Do it Now: Subject-Verb in Sentences Identify the subject and verb of each sentence. The bright yellow fish swims swiftly and beautifully. The cute koalas in the trees eat eucalyptus leaves. Jason lost his skateboard. John and David raced cars but drove safely.

Answers: The bright yellow fish swims swiftly and beautifully. The cute koalas in the trees eat eucalyptus leaves. Jason lost his skateboard. John and David raced cars but drove safely. Why is this important? The subject and verb will be at the heart of every sentence you write. To be more expressive, you can add descriptive words. Identify the adverbs and adjectives above.

Schaffer Model: Introduction: Body paragraph: Conclusion: Hook Brief summary of work/context statement Thesis statement Body paragraph: Topic sentence Chunk 1 CD – Concrete Detail TST – This shows that .. (commentary) TIIB – This is important because .. (commentary) Chunk 2 .. (In addition) CS – Concluding sentence – Links the paragraph to the thesis Conclusion: Responds thesis statement Not necessarily a summary, however it will show that you’ve proven your thesis