The Paragraph Book First 9 Weeks Writing the How-to Paragraph

Lesson 2: Format FORMAT: HOW IT LOOKS ON THE PAGE The word edit means to check and correct. We begin with format. Format deals with how a paragraph looks on the page. This includes the arrangement and spacing of the title and the sentences. Sept. 10 (1)format (2)capitalization and punctuation (3)subjects (4)verbs (5)thought This writing program shows how to edit five elements of a paragraph:

FORMATTING A PARAGRAPH TWO WAYS How to Bathe an Elephant First, you get a well-trained elephant. Next, you tie one end of a long rope around the elephant’s neck. Then, you pick up the loose end of the rope and lead the elephant into a pond. Finally, you stand far back and watch the big fellow spray himself with his trunk. How to Bathe an Elephant First, you get a well-trained elephant. Next, you tie one end of a long rope around the elephant’s neck. Then, you pick up the loose end of the rope and lead the elephant into a pond. Finally, you stand far back and watch the big fellow spray himself with his trunk.

FORMAT: WHAT TO LOOK FOR 1.The title is centered above the paragraph. Centered is another way of saying placed in the center. 2.There is a blank line after the title line. 3.The first line of the paragraph is indented. To indent a line means to begin a line with a blank space. The space should be about the width of your thumb. 4.Each new sentence begins right after the sentence before it. 5.After the first line, each new line starts at the left margin. A margin is a blank border around the print on a page. The left margin can also mean the vertical red line about one inch from the left edge of a sheet of lined paper. (Vertical is up and down.) 6.The right margin is uncrowded. This means that words at the end of the line aren’t bunched up against the right edge of the paper. FORMAT: WHAT TO LOOK FOR 1.The title is centered above the paragraph. Centered is another way of saying placed in the center.

START A LIST OF EDITING MARKS On the lined side of the yellow card, copy the four editing marks that were introduced in this lesson. Your card should look like this: Editing Marks 1. An arrow  shows where a word or words should be moved. 2.# = Add space. 3.] [ = Center the word or words. 4.L or ¶ = Indent the line. START A LIST OF EDITING MARKS On the lined side of the yellow card, copy the four editing marks that were introduced in this lesson. Your card should look like this:

MAKE A CUE CARD A cue card reminds you what points to look for when you’re checking a paragraph for mistakes. When looking for formal mistakes, asked yourself the six questions you will list on your cue card. Use the lined side of the white card. Check & Correct – 1 1.Is the title centered? 2.Is there a blank line after the title line? 3.Is the first line of the paragraph indented? 4.Does each new sentence begin right after the sentence before it? 5.After the first line, does each new line start at the left margin? 6.Is the right margin uncrowded? Format