1. 25 January 2016 Ms. Smith CCR English 10
Writer’s Notebook
Body Paragraphs
25 January 2016 Ms. Smith CCR English 10
I can supply the most relevant evidence for each claim, and I can reflect the audience’s knowledge level, concerns, values, and possible biases.

2. Writer’s Notebook – 3 min.
To earn points, you must be doing one of the following:
Working on your six articles. You should have five steps for each of those six articles.
Annotating your independent novel.
Reading your independent novel.
Working on your Novel Case File.

3. Body Paragraphs 1. Topic Sentence 2. Logical Appeal
Your body paragraphs are made up of four components:
1. Topic Sentence
2. Logical Appeal
3. Emotional Appeal
4. Kicker Sentence

4. Topic Sentence It introduces the paragraph.
It essentially tells the reader what your focus in the paragraph will be.
It is typically a sentence or two.
Sometimes it’s best to write this last in the paragraph because you don’t know what you’ll be writing yet!
EXAMPLE: I’ve had so many great memories with you, Grandma, but those memories are clouded by your addiction to smoking.

5. Logical Appeal
This will be one of the quotes you identified last week.
It needs to be properly embedded and cited!
Do not use the same embedding more than once.
EXAMPLE: Did you know that “smokers not only become physically addicted to nicotine; they also link smoking with many social activities, making smoking an extremely difficult addiction to break” (American Lung Association)?

6. Emotional Appeal
You are going to write an anecdote. This is another name for a short story.
This should be between seven and fifteen sentences.
It should be vivid and detailed.
It should be a specific memory you have of your target audience. A memory in which we see them smoking/drinking or one in which we see the effects of smoking/drinking works best.
EXAMPLE: It was Thanksgiving. As soon as I entered the house, I was looking for you. I remember the smell of turkey and green beans--green beans I helped you string and snap last summer. Grandpa was sitting on the couch talking with dad about something I didn’t understand. I hadn’t seen you in months. I wanted to hold your hand, Grandma. I wanted to play cards and steal your kisses. I peeked into the kitchen, and you weren’t there. As I went to the living room, I remember my hair bouncing in pigtails, the little plastic beads making clicking sounds. You weren’t there either. I heard a harsh coughing sound, hacking, gasping, rasping. I knew it was you. I knew it was your lungs slowly giving up on you. You were too busy smoking on the porch to hold my hands or play cards. Your hands were too busy flicking ash off a cigarette, so I crawled into Grandpa’s arms instead.

7. Kicker Sentence This is about one sentence in length.
It ties the whole paragraph together. Think about the claim the paragraph is trying to get across to the reader.
Try to tie it back to the logical appeal if you’re struggling.
EXAMPLE: You probably smoked much more than I knew, but I knew you were addicted.

8. Body paragraph
When you combine the four components together, you get a full body paragraph:
EXAMPLE: I’ve had so many great memories with you, Grandma, but those memories are clouded by your addiction to smoking. Did you know that “smokers not only become physically addicted to nicotine; they also link smoking with many social activities, making smoking an extremely difficult addiction to break” (American Lung Association)? It was Thanksgiving. As soon as I entered the house, I was looking for you. I remember the smell of turkey and green beans--green beans I helped you string and snap last summer. Grandpa was sitting on the couch talking with dad about something I didn’t understand. I hadn’t seen you in months. I wanted to hold your hand, Grandma. I wanted to play cards and steal your kisses. I peeked into the kitchen, and you weren’t there. As I went to the living room, I remember my hair bouncing in pigtails, the little plastic beads making clicking sounds. You weren’t there either. I heard a harsh coughing sound, hacking, gasping, rasping. I knew it was you. I knew it was your lungs slowly giving up on you. You were too busy smoking on the porch to hold my hands or play cards. Your hands were too busy flicking ash off a cigarette, so I crawled into Grandpa’s arms instead. You probably smoked much more than I knew, but I knew you were addicted.

9. Your Turn
Today and tomorrow you will work on writing your own body paragraphs.
Keep in mind that you are writing/talking directly to your target audience!
You may listen to music while you work today!
If you are going to be on one of the fieldtrips this week, I’ve already been given your name. You are responsible for making up the work you miss.

10. Intro / Concluding Paragraphs
Homework
Tuesday
Body Paragraphs
Wednesday
Intro / Concluding Paragraphs
Thursday
Friday
SSR
Please bring in your completed and signed recommendation sheet!