1. August 27 DO NOW: OPEN YOUR RESOURCE TO PAGE 9
WE WILL CHECK THE FORMAT OF PARAGRAPHS

2. PAGE 9 PARAGRAPH FORMAT
1. WRITE YOUR NAME ON THE TOP RIGHT OF THE PAPER YOU ARE CHECKING IN INK--- USE A COLOR OTHER THAN BLUE OR BLACK
2. TOPIC SENTENCE:
TITLE
AUTHOR
THEME
DEVICE

3. Sentences 2,3, & 4 Sentence 2 Check for: 1. Transition
2. placement of the quote
3. speaker
4. quote and line number in parenthesis
Sentence 3
Analysis: Introduces analysis with word ( reveals/ illustrates/ conveys/ demonstrates) and gives a specific interpretation of the quotations, looking closely at word choice.
Sentence 4:
Begins with “Clearly” Explains how interpretation relates to theme.

4. Next Quote
Sentence 5:
Transition (Furthermore/ In addition/ Similarly/ However/ By contrast/ )
Describe what is going on when the quote appears or placement
Identify speaker
Quote (insert line number)

5. Sentences 6,7, & 8 Sentence 6- Analysis
Analysis: Introduces analysis with word(reveals, conveys, demonstrate, proves that) and gives a specific interpretation of the quotations, looking closely at word choice.
Sentence 7- Analysis
Begins with (As a result/ Thus/ Therefore) Explains how interpretation relates to theme.
Sentence 8 – Concluding Sentence
(Wraps up ideas from paragraph with insight, effect, or connection to the next paragraph)