1. Introduction Paragraph Grabber (first sentence) Grabber (first sentence) Expand Grabber Expand Grabber Thesis (last sentence) Thesis (last sentence)

2. Grabber Purpose: to gain the reader’s attention Purpose: to gain the reader’s attention Three Types of Grabbers: Three Types of Grabbers: a. use an example b. state a fact or opinion c. ask a question

3. Grabber ( Students should not text during class.) a. use an example Jeremiah texts during class everyday. b. state a fact or opinion Every student texts during at least one of their classes. C. ask a question Can teenagers do more than one thing at a time and still succeed?

4. Expand Grabber Expand/relate your grabber to your focus. Expand/relate your grabber to your focus. Continue “talking about” the Grabber. Continue “talking about” the Grabber. Having taught more than a decade, I have noticed that most of you as students focus on the one thing in which you are thinking. Recent technology has overtaken the hobbies and minds of the majority of my students. One of these recent technologies is texting. Texting seems to want to take the place of the necessary attention needed to succeed in high school.

5. Thesis Thesis: The main idea of your paper. Thesis: The main idea of your paper. State your focus—directly tell where you stand on the chosen issue (brainstorming). State your focus—directly tell where you stand on the chosen issue (brainstorming). DO NOT use phrases such as, “In my paper I will tell you about…” DO NOT use phrases such as, “In my paper I will tell you about…” Because of the need for you to succeed, students should not text during class.

6. Introduction Paragraph Can students do more than one thing at a time and still succeed? Having taught more than a decade, I have noticed that most of you as students focus on the one thing in which you are thinking. Recent technology has overtaken the hobbies and minds of the majority of my students. One of these recent technologies is texting. Texting seems to want to take the place of the necessary attention needed to succeed in high school. Because of the need for you to succeed, students should not text during class.

7. Body Paragraphs Topic Sentence (The actual characteristic) Topic Sentence (The actual characteristic) –World and human life creation is commonly found among many Native American myths. –One Native American myth characteristic is the creation of the world and human beings. Myth Myth Support Support Literary Term Literary Term Myth Myth Support Support Literary Term (optional) Literary Term (optional) End (Reword what you’ve already said in order to review/recap your paragraph.) End (Reword what you’ve already said in order to review/recap your paragraph.) –The creation of the world and its inhabitants allows each tribe to discover an identity native to themselves as well as a connection with other tribes. Use Transition Words and Phrases