Before writing your journals, did you plan?

Did you even think about any of that?

Supporting ideas?

What was your strategy for your topic sentence?

Friends are really important.

Example student topic sentences:

Example student topic sentences:

After 10 years goes by I will be

22 years old.

I think this quote is true because what is behind us is stuff that you can’t change.

Example student topic sentences:

The three P’s

7th gradelanguage artsMrs. DiDonato, Ms. McLachlan, Mrs. Cochran

In writing you need to give your reader a sneak preview of what’s coming in your writing.An ADVANCED topic sentence will do THREE things:

1.Be three-prongedInclude 3 ways, reasons, solutions

etc.

The topic sentence will…

2. Be parallel in structureEach prong is the same in

structure grammatically.

3. Provide a preview Let us know what the writing

will cover.

Example Topic sentence with the 3 P’s

Television has a positive effect on its viewers because it helps them learn, gives them information from all over the world and allows them to relax.

Three pronged (3 reasons)

Parallel (same in structure)Each prong begins with a VERB in the present tense.

Preview provided

Television has a positive effect on its viewers because it helps them learn, gives them information from all over the world and allows them to relax.

Sentence 2: how they learnSentence 3: example…Sentence 4: how it gives worldly infoSentence 5: example…Sentence 6: how it relaxes usSentence 7: example…Sentence 8: conclude

YOUR TURN to label the parts of the topic sentence.

The most important qualities of a good friend are a sense of humor, kindness and dependability.

Preview provided Three pronged (3 qualities)

Parallel (same in structure)Each prong begins with noun

Importance of being parallel/sameNon-parallel

topic sentenceWestminster,

Colorado is a great place to live because of its beautiful views, its small town feel and it has a low crime rate.

Parallel topic sentence

Westminster, Colorado is a great place to live because of its beautiful views, its small town feel and its low crime rate.

YOUR TURN…Parallel or not? Fix it if needed.

Sports benefit your overall health because they relieve stress in your muscles, they work your cardiovascular system and your brain needs oxygen.

Parallel or not? Fix it if needed.

Computers are helpful because they are a way to communicate, a way to get work done faster, and a way to entertain yourself.they send

oxygen to your organs.

YOUR TURN…Parallel or not? Fix it if needed.

William Shakespeare is influential because of his poetry, his plays and because he coined so many new words.

Parallel or not? Fix it if needed.

Every student should complete high school because high school graduates earn more, finding better jobs and they have more choices.

and his vocabulary.find better

have

YOUR TURN…Parallel or not? Fix it if needed.

With future budget cuts upon us, the school district should consider closing school during colder temperature, turn lights off when unnecessary and raising class sizes.

Parallel or not? Fix it if needed.

Every child should have a pet to provide companionship, teach compassion and encourage responsibility.

turning lights off when

Your turn to write a topic sentence using this format and the ABCD prompt planning.

Prompt: What are the qualities of an effective leader?

Attack the Prompt• Circle the words in the prompt that ask you to do something. (verbs)•Draw an arrow from each circled word to what it is specifically asking you do.•Rewrite the circled words below. Next to each word, rewrite what the word asks you to do.1.____________________________________________2.__________________________________________

Prompt: Identify and explain the qualities of an effective leader?

explain

identify

the qualities of an effective leader

the qualities of an effective leader

Brainstorm

Create a list of possible qualities_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Make a web “qualities of a leader” in the middle. Off of the middle circle you must include at least 3 traits or actions that make a leader

effective.

Prompt: Identify and explain the qualities of an effective leader?

Brainstorm

Create a list of possible qualities_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Choose the order of your response: Place a number next to each trait or action showing what order you will write about it.

Prompt: Identify and explain the qualities of an effective leader?

1

3

2

BrainstormCreate a list of possible

qualities_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Choose the order of your response: Place a number next to each trait or action showing what order you will write about it.

Prompt: Identify and explain the qualities of an effective leader?

1

3

2

Draft your thesis statement: __________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________