Writing an introduction

1. Mr. Verlin South Philadelphia High School October 22, 2014 Writing an introduction

2. Preliminaries • Define the following terms in your notebooks: • Introduction • Body • Conclusion • Classify the following sentences as frag., incomplete thought or effective: • Buy this. • At the game. • Yesterday at Franklin Field, Jonner made the game-winning touchdown by rushing 50 yards with only 30 seconds left on the clock.

3. Objectives: • The students will be able to define the following, introduction, conclusion and essay. • The students will be able to introduce a topic by incorporating the essence of a topic in the first sentence of the first paragraph. • The students will be able to plan at least 5 details of the paragraph using the 5 Ws + 1 H.

4. Focus Lesson: Writing… • Introducing a Topic: • Demonstration and Examples • Composition Workshop p. 38 • Planning: “The Art of Being Boring” • Who: Mr. V. • What: Writing Intros. • Where: rm. #534 @ S.P.H.S. • When: 4th pd. • Why: importance of organization in writing • How: PowerPoints, workbooks, demos, lectures but NOT with cell phones

5. Focus Lesson: Writing… • Rough Draft: Mr. V. practices the art of being boring during 4th period in room #534 of South Philadelphia High School. He is always using PowerPoints and workbooks during his lectures and demonstrations. He believes that these are the most effective tools in being able to get his students to write well. However, he never allows his students to use their cell phones during the writing process. If cell phones were allowed, perhaps his students would be more relaxed and focused so they might be able to write better.