1. Writing Warm Up Write a story using these words:
pop
bunny
tiger
glitter
After you are finished, please share with your table.

2. Announcements NO CLASS ON TUESDAY, JULY 4th (Independence Day)
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3. The Basics
Marissa Danielsen

4. Paragraphs
A group of sentences with one main idea.

5. Paragraph format
Indent the first sentence of every new paragraph. (Tab to indent)
Keep an even margin around the paper.
Sentences should only have one space between them, but should continue on the same line. You don’t need to have a new line for every paragraph.

6. Check out Practice 1 on page 2
Which is correct?
1, 2 or 3?

7. Practice 2
What are the three format problems in the paragraph below?

8. Parts of a paragraph Topic Sentence Supporting Sentences
Concluding Sentence

9. Main idea A general idea that the paragraph expresses.
General idea: a wonderful flight on Breeze Airlines
Specific idea: a wide selection of in-flight music and movies
General idea: Ice cream
Specific idea: chocolate ice cream

10. Main Idea practice What would be a general idea out of this list?
crime
pollution
crowds
disadvantages of cities
the high costs of housing
More practice: p 6-8

11. Supporting Ideas
Explain and develop the main idea. Usually there are many supporting ideas
Which are the supporting ideas?
It is close to the border so I can visit Mexico often
San Diego is a great place to live
The weather is great
It has plenty of interesting places to visit with the family.

12. Supporting Details
Use details to support your ideas and make your writing more interesting.
Boring sentence: One student was rude to some others.
Detailed sentence: The high school boy yelled at the younger boys, “You’re stupid!”

13. The Conclusion Ties the composition together and gives closure.
Types of conclusions:
restatement of the main idea
summary of the points
look to the future
related thought that grows out of body
a combination of several types of conclusions

14. Titles
Centered
Capitalize the first letter of the most important words in the title
use a capital letter after a colon (:)
Don’t capitalize articles, prepositions, or coordinators
Do not write a sentence as a title

15. Practice
Please find the main idea, supporting ideas, and conclusions for these samples:
When your group is finished, write your reverse outline on the board
Page
Sample 1
Sample 2
Sample 3
Sample 4

16. Outlining p 24 Identify types of information Make a rough outline
Compose main idea
Organize body

17. Remember: NO CLASS ON TUESDAY, JULY 4th (Independence Day) Homework:
Find a novel to write book reports on. Bring novel to class on Thursday the 6th.
Journals due Thursday. (Handwritten or typed)
Bring an outline of your interview.