Learning Blog Dec.5, 2014 Friday

 Today, in class we learned about paragraph outlines and structure. We also learned about TOWER, which is an memory trick to help us learn writing paragraphs better. TOWER stands for:

T Think, which is brainstorming ideas.

O Organize, which is sorting the ideas, like an outline.

W Write, which is writing out the paragraph.

E Edit, which is checking for mistakes in structure.

R Rewrite, which is writing out the good copy.

We also learned about the paragraph outlines, what they are and how they are constructed.

The outline linear format is:

Topic Sentence-it describes ONE MAIN idea.

Supporting Sentences, with examples. The supporting sentences can be in point form.

The main thing to remember in paragraphs is to be consistent, and to indent. Indenting will make the paragraph structurally sound.

Concluding sentences should relate back to the main idea.

Learning Intention: We can learn to to write out paragraphs and apply them to later skills.

This skill will be useful in the future because we will be able to write out good outlines, thus creating better paragraphs. We can use this skill in essays and other writing assignments.

Homework: 

Paragraph Outlines and Unscrambling Due Next Week

Paragraph Booklet due in 2 weeks

Innovation Fair Proposal Due Tuesday
Dialectical Journals Due Monday

Reminders:

Report Cards on Tuesday