Day 5: Writing Effective Body Paragraphs and Conclusions

Objectives:
Students will be able to
a. recognize the basic structure of a well-developed paragraph.
b. recognize elements that should be present in a conclusion.
c. recognize common types of evidence frequently used in academic writing.
d.  revise and improve the conclusions in their diagnostics tests.
e.  revise and improve the body paragraphs in their diagnostic essays.

I.  Review  (15 min)
Last class we learned some tips for the writing of a good introduction. You did some revising of the introduction of your Diagnostic test. We also talked about Thesis Statements and their importance in the essay.
Open this Power Point Presentation and go over slides 1-28
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Practice:  
a. Work in the analysis of these introductions. (handout)
                                                                          handout 2
b. Please, open your diagnostic folder in Dropbox and give a last check to your introduction an thesis statement.


II. Tips for Writing Effective Conclusions (25-30 min)
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Practice:  a. Conclusion analysis: Work in the analysis of these conclusions:
handout 3
handout 4
b. Please, work on revising the conclusion of your diagnostic test.

III. Writing Body Paragraphs  (10 min)
What are the elements of a paragraph?

Body Paragraph Structure: Identifying TEA 

T = Topic Sentence

E = Evidence/concrete details

A = Analysis/Commentary 

 

Check the handout and identify TEA in the paragraph. (10 min)
handout 5 
handout 6

Types of Evidence  (10 min)
Identify different types of evidence. 
handout 7
handout 8 

Practice:
Now, check your Diagnostic essay for effective body paragraphs (TEA and types of evidence used).

Homework:
The revised second draft for Diagnostic Essay is due tomorrow, Tuesday, June 26 at 3:00 PM. Save this second draft in a new folder in Dropbox.