-ChartT-Chart
Topic:
RDF (Reason, Detail, or Fact)
Explain
RDF
RDF
Explain
Explain
Expanding the T-ChartExpanding the T-Chart8-Sentence Accordion 8-Sentence Accordion
ParagraphParagraphCreate an Accordion FoldCreate an Accordion Fold
FrontFront Back Back
Topic Sentence
Reason, Detail or Fact
Explanation or Example
Reason, Detail or Fact
Conclusion
Explanation or Example
Reason, Detail or Fact
Explanation or Example
Topic SentencesTopic Sentences
After Even though Until
Before Although When
As Whenever While
Since Unless If
When students write paragraphs, they must start with strong topic sentences.
If you want to write a good, clear paragraph, try using the accordion paragraph method.
Topic Sentences
Power StatementsPower Statements
List how many reasons your are going to cover to List how many reasons your are going to cover to support your topic.support your topic.
Everyone knew SEVERAL things about writing Everyone knew SEVERAL things about writing paragraphs.paragraphs.
There are THREE reasons why Dan, the protagonist in There are THREE reasons why Dan, the protagonist in “Quiet Hills,” by Sandra Lee, is a dynamic “Quiet Hills,” by Sandra Lee, is a dynamic character.character.
Two Several Some
Three A number of A few
Four A couple Many
A myriad A plethora Numerous
And, But, Or And, But, Or StatementsStatements
Use these conjunctions to help you write Use these conjunctions to help you write your topic sentence.your topic sentence.
The characters in the story were all dynamic, The characters in the story were all dynamic, but only one was round.but only one was round.
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. did a great job making his Kurt Vonnegut Jr. did a great job making his characters come to life, but he relied on characters come to life, but he relied on many flat charactersmany flat characters
And But Or
Nor Yet So
Where or When + What’s Where or When + What’s HappeningHappening
In the short storyIn the short story ++ there are two dynamic charactersthere are two dynamic characters
SometimesSometimes ++ authors use stereotypes in their authors use stereotypes in their novelsnovels
Where + What’s Happening
When + What’s Happening
Question and StatementQuestion and StatementTopic SentencesTopic Sentences
Reason, Detail or Fact Statements need Reason, Detail or Fact Statements need transitions.transitions.
Transitions help your writing flow and keep you Transitions help your writing flow and keep you organized.organized.
One way Another wayOne way Another way The first The The first The secondsecond
One example Another example One AlsoOne example Another example One Also
First of all Second LastFirst of all Second Last
First In addition Equally important First In addition Equally important
Transitions
The E’s
Go back to your topicGo back to your topic
Find your key wordsFind your key words
Use synonymsUse synonyms
SummarizeSummarize information, information, encourageencourage readers, readers, convinceconvince the audience or the audience or challengechallenge them to them to thinkthink
The final statement is important!!!The final statement is important!!!
Conclusions
In fact Obviously Clearly
Certainly Definitely Truly
All in all To sum up Surely