•Get out the yellow workbooks.

•We will go over any questions from yesterday.

•Please chose a question to ask about.

1.1. WHAT ARE WHAT ARE THREE PARTS THREE PARTS OF A PARAGRAPH?OF A PARAGRAPH?

2.2. HOW MANY HOW MANY PARAGRAPHSPARAGRAPHS ARE THERE IN A TYPICAL ESSAY? ARE THERE IN A TYPICAL ESSAY?

3.3. WHAT IS THE WHAT IS THE FIRST PARAGRAPH FIRST PARAGRAPH IN AN ESSAY CALLED?IN AN ESSAY CALLED?

4.4. GIVE ME ONE EXAMPLE OF WHAT GIVE ME ONE EXAMPLE OF WHAT A SUPPORTING DETAIL A SUPPORTING DETAIL CAN INCLUDE.CAN INCLUDE.

5.5. TELL ME THE TELL ME THE CENTRAL IDEACENTRAL IDEA OF THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH: OF THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH:

LIKE LOTS OF OTHER KIDS HER AGE, EIGHT-YEAR-OLD EMILY PLAYS LIKE LOTS OF OTHER KIDS HER AGE, EIGHT-YEAR-OLD EMILY PLAYS

BASEBALL, SWIMS, AND SKIS. SHE ALSO HAS A FAVORITE TOY: A 19-INCH DOLL BASEBALL, SWIMS, AND SKIS. SHE ALSO HAS A FAVORITE TOY: A 19-INCH DOLL

NAMED SUSAN WHO WAS HANDCRAFTED TO LOOK LIKE HER. EMILY WAS BORN NAMED SUSAN WHO WAS HANDCRAFTED TO LOOK LIKE HER. EMILY WAS BORN

WITH SPINA BIFIDA, A BIRTH DEFECT THAT HAS LEFT HER PARALYZED FROM THE WITH SPINA BIFIDA, A BIRTH DEFECT THAT HAS LEFT HER PARALYZED FROM THE

WAIST DOWN. HER LOOK-ALIKE DOLL, EQUIPPED WITH A PAIR OF BLUE AND SILVER WAIST DOWN. HER LOOK-ALIKE DOLL, EQUIPPED WITH A PAIR OF BLUE AND SILVER

“DESIGNER” BRACES, HELPS HER REMEMBER THAT ALTHOUGH SHE MAY BE “DESIGNER” BRACES, HELPS HER REMEMBER THAT ALTHOUGH SHE MAY BE

HANDICAPPED, SHE IS DEFINITELY NOT OUT OF THE ACTION.HANDICAPPED, SHE IS DEFINITELY NOT OUT OF THE ACTION.

• Take out a blank sheet of paper

• Do NOT write the questions,

• 10 MINUTES10 MINUTES

•USE ACADEMIC CONVERSATIONUSE ACADEMIC CONVERSATION

•DO NOT SPEAK WHEN OTHERS ARE SPEAKINGDO NOT SPEAK WHEN OTHERS ARE SPEAKING

• EVERYONE’S VOICE MATTERSEVERYONE’S VOICE MATTERS

• YOU CAN DISAGREE, RESPECTFULLYYOU CAN DISAGREE, RESPECTFULLY

•USE EVIDENCE WHEN SPEAKINGUSE EVIDENCE WHEN SPEAKING

SENTENCE STRUCTURESENTENCE STRUCTURE