1. Agenda 1. Housekeeping (Turnitin)
2. SR: Part 2 – Argumentative Paragraph
The Paragraph – Note Catcher
Writing Refreshers
Drafting Period

2. Turnitin Info. – 6th Period
Class Id:
Password: muoio

3. Turnitin Info. – 9th Period
Class Id:
Password: muoio

4. The Paragraph: Notes & Reminders
Purpose of a paragraph:
“Ingredients” of a paragraph:

5. The Paragraph: Notes & Reminders
Argumentative Writing

6. Peer Review
Read through your partner’s work and annotate your thoughts in the margins.
Identify whether your partner has completed everything on the Paragraph Checklist
Look for grammar issues (run-ons, pronoun agreement, etc.), awkward phrasing, omissions, etc. …
Then, have a conversation with your partner, discussing (based on annotations & the checklist) what has been done successfully and what still needs to be included or addressed.

7. Editing Period Take this time to REVISE your paragraph.
Remember the following:
Employ a strong topic sentence with a thesis statement
Include parenthetical citations
Transition between your sentences
Focus on analysis rather than summary

8. Summer Reading – Part 2: Argumentative Paragraph
Homework
Summer Reading – Part 2: Argumentative Paragraph
*Upload your revised (12 pt. font, double spaced) paragraph
to Turnitin by midnight tonight.

9. The Paragraph: Notes & Reminders
“Ingredients” of a paragraph:

10. The Paragraph: Notes & Reminders
Argumentative Writing