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

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

3. 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

4. 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

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

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

7. 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…

8. 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

9. Subjects and Predicates Notes