2. Topic?
Controlling idea?

3. 3 Essential Elements of a
Paragraph
Passage
passage
THESIS

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

5. 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

6. 3 Essential Elements of a Passage
(facts)
Research evidence

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

8. go to
go to
go to
go to

9. Topic sentence? Ask what all the examples support.

10. go to
go to
go to
go to

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

12. go to
go to
go to
go to
continue

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

14. go to
go to
go to
go to

15. Citation
and
Research evidence

16. 3 Essential Elements of a
Passage
passage
THESIS

17. 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

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

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