1. Chapter 4: From Developing Ideas to Writing Paragraphs and Essays
Effective Writing
Chapter 4: From Developing Ideas to Writing Paragraphs and Essays

2. An Invitation to Writing
What tools do you have?
Words
Verbs—action: what?
Nouns—proper, abstract: who?
Adverbs—describes action
Adjectives– describes noun
Prepositions—adds details: when? where?
Conjunctions—add information

3. Effective Writing What is good writing? What is effective writing?
Effective writing is when the writer…
Gets point across (topic sentence or thesis)
Gets a reaction from reader
Influences or impacts the reader
Has clarity despite grammar errors

4. 3 Ingredients to Effective Writing
Unity
Oneness “togetherness”; one idea; related
Topic sentence/thesis
Coherence
Sequence; order; logical; organization
outline
Development
Information; details; facts; examples; completeness
Patterns of development

5. Class Assignment Read the handout to determine: Unity Coherence
Development

6. Classwork/Homework Review the following
Unity
Exercise 4.4
Coherence
Exercise 4.9
Assignment (send as a document)
ex. 4.6 (p. 77)
ex 4.7 (p. 77)
ex (one paragraph) (p. 89)

7. What is a Paragraph? A group of related sentences
Prove/show a point (main idea)
Topic sentence
As long as you prove your topic sentence
Can the reader S.E.E. your paragraph?

8. Topic Sentence Main idea of the paragraph
Placed beginning/middle/end of paragraph
4 qualities (SOLO)
Specific
One idea
Limited
Opinion

9. What Makes a Good Topic Sentence?
Playing basketball is both fun and dangerous.
Anthony enjoys watching many kinds of movies.
Listening to music relaxes me.
Sacramento is the state capital of California.

10. More Topic Sentences
Subject Topic
Poor highway design is a major reason for auto accidents
The fierce winter
weather is particularly harder on the poor and elderly.
Being laid off is bad

11. Paragraph outlining: SEE Method
To outline a paragraph is to organize your thoughts about your main point (topic sentence)
Reader needs to S.E.E. it!
I. Topic sentence (main idea) --Statement
A. Sub main idea (supports main idea)-- Example
1. detail } explanation
2. detail} explanation

12. Creating an outline
Theater audiences in horror movies can be divided into three groups (Statement)
The first group is the talkers (Example)
Laugh out of fear} (Explanation)
Laugh out of nervousness}

13. Written Assignment Write the paragraph from outline
Create outline (see handout)