Writer’s WorkshopWriter’s

WorkshopCreating Body

ParagraphsCreating Body

Paragraphs

A Paragraph and a House

A Paragraph and a House

House must have a foundation and roof--regardless of what’s inside

What exists inside the house is what makes it unique

Likewise, paragraphs need intro sentences and transition sentences

The details in the middle make the paragraph special

House must have a foundation and roof--regardless of what’s inside

What exists inside the house is what makes it unique

Likewise, paragraphs need intro sentences and transition sentences

The details in the middle make the paragraph special

Three Parts of a Paragraph

Three Parts of a Paragraph

IntroductionJuicy DetailsTransition sentence

IntroductionJuicy DetailsTransition sentence

The Paragraph Outline: Your Recipe for WritingThe Paragraph Outline: Your Recipe for WritingI. Main Idea 1: Introduction

Sentence

a. Juicy Detail 1b. Juicy Detail 2c. Juicy Detail 3d. Transition Sentence

I. Main Idea 1: Introduction Sentence

a. Juicy Detail 1b. Juicy Detail 2c. Juicy Detail 3d. Transition Sentence

The Paragraph Outline: Your Recipe for WritingThe Paragraph Outline: Your Recipe for WritingI. Schools should implement

recess --hyper studentsa. A chance to become activeb. Less time wasted

reprimandingc. It helps them focusd. Transition to physical fitness

I. Schools should implement recess --hyper students

a. A chance to become activeb. Less time wasted

reprimandingc. It helps them focusd. Transition to physical fitness

Introduction SentencesIntroduction Sentences

Like a sneak preview of a movie

Gives the reader an idea of what to expect, but does not reveal everything

Includes the main idea of the paragraph

Like a sneak preview of a movie

Gives the reader an idea of what to expect, but does not reveal everything

Includes the main idea of the paragraph

Introduction SentencesIntroduction Sentences

Most importantly, schools need to implement recess to help curb hyperactivity and restlessness in students.

Most importantly, schools need to implement recess to help curb hyperactivity and restlessness in students.

Juicy DetailsJuicy Details

Provides the most interest for your paragraph

Explain and “prove” the statements made in your introduction

Use DRAPES

Provides the most interest for your paragraph

Explain and “prove” the statements made in your introduction

Use DRAPES

DRAPESDRAPESDialogue--”If you can’t say

something good, don’t say anything at all,” my mother warned me throughout my childhood.

Rhetorical Question-- “When you are 80 years old, what will you regret that you didn’t do?”

Analogy--An athlete without the opportunity to play is like taking the engine out of a car.

Dialogue--”If you can’t say something good, don’t say anything at all,” my mother warned me throughout my childhood.

Rhetorical Question-- “When you are 80 years old, what will you regret that you didn’t do?”

Analogy--An athlete without the opportunity to play is like taking the engine out of a car.

DRAPESDRAPESPersonal Experience--describe a

personal experience that relates to the main idea

Example--Provide a hypothetical or real-life example that you have witnessed

Statistic--According to a survey conducted by the American Association for the Child's Right to Play, 40 percent of schools have cut back on at least one daily recess period.

Personal Experience--describe a personal experience that relates to the main idea

Example--Provide a hypothetical or real-life example that you have witnessed

Statistic--According to a survey conducted by the American Association for the Child's Right to Play, 40 percent of schools have cut back on at least one daily recess period.

Juicy Details 1,2,3Juicy Details 1,2,3

(Example) Today, recess is not a privilege in every school.

(Example) If students were allowed an outlet to release their pent up energy, like recess, then their would also be a decline in the discipline problems.

(Statistic) A recent study published in the journal Pediatrics reaffirmed the importance of recess, finding better classroom behavior in schools where students have 15 minutes or more recess time.

(Example) Today, recess is not a privilege in every school.

(Example) If students were allowed an outlet to release their pent up energy, like recess, then their would also be a decline in the discipline problems.

(Statistic) A recent study published in the journal Pediatrics reaffirmed the importance of recess, finding better classroom behavior in schools where students have 15 minutes or more recess time.

Transition SentencesTransition Sentences

Comes back to the main idea, but states it in a different way

Aims to “tie” the paragraph together

Avoid saying, “This is why …” or “That is why …”

Comes back to the main idea, but states it in a different way

Aims to “tie” the paragraph together

Avoid saying, “This is why …” or “That is why …”

Transition SentenceTransition Sentence

Not only would the implementation of recess help with behavior issues, but it would aid in the fight against obesity.

Not only would the implementation of recess help with behavior issues, but it would aid in the fight against obesity.

All Together, Now!All Together, Now!Most importantly, schools need to

implement recess to help curb hyperactivity and restlessness in students. Today, recess is not a privilege in every school. If students were allowed an outlet to release their pent up energy, like recess, then their would also be a decline in the discipline problems. In fact, a recent study published in the journal Pediatrics reaffirmed the importance of recess, finding better classroom behavior in schools where students have 15 minutes or more recess time.Not only would the implementation of recess help with behavior issues, but it would aid in the fight against obesity.

Most importantly, schools need to implement recess to help curb hyperactivity and restlessness in students. Today, recess is not a privilege in every school. If students were allowed an outlet to release their pent up energy, like recess, then their would also be a decline in the discipline problems. In fact, a recent study published in the journal Pediatrics reaffirmed the importance of recess, finding better classroom behavior in schools where students have 15 minutes or more recess time.Not only would the implementation of recess help with behavior issues, but it would aid in the fight against obesity.