8 th Grade Language Arts Nassetta

Understanding the Parts of a Composition I. Introduction I. The introduction presents the subject of your composition. The introduction should capture your reader’s attention with a strong lead, or first sentence I. ***The lead should not sound like an advertisement*** II. The main points should follow next in a thesis statement.

Body Forming the body of a composition are several paragraphs that develop, explain, illustrate and support the main ideas in your thesis statement. The body should be unified and coherent and logically organized. The topic sentence of each body paragraph should tie directly to the points in your thesis statement

Conclusion The final paragraph of a composition is the conclusion. In the conclusion, you restate your thesis statement, usually using different words. You also summarize the support for the thesis.

Using Formal and Informal English Conventions of Formal English Use formal English for school assignments Avoid contractions Do not use slang Use standard English and grammar and usage Informal English - The English we speak every day is informal English - Contractions - Slang and popular expressions

Assignment Write a sentence twice. Once, using formal English. Then, write the same sentence using informal English.