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WRITING
Intro Paragraphs
ASSIGNMENT
Together, with the four people at your table, you
will be writing introductory paragraphs.
You will each be doing the same thing, but with
different prompts.
TABLE SET-UP
Person 1 Person 2
Person 3 Person 4
Windows
Whiteboard
Divider
Projector
DIRECTIONS
Get out four pieces of lined paper.
On four separate pieces of lined paper, please
write the following four prompts.
Each prompt gets its own sheet of paper.
PROMPT 1
Parents, teachers, and students have
varying opinions about students working
while attending school. Should students
work to earn pay during the school year?
Compose an essay explaining why or why
not.
PROMPT 2
Recently, it seems as though there is
a nationwide epidemic with students
dropping out of high school. Authority
figures disagree on how to handle the
situation. Write a letter to the school
board with suggestions to prevent drop
outs?
PROMPT 3
In recent decades, countless inventions have
been introduced to American lives. There is
great debate over whether these inventions
have helped or hindered our way of life.
Write an essay explaining whether technology
has improved or hurt your life and why.
PROMPT 4
Every culture has traditions that
are distinctly their own. In fact,
each family has activities or
beliefs which are unique to them.
Compose an essay describing a
family tradition you enjoy.
DIRECTIONS
The prompt you will be working with for the next
part of this project is the prompt that has the same
number as your seat.
Example: If you are in seat 3, then you will be
responsible for deconstructing Prompt #3.
If you have less than four people in your group,
your entire group will need to work together to
complete the missing number.
DECONSTRUCT THE PROMPT– 5 MINUTES
Using the sheet of paper you wrote out your
prompt on Deconstruct the prompt!
Find the meat (this should be in the prompt)
RAFT it out (do this in the space below the
prompt.
ROUND ROBIN– 10 MIN
Now that you have deconstructed the prompt, you will be
responsible for walking the rest of your group through the prompt
you worked on.
Starting with person 1, please show your group how to
deconstruct that prompt. As you explain, they will deconstruct the
prompt on their lined paper where they wrote the prompt.
Once person 1 is done, move to person 2…
When you are done, each person should have all four
prompts deconstructed on his/her lined paper.
FRAYER MODEL
Each student needs one Frayer Model
worksheet.
Center box: • your name, the topic of your essay (RAFT), and
the prompt number.Box 1 = RAFT
Box 2 = Hook:
Box 3 = Background information:Box 4 = Thesis Statement:
LABEL THE MODEL
R: A:F: T:
Hook:
Background Info: Thesis:
NAMETopic:
Prompt #:
STEP 1– 2 MIN
Using the prompt you
deconstructed, fill out box 1—
RAFT
DO NOT START BOXES 2-4
NOW
Pass your papers clockwise.
HOOK– 8MIN
Determine who in your group will use quotes and
who will write descriptive anecdotes. • 2 people will write anecdotes and 2 will use quotes.
Write on your sheet which you are using.
Write your hook (if you are using a quote, you may
use your phone/electronic device to search for one).
DO NOT START BOXES 3-4
NOW
Pass your papers clockwise.
BACKGROUND INFO-5 MIN
On the sheet you have been given,
look at the prompt for that sheet.
Bring in any applicable background
information from the prompt.
DO NOT START BOX 4
NOW
Pass your papers clockwise.
CONSTRUCT A THESIS—5 MIN
What + Active Verb +
Idea/Concept
What--- Topic, Pattern or Things you are
describing
Active Verb– See examples you wrote in your
notes
Idea/Concept– Themes and overarching
ideas
Optional- 3 pronged thesis (3 pieces of
evidence that will be supported in your paper)
NOW
Pass your papers clockwise.
REVISE FOR FLOW
Analyze the introductory paragraph and
make sure that it flows from one sentence
to the next.
Write it out on the back of the paper
with the same prompt.
Fix any spelling or grammatical errors
Make sure that it is on topic and clearly
stated.
EXAMPLE
R: essay that explains the lengths to which people will go in order to survive. A: TeacherF: Personal NarrativeT: Survival
Hook: Six people with Stars of
David banded around their arms huddle in a basement
of an abandoned building in Warsaw… (see model
notes)Background Info:In order to survive, people have been known to go to great lengths and to do things they would not ordinarily do.
Thesis:In times of crisis, survival
becomes the most important objective for
humanity.
Ms. CrawfordTopic: SurvivalPrompt: Model
Prompt
Six people with Stars of David banded around their arms
huddle in a basement of an abandoned building in Warsaw, Poland.
Above them, at the top of the stairs, behind an old rickety bookshelf,
Nazi soldiers hunt throughout the city for Jews. Gunshots have
become a nightly symphony, and the streets run red with the blood of
those not considered part of the Master Race. Boots sound outside
the basement, and the noise startles the baby bundled in his
mother’s arms, and he starts to whine. “Shut him up,” hisses one of
the men, “or I will,” as the mother frantically searches for something
to stop the crying. In order to survive, people have been known to go
to great lengths and to do things they would not ordinarily do.
Survival becomes the most important objective for humanity in times
of crisis, such as war, isolation, and catastrophic or natural disaster.
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