A Secret to a Sixshowing support

while keeping the prompt

present

Show

Techniques

a lesson in writing

Show Off your Triangles

Each triangle (on your plan) represents at least 3 sentences.

You have to SHOW your triangle;

not just tell the reader what it is about...BUT DON’T FORGET TO connect back to the prompt!!!

How do I show off?

Ways to SHOW OFF!

*make up a scenario

(i.e.) “For instance, what if……”

Show Off your Triangles

*use a personal experience

(i.e.) “I remember…”

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*use imagery to paint a mental

picture(i.e.) “Rain-rotted shingles drooped over the eaves of the veranda; oak

trees kept the sun away.”

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*use “compare/contrast” within your paragraph

(i.e.) “Instead of rows of students sitting sleepily, listening to a

monotonous teacher drone on and on about Shakespeare’s comedic

techniques, JWJ students are sitting in small circles discussing the advantages

of using jokes to deliver scathing social commentary.

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*use FACTS, STATS, and/or DETAILS (proper nouns)

(i.e.) Shakespeare, born in Stratford in 1564, wrote over 37

plays in 25 years, not to mention 154 sonnets and 2 long,

narrative poems.

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Let’s look at an example…

WHO SHOULD BE FEATURED ON THE NEXT

US POSTAGE STAMP?

Beautiful words that

Led to Fame

New words

with plays

Famous playwright whose words

changed society

that introduced us to

Just to Review Body Paragraphs (Structure)…

• Start with your TOPIC SENTENCE

• Topic Sentences: try and have your MAIN POINT and BOTH OF YOUR SUPPORTING POINTS… all in one sentence.

• This sentence needs to make sense, and NOT be a run-on.

• Re-read your sentence after you write it.

Topic Sentence: 1st sentence in your body paragraph

Famous Playwright

Beautiful

Led to Fame

Shakespeare wrote plays that were so exquisitely beautiful that they led to fame in England.

What techniques are used?

• Sentences 2-4:(Supporting point #1 and its FEDIs)

» Shakespeare’s plays were so eloquently written, that, people wonder if a single man could have possibly had the genius to construct such works of art with just a pen and paper. His plays contained elements that all the different social classes could relate to, including the Groundlings standing on the floor of the Globe Theater. He even incorporated poetry, like sonnets, into his tragedies like Romeo and Juliet.

Beautiful

(Supporting Pt. #1)

Now focus on Supporting Pt. #2

Led to Fame

This near perfection of Shakespeare’s plays led to their fame. Shakespeare rose to prominence in Queen Elizabeth’s personal acting troupe called the “Lord Chamberlain’s Men”. His fame did not die with the Renaissance, but still lives on today, as it could on a stamp. Shakespeare’s fame made his impact on society all the larger. (Transition to the next Main Point)

Now, look at your first body paragraph on DTW2

Did you use any “show techniques”?

If so, which ones?

How good was your paragraph? A six?

Paragraph (Quiz Grade)

Goal: Write a new thesis and a new body paragraph using 1-2 show techniques.

Steps:

1.Re-plan for that stamp prompt, using progressive planning.

2.Write a new thesis statement and “body paragraph 1” using show techniques.

3.9 sentences total (thesis + 1st body)