Wrting skills fall2011 session 28 sept

Write a paragraph of five sentences describing your strengths and weaknesses.

Time 10 mins

Syllabus BreakupTill Midterm

Objectives of the week

QUiz

What is ‘Writing and plagiarism?

Identify topic sentence , supporting details and concluding

sentence in a paragraph.

To compose a well structured and organised paragraph using topic

sentence, supporting details and conclude it

Modes of essay

What is narrative essay

Completion of story/picture sequence story

Writing "How do I know what I think until I see what I say?"

E.M. Forster

"If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that." Stephen King

"We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect." Anaïs Nin

What is writing?

It’s a skill, a process and an outcome .its a way to express

ourselves in the simplest manner.

One needs to practice to excel this skill. Not every one is

a born writer, one can acquire the skill through exposure

and practice.

One needs to read a lot and have enough subject

knowledge about the topic that one needs to write upon.

Reading is the input that leads to a skilled output i.e.

writing.

Reading and writing skills

Reading – Input The more you read;

Writing- Output The better you can write!

Topic of the week ‘Paragraph writing’

Composition of paragraph

1. Topic sentence/ Thesis statement/ main idea

2. supporting ideas/ details

3. concluding sentence

Structure of a paragraph

Paragraph as one unit

Paragraph

Topic sentence T.S.

Supporting details S.D.

Concluding statement C.S.

Bottom to top approach

Composition of letters = A word Composition of words = A phrase Composition of phrases = A clause Composition of clause s = sentence Composition of sentences = A paragraph Composition of paragraphs = An essay

What is a Topic sentence ?

As the name itself reveals ,it explains about the topic of your

paragraph.

A topic sentence has two purposes:

Firstly, it opens the paragraph revealing the main idea or streamline

about it.

Secondly, it tells you what the paragraph is about.

It’s like the main idea or theme of the paragraph. If you are being

asked to find the central idea of the paragraph in one sentence that

will be the topic sentence.

Position of topic sentence in a paragraph

Your paragraph should be left indented/ left

alignment.

Topic sentence doesn’t have a fixed place in the paragraph.

You might end up assuming the first sentence of every

paragraph to be the topic sentence, which might prove

incorrect.

However, in news paper or magazine articles, the topic

sentence is usually the first sentence in the paragraph.

Supporting details

Concluding statement

These sentences add more detail and adds to the

information about the particular topic explained in the topic

sentence

A sentence which sums up the main idea given in the topic

sentence.

Activity 1-Instructions

Read the paragraph and identify;

Topic sentence (T.S)

Supporting details (S.D)

Concluding statement (C.S)

Reading- “Disability is not Inability”

No one is perfect in this world except Allah Almighty. Individuals

suffer from a certain degree of disability ranging from physical to

emotional. People begin to feel impaired and unable to provide for

themselves in one way or the other. These disabilities can be

capitalized as foundations of success and happiness even if they

tend to cage the afflicted individuals from living a normal life. Yet,

there remains the thought that even if people are impaired by their

disabilities , they can still be productive members of the society and

lead a happy life.

Worksheet

Topic sentence

Topic

Activity 1 Example Paragraph ‘Reading for pleasure’

Curling up with a good book and reading for pleasure is less

common now a days than it used to be. Increasingly, people

are using electronic books on their home computers. There is

endless choice and it saves on the expense of buying that

new book you so want to read by your favourite author. This

trend, though ,adds a whole new dimension to reading just a

few chapters before you go to sleep, snuggled up under your

duvet. Difficult with a computer!

Worksheet Instructions

A) Read the given supporting details and select

the sentence that best introduces the paragraph.

B) Also suggest suitable topic and write it in the

given spaces for each paragraph.

Activity 3 -jumbled up paragraph

Instructions

Read the jumbled up paragraph about ‘Video Games’

Identify the place of T.S. , S.Ds. 1,2,3,4 and C.S.

Rewrite and draft in into a properly organised and

structured paragraph.

Time 15 mins

Video Games Classic games above all reflexes and hand and eye co

ordination. In a world where many of the newer video games

require a tremendous time commitment and deep problem

solving abilities, the simpler and more straightforward games of

yesterday can be incredibly refreshing. There is nothing quite

like the thrill of playing a classic video game today. Easy to

learn, play and ensuring more fun. they require practice rather

than problem solving and free roaming exploration. The relative

simplicity of these games make them more enjoyable for groups

and families.

Organised paraThere is nothing quite like the thrill of playing a classic video gametoday. T.S.

1. In a world where many of the newer video games require a

tremendous time commitment and deep problem solving abilities, the

simpler and more straightforward games of yesterday can be

incredibly refreshing S.D2. The relative simplicity of these games make them more enjoyable for

groups and families S.D

3. They require practice rather than problem solving and free roaming exploration. S.D

4. Above all, Classic games reflexes hand and eye co ordination. S.D

Easy to learn, play and ensuring more fun for all ages. C.S

Organised and structured paragraph

There is nothing quite like the thrill of playing a classic video

game today. In a world where many of the newer video games

require a tremendous time commitment and deep problem

solving abilities, the simpler and more straightforward games of

yesterday can be incredibly refreshing. The relative simplicity of

these games make them more enjoyable for groups and families.

They require practice rather than problem solving and free

roaming exploration. Above all, Classic games reflexes hand and

eye co ordination.Easy to learn, play and ensuring more fun for

all ages. C.S

Topics for paragraph

Brainstorm topic. Generate all ideas and jot them down on

paper before you start writing your paragraph.

Mistakes

Mobile phones

Travel

My childhood memories

Home taskComplete story writing task for nest week submission Carefully read the topics of narrative essay and modes of essay.Prepare for quiz.