For the remainder of the semester we will be working on the following writing areas:

Paragraph Development

• Planning a paragraph (Resource: Writer's Web)

• Checklist

• Evaluating a topic sentence

• Keywords

• Identifying specific details

• Transitions

• Unity

• Support

• Coherence

• Provide examples

• Explain a process

• Summaries (Resource: UVic Writer's Guide)

• Cause and effect

• Compare and contrast

• Defining a term

Essays

• Planning an essay

• Checklist

Narrative Essays

• How to approach

Explanatory Essays

• Explanation of a process, something unfamiliar

• How to build a stereo system

• How to water ski

• How a modem operates

Evaluation/Interpretive Essay

• Analyze, make a value judgment

• Movie review

• Restaurant review

Argumentative/Research Essay

• 2 essays one pro, one con a particular issue

• Topical

• Politics

• Current events

• Children's concerns

• Education

Exam Essays

• How to approach

Evaluating Types of Evidence (p.84)

• Checklist (p.86)