WRITING - Q2 Week 2 Day 3
Today we did an exercise about conditional statements and making sure that logic is complete in their essays. We discussed student claims. Students highlighted the key word (maybe 1-2 words) in their claims, and then made sure that each paragraph brought their essay full circle.
For example, in the class draft of the essay about "Raymond's Run", the claim is that "Squeaky is lonely because she is protective, hardworking, and tough." Therefore, in each paragraph, students need to conclude by explaining how their examples contribute to the character being LONELY (rather than proving she is protective). In the class essay, we highlighted the word "lonely" in each topic sentence in yellow, and then the language at the end of the first two paragraphs (essay is incomplete) that shows how each paragraph proves that the character is LONELY.
For example, in the class draft of the essay about "Raymond's Run", the claim is that "Squeaky is lonely because she is protective, hardworking, and tough." Therefore, in each paragraph, students need to conclude by explaining how their examples contribute to the character being LONELY (rather than proving she is protective). In the class essay, we highlighted the word "lonely" in each topic sentence in yellow, and then the language at the end of the first two paragraphs (essay is incomplete) that shows how each paragraph proves that the character is LONELY.
- Students worked on revision, making sure that they had multiple examples in each paragraph
- used all of the sentence frames suggested on the pink Boxes and Bullets reference sheet
- and brought each paragraph full circle (see above)