Lesson 10: developing your ideas
This is the lesson that you'll be spending the most time on in this unit.
Here you will write your body paragraphs for your essay about 'A Letter from Birmingham Jail.'
Before we go any further, you should have your thesis statements and outline with you.
Your thesis statement was written in lesson 7 and your outline in lesson 9.
You'll need both of those things to help you find your way through this lesson--here you'll be writing your three body paragraphs giving the specific examples from the letter Dr. King wrote.
Once again you are asked to :
Here you will write your body paragraphs for your essay about 'A Letter from Birmingham Jail.'
Before we go any further, you should have your thesis statements and outline with you.
Your thesis statement was written in lesson 7 and your outline in lesson 9.
You'll need both of those things to help you find your way through this lesson--here you'll be writing your three body paragraphs giving the specific examples from the letter Dr. King wrote.
Once again you are asked to :
Watch the interactive on slide 1--just because it's kind of cool,
Write 3 paragraphs
There is a lot of explanation about how to do a bunch of things in this lesson, it's all nice to know, but none of it is NEED TO KNOW at this stage of the game. In second semester, we spend some time learning how to formally put in direct quotes and paraphrased phrases into your paragraphs.
For now, I'd just like you to concentrate on writing three paragraphs in the structure that you planned in your outline.
A paragraph is 5 sentences--so write a total of 15 sentences (in the format of 5 sentences a piece).
What are you writing about?
Well, that depends on what your thesis is. So if you still have not looked at what you did for lesson 7, really...you need to.
Remember, my thesis example was:
In his writing. "A Letter from Birmingham Jail, " Dr. Martin Luther King uses the three stylistic elements of claim, figurative language and purposeful structure to make a lasting impression on his audience.
So what was yours?
What, you didn't do it? Or you did it, but you don't like it? Now you understand more an you'd like to re-write your thesis statement?
Totally fine. You are more than welcome to create a better thesis statement if you'd like.
A reminder of what stylistic elements you can chose to write about:
clear claim
convincing examples
figurative language
connotative word choice
purposeful structure
Pick three of the things listed about and write a paragraph about each of the three you chose. Include examples from "A Letter from Birmingham Jail" within each of your paragraphs. This is called providing support or citing specific evidence.
It's kind of a big deal.
For now, I'd just like you to concentrate on writing three paragraphs in the structure that you planned in your outline.
A paragraph is 5 sentences--so write a total of 15 sentences (in the format of 5 sentences a piece).
What are you writing about?
Well, that depends on what your thesis is. So if you still have not looked at what you did for lesson 7, really...you need to.
Remember, my thesis example was:
In his writing. "A Letter from Birmingham Jail, " Dr. Martin Luther King uses the three stylistic elements of claim, figurative language and purposeful structure to make a lasting impression on his audience.
So what was yours?
What, you didn't do it? Or you did it, but you don't like it? Now you understand more an you'd like to re-write your thesis statement?
Totally fine. You are more than welcome to create a better thesis statement if you'd like.
A reminder of what stylistic elements you can chose to write about:
clear claim
convincing examples
figurative language
connotative word choice
purposeful structure
Pick three of the things listed about and write a paragraph about each of the three you chose. Include examples from "A Letter from Birmingham Jail" within each of your paragraphs. This is called providing support or citing specific evidence.
It's kind of a big deal.
Writing takes a while
This assignment might take you over an hour! Writing can take along time!
Write your three paragraphs on a Word doc. save it and walk away to clear your head if you need to.
When you are done check to make sure it's more or less readable. Read it out loud to make sure it sounds pretty good.
You can turn it into the drop box for this lesson.
We'll be revising and editing it in the next few lessons.
WOHOOO!!
You can do this!
Write your three paragraphs on a Word doc. save it and walk away to clear your head if you need to.
When you are done check to make sure it's more or less readable. Read it out loud to make sure it sounds pretty good.
You can turn it into the drop box for this lesson.
We'll be revising and editing it in the next few lessons.
WOHOOO!!
You can do this!
Assessment: portfolio
There is a worksheet in the lesson, but I really do not think it is helpful in the slightest, so please DO NOT COMPLETE it.
Please submit a Word doc with your:
1. INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH/THESIS STATMENT (from lesson 8--revised as needed)
2. BODY 1
3. BODY 2
4. BODY 3
Please be sure that you have done your best with spelling and proper sentence structure.
Please submit a Word doc with your:
1. INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH/THESIS STATMENT (from lesson 8--revised as needed)
2. BODY 1
3. BODY 2
4. BODY 3
Please be sure that you have done your best with spelling and proper sentence structure.
WEEBLY BONUS!!
This assessment is not required.
You can by-pass this assignment by submitting, "Skipped per Weebly" into the dropbox.
You can by-pass this assignment by submitting, "Skipped per Weebly" into the dropbox.
YOU DO NOT HAVE PERMISSION TO VIEW DROPPED Assessments
If you see this message on your dropbox page, don't panic! It means that you are not required to do the assignment and the teacher closed the dropbox.
Move on to the next lesson!
There are only 4 more lessons before the collaboration project is due and the semester exam is opened!!
Move on to the next lesson!
There are only 4 more lessons before the collaboration project is due and the semester exam is opened!!