Writing 1 The Second Semester 2015-2016 Unit 5: Paragraph Review Presented by Dr. Mohamed Sha’at

The objective of the Session Students are expected to: Review paragraph skills introduced in units 1-4. Use the articles a, an and the correctly.

Activity 6, p.80, Sequencing Information The seven sentences are a paragraph but they are not in the right order. Read these sentences and put them in the right order. Also write the kind of the sentence ( a topic, a supporting, or a concluding) opposite to each one. After that write a good title for the paragraph.

1- What is the topic? Odd Traditions of Shipbuilding 2-What is the topic sentence? The art of shipbuilding has some odd traditions, and one of the most interesting of all has its roots in Greek and Roman history. 3- What is the writer’s main purpose of writing this paragraph? To inform the readers about a strange tradition of shipbuilding in Greek and Roman time. 4- Do you have any ideas to improve this paragraph?

- Invite a student to read the ‘writer’s note’, p. 82 - Invite a student to read the ‘writer’s note’, p. 82. - Activity 9: Identifying Good Supporting Sentences, p.82. Invite students to read the two paragraphs to find out which sentence is not a good supporting one. 1- Life is also difficult in desert regions. 2- It snows a lot in the Arctic. Language Focuse,p.85: Discuss the use of the articles a, an and the with students. The different examples in page 86 illustrate the various rules of using these articles.

Write a good coherent paragraph about cats Write a good coherent paragraph about cats. You may use one of the following topic sentences: 1- Many people feel that a house only becomes a home when a cat lives there. Those people believe that cats have various benefits. 2- A lot of people love to have pet animals especially cats in their houses. They believe that cats are nice animals for different reasons.

Cats A lot of people love to have pet animals especially cats in their houses. They believe that cats are nice animals for different reasons. First, cats confer an atmosphere of fun as they usually do funny movements that kids admire most. In addition, cats are clean animals and they do not leave waste around. Finally, if you are going to have a baby, you might consider getting a pet. Having a cat can help you prevent allergies in your children. There are some studies which assert that newborns who live with animals, specifically cats and dogs, are more likely to avoid developing allergies. This is why people love to keep cats in their houses.

Polling How can you grade this meeting? A = excellent, B = very good, C = good or D = fair.

Dr. Mohammed Sha’at