Lesson Construction Template
Lesson Construction Template
ELA8_SB_U5_L9
Introduction and Objective
Writing can seem like an overwhelming task. There’s so much pre-writing work to be done that you may seem like you’ll never get to actually write anything. It helps to keep breaking down the process. So what happens after you’ve chosen a topic and know your audience? Now it’s time to expand on that topic and get some facts to support it.
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Today's lesson objective is: Students will develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.
Think about this for a minute. How do you expand, or develop, a topic? What do you include? …show more content…
• Supporting details – these sentences do just that, they “support” the main idea. These sentences are directly related to the main idea. A general rule of thumb is to have around three or a few more supporting details. This would put the sentence total for the paragraph in the five to seven sentence range. Purdue OWL Engagement (Online Writing Lab) cautions against trusting paragraphs containing just two or three sentences total. A paragraph this short may not contain enough information.
The hummingbird paragraph contains three supporting details.
1. Most birds flap their wings up and down to fly, but the hummingbird moves its wings forward and backward very rapidly in a figure eight pattern.
2. This allows the hummingbird to hover in position, fly upside down, and move about very rapidly.
3. And while other birds have to push off with their feet to begin flying, and work their ways up to their top speeds, the hummingbird can both start flying at maximum speed and stop flying instantaneously.
• Concluding sentence – this sentence sums up everything in the …show more content…
A good supporting detail expands on the main idea. Here are some examples of what could be used as a supporting detail in order to elaborate on the main idea.
o Use facts, statistics and other evidence. o Examples and illustrations could be added o Define terms o Quote someone or from a book o Compare and contrast o Described or analyzed the topic
(Owl.english.purdue.edu. Purdue University. 1995-2011. Accessed August 2, 2015)
Take a look at our rodeo clown paragraph again. There are several details in it that describe the rodeo clown’s job. Can you pick them out?
You probably chose the third and fourth sentences, right? Yes, these sentences tell the reader exactly how the clown jumps in front of the bulls and makes himself the intended target to protect the rider.
See if you can find more supporting details.
ELA8_B_5_9_ACT_3
Summary
A strong paragraph is a key to a good paper. Having strong paragraphs throughout a paper or essay maintains order to the paper. Having strong paragraphs keeps a writer on track. Having strong paragraphs keeps a reader
ELA8_SB_U5_L9
Introduction and Objective
Writing can seem like an overwhelming task. There’s so much pre-writing work to be done that you may seem like you’ll never get to actually write anything. It helps to keep breaking down the process. So what happens after you’ve chosen a topic and know your audience? Now it’s time to expand on that topic and get some facts to support it.
Link: https://pixabay.com/static/uploads/photo/2015/04/03/18/56/digits-705666_640.jpg
Today's lesson objective is: Students will develop the topic with relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.
Think about this for a minute. How do you expand, or develop, a topic? What do you include? …show more content…
• Supporting details – these sentences do just that, they “support” the main idea. These sentences are directly related to the main idea. A general rule of thumb is to have around three or a few more supporting details. This would put the sentence total for the paragraph in the five to seven sentence range. Purdue OWL Engagement (Online Writing Lab) cautions against trusting paragraphs containing just two or three sentences total. A paragraph this short may not contain enough information.
The hummingbird paragraph contains three supporting details.
1. Most birds flap their wings up and down to fly, but the hummingbird moves its wings forward and backward very rapidly in a figure eight pattern.
2. This allows the hummingbird to hover in position, fly upside down, and move about very rapidly.
3. And while other birds have to push off with their feet to begin flying, and work their ways up to their top speeds, the hummingbird can both start flying at maximum speed and stop flying instantaneously.
• Concluding sentence – this sentence sums up everything in the …show more content…
A good supporting detail expands on the main idea. Here are some examples of what could be used as a supporting detail in order to elaborate on the main idea.
o Use facts, statistics and other evidence. o Examples and illustrations could be added o Define terms o Quote someone or from a book o Compare and contrast o Described or analyzed the topic
(Owl.english.purdue.edu. Purdue University. 1995-2011. Accessed August 2, 2015)
Take a look at our rodeo clown paragraph again. There are several details in it that describe the rodeo clown’s job. Can you pick them out?
You probably chose the third and fourth sentences, right? Yes, these sentences tell the reader exactly how the clown jumps in front of the bulls and makes himself the intended target to protect the rider.
See if you can find more supporting details.
ELA8_B_5_9_ACT_3
Summary
A strong paragraph is a key to a good paper. Having strong paragraphs throughout a paper or essay maintains order to the paper. Having strong paragraphs keeps a writer on track. Having strong paragraphs keeps a reader