Paragraph Structure
This is the word of the week.
What is prudent?
You must be able to do this to write a really good summary.
What is to put yourself in the shoes of someone else and temporarily suspend your own convictions?
This is Lewis's view of the natural world.
What is the Premodern view?
This is the definition for the upcoming word of the week.
What is polemic: a controversy over a belief or principle?
This makes a topic sentence excellent
What is to give the reader a preview of the central point/purpose of the entire paragraph?
Summarizing satirically involves doing this effectively.
What is giving a spin to someone else's argument so that you are able to point out the glaring shortcomings in their reasoning?
This is a good summary of the Premodern view.
What is our world was designed and created, and therefore the natural beauty and order should evoke amazement and awe?
This is the title of C.S. Lewis's work that you will continue to read next week.
What is the Abolition of Man?
These elements make middle sentences "meaty".
What is vividly and convincingly explaining your point by providing the reader with proof, evidence, support, and implications with quotes, illustrations, examples, etc.?
This can be an excellent way to organize/summarize an author, but only if it is organized around a larger argument or claim.
What is a list (p. 38)?
This is Gould's view of the natural world.
What is naturalism?
This is a good definition of grammar according to Mr. Harvey.
What is grammar teaches how to speak and write the English language correctly?
This is the bottom bun of the paragraph.
What is the clincher sentence, which is created by using two or three key words from the topic sentence?
This framework must become a habit and constantly practiced throughout your writings whenever you are using a major quotation.
What is the Quote Sandwich?
This is the best definition for naturalism.
What is the physical world is all that exists?
This is a good definition of language.
This is the grade you would give Jessica.
Answers will vary. Points for all participants. Practice using skills from TSIS chapter 16 (pp. 188-192).
This is the best way to create a Quote Sandwich.
What is first introduce who is speaking, then tell why the quote is important (lead-in claims and follow-up statement)?
This is a good summary of where Lewis and Gould differ.
Answers will very. Award points for all participants.
According to author Lynn Truss's thoughts about punctuation (which will be part of your Midterm Exam).
What is punctuation is both the sign and the cause of clear thinking?