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In this lesson, students will learn how to plan and write a strong concluding paragraph. They will review the purpose of concluding paragraphs and practice transforming steps into sentences. The focus will be on convincing the audience of their thesis statement and its implications.
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Mr. Verlin South Philadelphia High School February 18, 2015 concluding paragraphs
Preliminaries • Complete #1 only of activity “A” on p. 44 of Composition Workshop. • Transitional Phrase (beginning) • Specific details • Eng. 1: due Thur. 3/6: Brown v. Board thesis statement and 2 sources • Odyssey part #1 test
Objectives: • The students will be able to plan a concluding paragraph by using the question/bullet form. • The students will be able to write one concluding paragraph of 5-7 sentences in length using specific nouns, verbs and adjectives.
Focus Lesson: Conclusions • Review of Intro. Paragraphs • Concluding Paragraphs • List the topic. • List the things you learned as a result of writing/research. • List what you want your audience to learn, why they should learn it. In other words, convince the audience that your thesis statement is true and the implications it might have on their lives. • Transform steps #2 and #3 into sentences. • Demonstration: concluding paragraph on cell phone use in school • Independent Practice: students today don’t manage money efficiently.