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Writer’s Workshop

Writer’s Workshop. Analytical Paragraphs: Four Key Elements. 1 st Element: The Topic Sentence 2 nd Element: Introduction of Evidence 3 rd Element: Textual Support/Examples 4 th Element: Analysis & Transition. The Four Key Elements.

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Writer’s Workshop

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  1. Writer’s Workshop Analytical Paragraphs: Four Key Elements

  2. 1st Element: The Topic Sentence • 2nd Element: Introduction of Evidence • 3rd Element: Textual Support/Examples • 4th Element: Analysis & Transition The Four Key Elements

  3. Example: Mama feels that the complications between her and Walter stem from their differences; however, these differences are actually a result of their common need for pride. The Topic Sentence Create a purpose for the rest of the ¶. Remember: this is the idea the ¶ will prove.

  4. We often think our quotes speak for themselves. • We’re usually wrong. • Provide a context or frame of reference for the quote. • Indicate who is involved, why it happened, what is going on, and where/when it happened. Introduction of Evidence

  5. Example: After Mama buys a house for the family, Walter is extremely upset with her. She believes that this is a result of a difference in values coming from quite different life experiences. Introduction of evidence Provide a frame of reference.

  6. Textual support should support topic sentence. • Pick quotes about which you have something to say. • Avoid summaries, overly long sentences, and too dense/vague. • Use “Indicator Words” to transition into quotes. • Three structures: Beginning, Middle, End. Textual Support/Examples

  7. As John Hostetler points out, the Amish see the public school system as a problem because it represents “the threat of absorption into mass society” (193). Beginning Identifier

  8. “A serious problem confronting Amish society from the viewpoint of the Amish themselves,” observes Hostetler, “is the threat of absorption into mass society through the values promoted in the public school system” (193). Middle Identifier

  9. The Amish are also concerned about their children’s exposure to the public school system’s values, notes Hostetler (193). End Identifier

  10. Acknowledges • Suggests • Concludes • Insists • Predicts • Reports • Warns • Admits • Discloses • Observes • Believes • Explains • Summarizes • Finds • Concurs • Affirms • Implies • Notes • Comments • Claims • Illustrates • Proposes • Speculates • Indicates Some Identifiers

  11. Tell the reader why your quotes proves your point. • Clearly explain the connections you see—the reader might not see them. • Avoid “this quote shows,” “this proves that,” etc. • Unless you tell us, we don’t know what it does! Analysis

  12. Example: Mama believes that since times have changed Walter doesn’t understand the difficulty his parents had in creating a good life for their children. Because of this, the pride that his mother and father have for the family doesn’t exist. Analysis Clearly explain the connections you see. Think: Of all the quotes I could choose, why did I choose this one?

  13. 1st Element: The Topic Sentence • 2nd Element: Introduction of Evidence • 3rd Element: Textual Support/Examples • 4th Element: Analysis & Transition The Four Key Elements

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