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Jane Schaffer Writing Strategy
How to Write an Effective Paragraph
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The Prompt
Before writing anything, know your assignment— READ THE PROMPT! What are you being asked to do?
Response-to-Literature Writing= writing that discusses what is of value in a work of literature.
Literary Response requires a careful, critical look at the reading.
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Step 1: TOPIC SENTENCE
• A Topic Sentence (TS) is the top bun of a hamburger.
• TS = first sentence of the paragraph. It shows the main idea.• Usually a mildly controversial statement--something that you have to prove. It can be as brief as 3 words!
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1) In the fairy tale “The ThreeLittle Pigs,” the third pig isvery wise.
Example Topic Sentence (TS)
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Step 2: CONCRETE DETAILS
• Concrete Details (CD) are the meat of the hamburger.
• CDs = Support for your TS. (facts, quotes, examples, etc. from text)
• CDs can’t be argued with—a CD is evidence that supports your point!
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Example Concrete Detail (CD)
2) For example, remembering his mother’s warning about a wolf, he builds his house out of sturdy brick.
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Transition and Lead In
Every concrete detail needs a transition and a lead in. The transition smoothly connects your concrete detail to your topic sentence and the lead in provides context for the CD.
For example, remembering his mother’s warning about a wolf, he builds his house out of sturdy brick.
transition lead in
CD
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Transitions
• A good paragraph will also use transition words. These are words or phrases that help readers connect your ideas.
• Example transitions:
For example,
For instance,
Consequently,
Thus,
As a result,
Because of this,
In summary,
Hence,
Therefore,
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Step 3: COMMENTARY
• Commentary Sentences (CM) are the “extras” on the hamburger—the tomato, cheese, lettuce, mayo—they make it delicious!
• CMs = your analysis, interpretation, explanation, or insight into the text.
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Example Commentary Sentences (2 CMs)
3) The wolf is unable to blow down the brick house. 4) This shows that the third pig is smarter than his brothers, who were both eaten by the wolf.
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Step 4: CONCLUDING SENTENCE
• A concluding sentence (CS) is the bottom bun of the hamburger.
• A CS wraps up the paragraph. It rephrases the main idea.
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Example Concluding Sentence (CS)
5) In conclusion, the thirdpig outsmarts not only his brothers but the “big, bad”wolf as well.
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TS, CD, CM, CS—Now What?
• CHUNKING
For a literary response, we will use a combination (or “ratio”) of 1:2. That is, for every 1 CD, you will have 2 CMs.
A combination of CDs and CMs is called a chunk.
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One Chunk: 1 CD + 2 CM
For example, remembering his mother’s warning about a wolf, he builds his house out of sturdy brick. The wolf is unable to blow down the brick house. This shows that the third pig is smarter than his brothers, who were both eaten by the wolf.
Ratio = 1:2
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Does It Flow?
Now you know how to write a one- chunk paragraph…
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Step 6: A Whole Paragraph
In the fairy tale “The Three Little Pigs,” the third pig is very wise. For example, remembering his mother’s warning about a wolf, he builds his house out of sturdy brick. The wolf is unable to blow down the brick house. This shows that the third pig is smarter than his brothers, who were both eaten by the wolf. In conclusion, the third pig outsmarts not only his brothers but the “big, bad” wolf as well.
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One Chunk, Two Chunk, Three Chunk
For this class, you will be required to write a two chunk paragraph MINIMUM! That means you will end up with 8 sentence body paragraphs. You, may, of course, write a three chunk paragraph… That’s what honors level kiddos have to do.