Annotating your paragraph

1. Annotating your paragraph Highlighting all the required parts of your draft.

2. Topic sentence • Television has a positive effect on its viewers because it helps them learn, gives them information from all over the world and allows them to relax. Clearly, television has many channels focused on learning. Last week the history channel ran a show on the Iraq War. The hour focused on the changes in leadership in the middle east explaining the myths and truths about this region. Then recently I used that information in school as we studied the middle east. Obviously, this is only one of thousands of shows that can increase our knowledge. Also, television brings us closer to worldly information. Specifically with the toppling of Egypt’s ruler, Mubarek, the news updates its viewers here in the United States on the latest happenings. Information around the world comes right into our living room every night. Finally, after a long day on my feet, watching TV relaxes me. I can lean back in my leather chair and put my feet up and enjoy an hour of entertainment peacefully. Consequently, televison plays many positive roles in my life and the life of my family.

3. Topic sentence: Highlight topic sentence GREEN. • Television has a positive effect on its viewers because it helps them learn, gives them information from all over the world and allows them to relax. Clearly, television has many channels focused on learning. Last week the history channel ran a show on the Iraq War. The hour focused on the changes in leadership in the middle east explaining the myths and truths about this region. Then recently I used that information in school as we studied the middle east. Obviously, this is only one of thousands of shows that can increase our knowledge. Also, television brings us closer to worldly information. Specifically with the toppling of Egypt’s ruler, Mubarek, the news updates its viewers here in the United States on the latest happenings. Information around the world comes right into our living room every night. Finally, after a long day on my feet, watching TV relaxes me. I can lean back in my leather chair and put my feet up and enjoy an hour of entertainment peacefully. Consequently, televison plays many positive roles in my life and the life of my family.

4. Topic sentence: Highlight fact/reason/detail PRONG 1 • Television has a positive effect on its viewers because it helps them learn, gives them information from all over the world and allows them to relax. Clearly, television has many channels focused on learning. Last week the history channel ran a show on the Iraq War. The hour focused on the changes in leadership in the middle east explaining the myths and truths about this region. Then recently I used that information in school as we studied the middle east. Obviously, this is only one of thousands of shows that can increase our knowledge. Also, television brings us closer to worldly information. Specifically with the toppling of Egypt’s ruler, Mubarek, the news updates its viewers here in the United States on the latest happenings. Information around the world comes right into our living room every night. Finally, after a long day on my feet, watching TV relaxes me. I can lean back in my leather chair and put my feet up and enjoy an hour of entertainment peacefully. Consequently, televison plays many positive roles in my life and the life of my family.

5. Topic sentence: Highlight explanations/examples RED. • Television has a positive effect on its viewers because it helps them learn, gives them information from all over the world and allows them to relax. Clearly, television has many channels focused on learning. Last week the history channel ran a show on the Iraq War. The hour focused on the changes in leadership in the middle east explaining the myths and truths about this region. Then recently I used that information in school as we studied the middle east. Obviously, this is only one of thousands of shows that can increase our knowledge. Also, television brings us closer to worldly information. Specifically with the toppling of Egypt’s ruler, Mubarek, the news updates its viewers here in the United States on the latest happenings. Information around the world comes right into our living room every night. Finally, after a long day on my feet, watching TV relaxes me. I can lean back in my leather chair and put my feet up and enjoy an hour of entertainment peacefully. Consequently, televison plays many positive roles in my life and the life of my family.

6. Topic sentence: Highlight fact/reason/detail PRONG 2 • Television has a positive effect on its viewers because it helps them learn, gives them information from all over the world and allows them to relax. Clearly, television has many channels focused on learning. Last week the history channel ran a show on the Iraq War. The hour focused on the changes in leadership in the middle east explaining the myths and truths about this region. Then recently I used that information in school as we studied the middle east. Obviously, this is only one of thousands of shows that can increase our knowledge. Also, television brings us closer to worldly information. Specifically with the toppling of Egypt’s ruler, Mubarek, the news updates its viewers here in the United States on the latest happenings. Information around the world comes right into our living room every night. Finally, after a long day on my feet, watching TV relaxes me. I can lean back in my leather chair and put my feet up and enjoy an hour of entertainment peacefully. Consequently, televison plays many positive roles in my life and the life of my family.

7. Topic sentence: Highlight explanations/examples RED • Television has a positive effect on its viewers because it helps them learn, gives them information from all over the world and allows them to relax. Clearly, television has many channels focused on learning. Last week the history channel ran a show on the Iraq War. The hour focused on the changes in leadership in the middle east explaining the myths and truths about this region. Then recently I used that information in school as we studied the middle east. Obviously, this is only one of thousands of shows that can increase our knowledge. Also, television brings us closer to worldly information. Specifically with the toppling of Egypt’s ruler, Mubarek, the news updates its viewers here in the United States on the latest happenings. Information around the world comes right into our living room every night. Finally, after a long day on my feet, watching TV relaxes me. I can lean back in my leather chair and put my feet up and enjoy an hour of entertainment peacefully. Consequently, television plays many positive roles in my life and the life of my family.

8. Topic sentence: Highlight fact/reason/detail PRONG 3 • Television has a positive effect on its viewers because it helps them learn, gives them information from all over the world and allows them to relax. Clearly, television has many channels focused on learning. Last week the history channel ran a show on the Iraq War. The hour focused on the changes in leadership in the middle east explaining the myths and truths about this region. Then recently I used that information in school as we studied the middle east. Obviously, this is only one of thousands of shows that can increase our knowledge. Also, television brings us closer to worldly information. Specifically with the toppling of Egypt’s ruler, Mubarek, the news updates its viewers here in the United States on the latest happenings. Information around the world comes right into our living room every night. Finally, after a long day on my feet, watching TV relaxes me. I can lean back in my leather chair and put my feet up and enjoy an hour of entertainment peacefully. Consequently, television plays many positive roles in my life and the life of my family.

9. Topic sentence: Highlight explanations/examples RED • Television has a positive effect on its viewers because it helps them learn, gives them information from all over the world and allows them to relax. Clearly, television has many channels focused on learning. Last week the history channel ran a show on the Iraq War. The hour focused on the changes in leadership in the middle east explaining the myths and truths about this region. Then recently I used that information in school as we studied the middle east. Obviously, this is only one of thousands of shows that can increase our knowledge. Also, television brings us closer to worldly information. Specifically with the toppling of Egypt’s ruler, Mubarek, the news updates its viewers here in the United States on the latest happenings. Information around the world comes right into our living room every night. Finally, after a long day on my feet, watching TV relaxes me. I can lean back in my leather chair and put my feet up and enjoy an hour of entertainment peacefully. Consequently, television plays many positive roles in my life and the life of my family.

10. Topic sentence: Highlight conclusion in GREEN! • Television has a positive effect on its viewers because it helps them learn, gives them information from all over the world and allows them to relax. Clearly, television has many channels focused on learning. Last week the history channel ran a show on the Iraq War. The hour focused on the changes in leadership in the middle east explaining the myths and truths about this region. Then recently I used that information in school as we studied the middle east. Obviously, this is only one of thousands of shows that can increase our knowledge. Also, television brings us closer to worldly information. Specifically with the toppling of Egypt’s ruler, Mubarek, the news updates its viewers here in the United States on the latest happenings. Information around the world comes right into our living room every night. Finally, after a long day on my feet, watching TV relaxes me. I can lean back in my leather chair and put my feet up and enjoy an hour of entertainment peacefully. Consequently, television plays many positive roles in my life and the life of my family.

11. Topic sentence: Circle your transitions! • Television has a positive effect on its viewers because it helps them learn, gives them information from all over the world and allows them to relax. Clearly, television has many channels focused on learning. Last week the history channel ran a show on the Iraq War. The hour focused on the changes in leadership in the middle east explaining the myths and truths about this region. Then recently I used that information in school as we studied the middle east. Obviously, this is only one of thousands of shows that can increase our knowledge. Also, television brings us closer to worldly information. Specifically with the toppling of Egypt’s ruler, Mubarek, the news updates its viewers here in the United States on the latest happenings. Information around the world comes right into our living room every night. Finally, after a long day on my feet, watching TV relaxes me. I can lean back in my leather chair and put my feet up and enjoy an hour of entertainment peacefully. Consequently, television plays many positive roles in my life and the life of my family.

12. Topic sentence: Find and/or add High Fives! • Television has a positive effect on its viewers because it helps them learn, gives them information from all over the world and allows them to relax. Clearly, television has many channels focused on learning. Last week the history channel ran a show on the Iraq War. The hour focused on the changes in leadership in the middle east explaining the myths and truths about this region. Then recently I used that information in school as we studied the middle east. Obviously, this is only one of thousands of shows that can increase our knowledge. Also, television brings us closer to worldly information. Specifically with the toppling of Egypt’s ruler, Mubarek, the news updates its viewers here in the United States on the latest happenings. Information around the world comes right into our living room every night. Finally, after a long day on my feet, watching TV relaxes me. I can lean back in my leather chair and put my feet up and enjoy an hour of entertainment peacefully. Consequently, television plays many positive roles in my life and the life of my family. Personifying the object “information” spends time with us every night in our living room.

13. Topic sentence: Find and/or add High Fives! • Television has a positive effect on its viewers because it helps them learn, gives them information from all over the world and allows them to relax. Clearly, television has many channels focused on learning. Last week the history channel ran a show on the Iraq War. The hour focused on the changes in leadership in the middle east explaining the myths and truths about this region. Then recently I used that information in school as we studied the middle east. Obviously, this is only one of thousands of shows that can increase our knowledge. Also, television brings us closer to worldly information. Specifically with the toppling of Egypt’s ruler, Mubarek, the news updates its viewers here in the United States on the latest happenings. Information around the world comes right into our living room every night. Finally, after a long day on my feet, watching TV relaxes me. I can lean back in my leather chair and put my feet up and enjoy an hour of entertainment peacefully. Consequently, television plays many positive roles in my life and the life of my family. spends time with us every night in our living room.