Comp 1A, LAP 2, Day 4 Drafting Guidelines Subjects and predicates notes

Homework Study for Lesson 2 Vocabulary Test Start creating a draft of your LAP 2 paragraph Complete exercises 3 and 5 on page 123-125 Open Labs: Vocabulary Lesson 2 Work is due by C day, 9/23. Website open lab is due by G day, 9/27

Drafting Guidelines Turn your prewrite into a first draft May be typed or hand-written Must be at least 8 sentences long Be sure to use a logical method of organization Have a clear topic sentence and main idea Have a clear audience

Building a Topic Sentence A specific Topic + a particular feeling or feature about the topic The biggest event of my summer was my trip to Arkansas. Building a Topic Sentence

Main Part of the Paragraph Body: contains all the information readers may need to know to understand the topic. Main Part of the Paragraph

Things it could include: Facts Examples Anecdotes Quotations/ Dialogue Definitions Reasons Explanations Summaries Comparisons

I could include… Details about my car ride to and from Arkansas Who I visited and how they reacted Where I stayed How Lizzy behaved What I did How I and others felt about my trip I could include…

Ending Your Paragraph Use a clincher sentence– it can do 3 things: Remind readers of the topic Summarize the paragraph Bring it to a logical close Ex. Though the car rides to and from Little Rock were a little rough, they were worth it since I got to spend time with the people I love the most– my family and friends. Ending Your Paragraph

Subjects and Predicates Notes