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Seminar 3

Seminar 3. Writing a strong paragraph. What is a paragraph?. Let ’ s hear some ideas from you on what a paragraph is. The paragraph. A paragraph is a group of sentences which begins with a topic sentence. What is the topic sentence?. The paragraph - continued.

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Seminar 3

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  1. Seminar 3 Writing a strong paragraph

  2. What is a paragraph? • Let’s hear some ideas from you on what a paragraph is.

  3. The paragraph • A paragraph is a group of sentences which begins with a topic sentence. • What is the topic sentence?

  4. The paragraph - continued • The paragraph is a group of unified sentences that are 4-7 sentences long and generally express one main idea. • The topic sentence summarizes the main idea of the paragraph • Let us consider some topics and what would make a good topic sentence for them

  5. Workshop in paragraphing • Let us start building a paragraph • Suggest some possible topic sentences. • What should the body of the paragraph do? • The body should explain and develop the idea put forth in the topic sentence.

  6. Let us now get some practice • For the topic sentence we have picked, let us add some sentences to create a body • We also need to consider transitions between sentences and between paragraphs. • How should we conclude our paragraph?

  7. Concluding your paragraph • What should your final sentence of your paragraph do? • How should you conclude your paragraph • Consider now if you have fully developed the topic sentence of your paragraph.

  8. Prewriting strategies • Why is prewriting necessary?

  9. Prewriting continued • Prewriting is necessary to overcome writer’s block. What is writer’s block? • What prewriting strategies have you read about and attempted?

  10. Some prewriting strategies • Let us talk a little about each of them • Freewriting • Listing • Questioning • Clustering

  11. Now let us practice using some of them • How do we use freewriting? • What is listing and how can it be used? • Clustering? • How can we use questioning?

  12. Why we use prewriting • We use prewriting to overcome writer’s block and to generate ideas. Writing is a process and involves several steps. The first step is prewriting.

  13. Any questions so far? • Questions about the material we have discussed today • A preview of the Unit 3 Assignment and discussion question this week • The criteria for the Unit 3 assignment.

  14. Unit 3 project—The first major assignment A goal this week is to cross the threshold from the unknown of college writing into knowledge of this writing style.

  15. Some basic criteria • Due at the end of Unit 3 • 12 point font • Double-spaced • Around 300 words • APA title page

  16. Specific Assignment Criteria—Four things • Provide a definition of courage and what it means in your own words to cross the threshold. • Identify a historical figure who is an example of courage. • Identify what thresholds he or she had to cross. • Finally, in one sentence summarize the main idea of your response.

  17. APA Title Page Field Trip! • Follow this link and watch this short video about APA title pages: http://www.screencast.com/users/Joni.Boone/folders/Jing/media/50487d39-0472-4db4-a96c-ee7cb86ba03c

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