Class Work

Reminders. . .

 A. What one line MUST be in your introduction?

B. What order should you use for writing this essay?

C. What else do you know about the middle of this essay?

D. What needs to happen in the last paragraph?

 

Hint: Look back at the samples we went over last week.

 

 The classification essay is an essay in three parts.

A. Introduction

B. Middle paragraphs - there may be three or more. There should be three "classes."

C. Conclusion

•  Write your draft.
• Be sure that your introduction includes a thesis statement that notes the two or three items you will use to prove your classification. 
•  Include dialogue in your example(s).
• Post your draft in CANVAS by the beginning of class on Thursday. You will need the draft in class. (25 pts.)

It is Assignment #24. 

 Today we will work on getting the middle paragraphs to come alive with examples from life. In order to make these stories believable, you need to include some conversation.

 

Let's look at an example of dialogue in action! "If Only"...

 

You will need a partner for this activity - just one! Find a person who shares your birth month. You have 58 seconds to locate and sit by that person.

 

You will each select a slip from the "person" envelope.

As a pair, select a slip from the "location" envelope.

Each individual select a slip from the "object" envelope.

 

Now, the two of you will role play the person with the object. Think about the object for a few moments. Why do you have that object? Where did you find it? Is it yours? What are you going to do with it?

 

Next, have a conversation with your "partner." Stay in character.

 

Write the conversation. Punctuate correctly. Apply the rules. You will be sharing your conversation with the class. You must turn in one paper copy of the conversation.

 

http://www.be-a-better-writer.com/punctuate-dialogue.html