1. “Charles” By Shirley Jackson
Laurie’s Letter
Text-based Writing Prompt

2. Laurie’s Poor School Behavior
Graphic Organizer
Laurie’s Poor School Behavior

3. Laurie’s Poor School Behavior
Paragraph Topics
1- Physical Attacks
Laurie’s Poor School Behavior
3- Disruptive Behavior
2- Verbal Offenses

4. Points within Paragraph 1
1- Hit the teacher
Physical Attacks
3- Kicked the teacher’s friend
2-Hit a girl on the head and made her bleed; punched a boy in the stomach

5. Points within Paragraph 2
1- Got Fresh (2)
3- Cursed 3 times
Verbal Offenses
2- Told a girl to say a bad word-twice

6. Points within Paragraph 3
1- Threw Chalk
Disruptive Behavior
3- Stomped his feet
2- Yelled during story hour

7. Full Picture Hit a girl on the head and punched a boy
Hit the teacher
Got Fresh
Told girl to say bad word-twice
Laurie’s Poor School Behavior
Kicked the teacher’s friend
Physical Attacks
Verbal Offenses
Said bad word himself
Disruptive Behavior
Threw Chalk
Yelled during story hour
Stomped his feet

8. How do we put it into paragraph form?
One sentence at a time.

9. Body Paragraph 1- Class Disruptions
(Bun) Topic sentence: (T) Transition:
First
One
One difficulty your son is having is with class disruptions.

10. Paragraph 1-Point 1
Patty 1-(T)
One
First
Initial
Laurie’s foot stomping episode was the first infraction.

11. Paragraph 1-Point 1-Detail 1
Detail –no transition (what happened/what was the consequence)
The noise was so loud that he was forced to stand in the corner.

12. Body Paragraph 1-Point 2 Patty 2 (T)- Next Then Another Second
Throwing chalk across the room was another offense he committed.

13. Body Paragraph 1-Point 2-Detail 2
Detail –no transition (what happened/what was the consequence)
As a result of doing this twice, he lost his chalkboard privileges for a time.

14. Body Paragraph 1-Point 3 Patty 3 (T) Third Last Another Then
The last disruptive action was Laurie yelling during class.

15. Body Paragraph 1-Point 3-Detail 3
Detail –no transition (what happened/what was the consequence)
This unfortunate situation caused your kindergartener to be dismissed from the group, and he wasn’t permitted to participate in the exercises.

16. Closing Sentence