Writer’s Workshop Creating Body Paragraphs
Jan 13, 2016
Writer’s WorkshopWriter’s
WorkshopCreating Body
ParagraphsCreating Body
Paragraphs
A Paragraph and a House
A Paragraph and a House
House must have a foundation and roof--regardless of what’s inside
What exists inside the house is what makes it unique
Likewise, paragraphs need intro sentences and transition sentences
The details in the middle make the paragraph special
House must have a foundation and roof--regardless of what’s inside
What exists inside the house is what makes it unique
Likewise, paragraphs need intro sentences and transition sentences
The details in the middle make the paragraph special
Three Parts of a Paragraph
Three Parts of a Paragraph
IntroductionJuicy DetailsTransition sentence
IntroductionJuicy DetailsTransition sentence
The Paragraph Outline: Your Recipe for WritingThe Paragraph Outline: Your Recipe for WritingI. Main Idea 1: Introduction
Sentence
a. Juicy Detail 1b. Juicy Detail 2c. Juicy Detail 3d. Transition Sentence
I. Main Idea 1: Introduction Sentence
a. Juicy Detail 1b. Juicy Detail 2c. Juicy Detail 3d. Transition Sentence
The Paragraph Outline: Your Recipe for WritingThe Paragraph Outline: Your Recipe for WritingI. Schools should implement
recess --hyper studentsa. A chance to become activeb. Less time wasted
reprimandingc. It helps them focusd. Transition to physical fitness
I. Schools should implement recess --hyper students
a. A chance to become activeb. Less time wasted
reprimandingc. It helps them focusd. Transition to physical fitness
Introduction SentencesIntroduction Sentences
Like a sneak preview of a movie
Gives the reader an idea of what to expect, but does not reveal everything
Includes the main idea of the paragraph
Like a sneak preview of a movie
Gives the reader an idea of what to expect, but does not reveal everything
Includes the main idea of the paragraph
Introduction SentencesIntroduction Sentences
Most importantly, schools need to implement recess to help curb hyperactivity and restlessness in students.
Most importantly, schools need to implement recess to help curb hyperactivity and restlessness in students.
Juicy DetailsJuicy Details
Provides the most interest for your paragraph
Explain and “prove” the statements made in your introduction
Use DRAPES
Provides the most interest for your paragraph
Explain and “prove” the statements made in your introduction
Use DRAPES
DRAPESDRAPESDialogue--”If you can’t say
something good, don’t say anything at all,” my mother warned me throughout my childhood.
Rhetorical Question-- “When you are 80 years old, what will you regret that you didn’t do?”
Analogy--An athlete without the opportunity to play is like taking the engine out of a car.
Dialogue--”If you can’t say something good, don’t say anything at all,” my mother warned me throughout my childhood.
Rhetorical Question-- “When you are 80 years old, what will you regret that you didn’t do?”
Analogy--An athlete without the opportunity to play is like taking the engine out of a car.
DRAPESDRAPESPersonal Experience--describe a
personal experience that relates to the main idea
Example--Provide a hypothetical or real-life example that you have witnessed
Statistic--According to a survey conducted by the American Association for the Child's Right to Play, 40 percent of schools have cut back on at least one daily recess period.
Personal Experience--describe a personal experience that relates to the main idea
Example--Provide a hypothetical or real-life example that you have witnessed
Statistic--According to a survey conducted by the American Association for the Child's Right to Play, 40 percent of schools have cut back on at least one daily recess period.
Juicy Details 1,2,3Juicy Details 1,2,3
(Example) Today, recess is not a privilege in every school.
(Example) If students were allowed an outlet to release their pent up energy, like recess, then their would also be a decline in the discipline problems.
(Statistic) A recent study published in the journal Pediatrics reaffirmed the importance of recess, finding better classroom behavior in schools where students have 15 minutes or more recess time.
(Example) Today, recess is not a privilege in every school.
(Example) If students were allowed an outlet to release their pent up energy, like recess, then their would also be a decline in the discipline problems.
(Statistic) A recent study published in the journal Pediatrics reaffirmed the importance of recess, finding better classroom behavior in schools where students have 15 minutes or more recess time.
Transition SentencesTransition Sentences
Comes back to the main idea, but states it in a different way
Aims to “tie” the paragraph together
Avoid saying, “This is why …” or “That is why …”
Comes back to the main idea, but states it in a different way
Aims to “tie” the paragraph together
Avoid saying, “This is why …” or “That is why …”
Transition SentenceTransition Sentence
Not only would the implementation of recess help with behavior issues, but it would aid in the fight against obesity.
Not only would the implementation of recess help with behavior issues, but it would aid in the fight against obesity.
All Together, Now!All Together, Now!Most importantly, schools need to
implement recess to help curb hyperactivity and restlessness in students. Today, recess is not a privilege in every school. If students were allowed an outlet to release their pent up energy, like recess, then their would also be a decline in the discipline problems. In fact, a recent study published in the journal Pediatrics reaffirmed the importance of recess, finding better classroom behavior in schools where students have 15 minutes or more recess time.Not only would the implementation of recess help with behavior issues, but it would aid in the fight against obesity.
Most importantly, schools need to implement recess to help curb hyperactivity and restlessness in students. Today, recess is not a privilege in every school. If students were allowed an outlet to release their pent up energy, like recess, then their would also be a decline in the discipline problems. In fact, a recent study published in the journal Pediatrics reaffirmed the importance of recess, finding better classroom behavior in schools where students have 15 minutes or more recess time.Not only would the implementation of recess help with behavior issues, but it would aid in the fight against obesity.