Final stages of an essay

DAILY REQUIREMENTS:
Each day, we will complete a daily Bell Ringer and Closure Activity:
Opening Activity:
10/3 Sentences
10/4 Sentences

Expanding the Intro. Paragraph
Goal: Students will outline, organize and create a 5 paragraph essay

Students will select one of their four opening paragraphs
Students will outline ideas for their essay (Use the following outline format: http://www.gc.maricopa.edu/English/essay/ )
Students will write using parallel structure

*Monday, explain parallel structure
Practice examples on the board

Tuesday, review parallel structure:

My friends were always going off to jog in the park or a game of tennis.

The manager asked me to file an application and would I leave my number.

We were dirty, hungry, and without a penny.


1. Students will finish their 5 paragraph essay
2. Students will have their papers read by two peers
3. The peers will read the paper aloud, write comments and make corrections
4. The owner of the paper will read it to one student in class
5. All students will upload their papers to http://www.turnitin.com/ by the end of Tuesday, 10/4

Hints: Remember to incorporate SPECIFIC DETAILS in the body paragraphs.
The body paragraphs MUST be organized according to the blueprint

**The 5 Paragraph essay is only ONE technique for writing a multi-paragraph essay. In this class, we will be exploring several options for organizing essays. This is only ONE example.

Closure Activity:
Each day, students will spend the last five minutes reviewing a peer's paper

Academic Content Standard:
5.1.11A- Write with a distinctive focus.
1.5.11B- Write using well-developed content appropriate for the topic.
1.5.11C- Write with controlled organization
http://english.clas.asu.edu/files/shared/enged/ParallelStructure.pdf