Topic? Controlling idea?

3 Essential Elements of a Paragraph Passage passage THESIS

Following Thought Patterns Chapter 7 Following Thought Patterns if you can detect a pattern Learning Experiment p. 155

4 Types of Writing TYPES: Descriptive Narrative Expository Persuasive not in your book! 4 Types of Writing TYPES: Descriptive Narrative Expository Persuasive purpose Create an image in the reader’s mind Tell a story To teach, explain, and/or inform the reader Argumentative To change the reader’s mind Where (next to, behind, above) + sensory details personal Boring without a point – a theme fictional cause/effect comp/contrast classify 6 in all – each with different organization organization SPACIAL CHRONOLOGICAL – TIME ORDER LIST INFO LIST REASONS Expository

3 Essential Elements of a Passage (facts) Research evidence

BACK define terms offer reasons or proof quote statistics cite studies mention exceptions list dates present examples give expert testimony BACK

go to go to go to go to

Topic sentence? Ask what all the examples support.

go to go to go to go to

Topic sentence? Find all the reasons—ask what the reasons support.

go to go to go to go to continue

Topic sentence? Ask what all the facts and statistics support. Facts & Statistics Topic sentence? Ask what all the facts and statistics support.

go to go to go to go to

Citation and Research evidence

3 Essential Elements of a Passage passage THESIS

4 Types of Writing Expository not in your book! To teach, explain, and/or inform the reader Definition Time Sequence (Narrative) Process Comparison Contrast Cause and Effect Classify Mixed LIST INFO Definition Time Sequence (Narrative) Process

Topic? Organization? 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Chronological (time sequence) later Chronological (time sequence) Organization

HOMEWORK Read Chapter 7 to p. 169 NO QUIZ on TUESDAY!!