LAURIE’S LETTER TEXT-BASED WRITING PROMPT “Charles” By Shirley Jackson

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Paragraph Topics 1- Physical Attacks 2- Verbal Offenses 3- Disruptive Behavior

Points within Paragraph 1 Physical Attacks 1- Hit the teacher 2-Hit a girl on the head and made her bleed; punched a boy in the stomach 3- Kicked the teacher’s friend

Points within Paragraph 2 Verbal Offenses 1- Got Fresh (2) 3- Cursed 3 times 2- Told a girl to say a bad word-twice

Points within Paragraph 3 Disruptive Behavior 1- Threw Chalk 3- Stomped his feet 2- Yelled during story hour

Full Picture Laurie’s Poor School Behavior Disruptive Behavior Stomped his feet Yelled during story hour Threw Chalk Physical Attacks Hit the teacher Kicked the teacher’s friend Hit a girl on the head and punched a boy Verbal Offenses Got Fresh Said bad word himself Told girl to say bad word- twice

ONE SENTENCE AT A TIME. How do we put it into paragraph form?

Body Paragraph 1- Class Disruptions (Bun) Topic sentence: (T) Transition: First One One difficulty your son is having is with class disruptions.

Paragraph 1-Point 1 Patty 1-(T) One First Initial Laurie’s foot stomping episode was the first infraction.

Paragraph 1-Point 1-Detail 1 Detail –no transition (what happened/what was the consequence) The noise was so loud that he was forced to stand in the corner.

Body Paragraph 1-Point 2 Patty 2 (T)- Next Then Another Second Throwing chalk across the room was another offense he committed.

Body Paragraph 1-Point 2-Detail 2 Detail –no transition (what happened/what was the consequence) As a result of doing this twice, he lost his chalkboard privileges for a time.

Body Paragraph 1-Point 3 Patty 3 (T) Third Last Another Then The last disruptive action was Laurie yelling during class.

Body Paragraph 1-Point 3-Detail 3 Detail –no transition (what happened/what was the consequence) This unfortunate situation caused your kindergartener to be dismissed from the group, and he wasn’t permitted to participate in the exercises.

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