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CW: Review Extended Response HW: Bring your supplies BW: Clear your desk of everything except a sheet of paper and a pen! Happy Friday !. Writing The Raa Way A quick review. Sentence Format What did Alvin Kelly do early in 1927 to gain public attention?
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CW: Review Extended Response HW: Bring your supplies BW: Clear your desk of everything except a sheet of paper and a pen! Happy Friday !
Writing The Raa Way A quick review.
Sentence Format • What did Alvin Kelly do early in 1927 to gain public attention? • What experiences caused “Shipwreck” to earn his nickname? • How did Alvin Kelly spend his time on the flagpole? • How long did Alvin Kelly stand on the flagpole? • What was tucked under Alvin Kelly’s arm when he died?
Raa sentence format restates the question EVERY time. Which of the following is a correct response? • What did Alvin Kelly do early in 1927 to gain public attention? a. Early in 1927 he sat for 12 days and 12 hours on a flagpole. • He sat on a flagpole. • Early in 1927 Alvin Kelly sat for 12 days and 12 hours on a flagpole.
What experiences caused “Shipwreck” to earn his nickname? • He was in a lot of boat wrecks at sea. • Shipwreck earned his nickname because he survived five sea disasters while serving in the Navy. • He earned his nickname because he survived five sea disasters while serving in the Navy.
Extended Response/Paragraph Format 1. The article tells us the 1920s were a fun-loving decade. Why might the author come to this conclusion? Use examples from the text to support your answer.
What’s the Key? Use examples from the text . . .
Paragraph Graphic Organizer Main Idea/Topic Sentence ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Supporting ideas, details, examples, facts, statistics, evidence __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Concluding Sentence ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph Graphic Organizer Main Idea/Topic Sentence The author of “Alvin Shipwreck Kelly” might conclude that the 1920s were a fun-loving decade because of the strange fads that caught on during that time. Supporting ideas, details, examples, facts, statistics, evidence Goldfish swallowing contests Dance marathons Flagpole sitting Concluding Sentence The unusual hobbies are probably why the author thinks the 1920s were a fun-loving decade.
Extended response begins just like sentence format: Restate the question. The author of “Alvin Shipwreck Kelly” might conclude that the 1920s were a fun-loving decade because of the strange fads that caught on during that time. For example, the article tells us that people had goldfish swallowing contests and dance marathons. Flagpole sitting was also a strange and fun-loving fad according to the article. The unusual hobbies are probably why the author thinks the 1920s were a fun-loving decade.