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•GGrabber (first rabber (first sentence)sentence)

•EExpand Grabberxpand Grabber

•TThesis (last sentence)hesis (last sentence)

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• Purpose: to gain the reader’s Purpose: to gain the reader’s attentionattention

• Three Types of Grabbers: Three Types of Grabbers:

a. use an examplea. use an example

b. state a fact or opinionb. state a fact or opinion

c. ask a questionc. ask a question

GrabberGrabber((Students should not text during Students should not text during

class.)class.)a. use an examplea. use an example

Jeremiah texts during class everyday.Jeremiah texts during class everyday.

b. state a fact or opinionb. state a fact or opinion

Every student texts during at least one Every student texts during at least one of their classes. of their classes.

CC. ask a question. ask a question

Can teenagers do more than one thing Can teenagers do more than one thing at a time and still succeed? at a time and still succeed?

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• Expand/relate your grabber to your Expand/relate your grabber to your focus.focus.

• Continue “talking about” the Grabber.Continue “talking about” the Grabber.

Having taught more than a decade, I have noticed Having taught more than a decade, I have noticed that that most of you as students most of you as students focus on the one thing focus on the one thing in which you are thinking. Recent technology has in which you are thinking. Recent technology has overtaken the hobbies and minds of the majority of overtaken the hobbies and minds of the majority of my students. One of these recent technologies is my students. One of these recent technologies is texting. Texting seems to want to take the place of texting. Texting seems to want to take the place of the necessary attention needed to succeed in high the necessary attention needed to succeed in high school.school.

ThesisThesis

• Thesis: The main idea of your paper. Thesis: The main idea of your paper.

• State your focus—directly tell where you State your focus—directly tell where you stand on the chosen issue (brainstorming). stand on the chosen issue (brainstorming).

• DO NOT use phrases such as, “In my paper I DO NOT use phrases such as, “In my paper I will tell you about…”will tell you about…”

Because of the need for you to succeed, Because of the need for you to succeed, students should not text during class.students should not text during class.

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Can students do more than one thing at a time Can students do more than one thing at a time and still succeed? and still succeed? Having taught more than a Having taught more than a decade, I have noticed that decade, I have noticed that most of you as students most of you as students focus on the one thing in which you are thinking. focus on the one thing in which you are thinking. Recent technology has overtaken the hobbies and Recent technology has overtaken the hobbies and minds of the majority of my students. One of these minds of the majority of my students. One of these recent technologies is texting. Texting seems to want recent technologies is texting. Texting seems to want to take the place of the necessary attention needed to take the place of the necessary attention needed to succeed in high school. to succeed in high school. Because of the need for Because of the need for you to succeed, students should not text during you to succeed, students should not text during class. class.

Body ParagraphsBody Paragraphs• Topic Sentence Topic Sentence (The actual characteristic)(The actual characteristic)

– World and human life creation is commonly found among World and human life creation is commonly found among many Native American myths. many Native American myths.

– One Native American myth characteristic is the creation of One Native American myth characteristic is the creation of the world and human beings. the world and human beings.

• MythMyth

• SupportSupport

• Literary TermLiterary Term

• Myth Myth

• Support Support

• Literary TermLiterary Term (optional) (optional)

• EndEnd (Reword what you’ve already said in order to (Reword what you’ve already said in order to review/recap your paragraph.)review/recap your paragraph.)– The creation of the world and its inhabitants allows each tribe to The creation of the world and its inhabitants allows each tribe to

discover an identity native to themselves as well as a connection with discover an identity native to themselves as well as a connection with other tribes.other tribes.

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