how to write an essay/biography

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 2,3

Goals:

At the end of class you...

... have thought of 3 supporting details to support your main topic

writing paragraphs

Topic: Let me tell you about my best friend.

Supporting detail 1: She lives next door to me.

Supporting detail 2: We always have fun together.

Supporting detail 3: Best of all, she’s on my soccer team.

Closing sentence: I think she is the greatest friend I’ve ever had.

schrijf zo de introductie 

uit de supporting details vloeien de paragrafen voor je middenstuk 

Barbies

Topic: Barbies are the best toys in the whole wide world

Supporting detail 1: Barbie dolls come in all colors and shapes

Supporting detail 2: they stimulate imagination

Supporting detail 3: they promote a sense of fashion

Closing sentence: That is why barbies are the best toys for young children 

Topic: My favorite toy.

Supporting detail 1: ___________________________________

Supporting detail 2: ___________________________________

Supporting detail 3: ___________________________________

Closing sentence: ___________________________________

Topic: What I know about bananas.

Supporting detail 1: ___________________________________

Supporting detail 2: ___________________________________

Supporting detail 3: 

___________________________________

Closing sentence: ___________________________________

write down your topic, supporting details and closing statement here

let's get to work

Goals:

At the end of class you...

... know how to write an introduction 

... know what is important when writing a paragraph 

... know what plagiarism is and how to avoid it 

paragraphs

As to paragraphs, keep the following rules in mind:

 1) Concentrate on one main point per paragraph;

2) Summarize this point in the first sentence;

3) All the sentences that follow support the main point or limit its scope;

4) Vary the lengths of your paragraphs, and avoid one-sentence paragraphs.

 

What is plagiarism? (plagiaat)

- copying text from the internet or another source

- copying text from someone else (a classmate, someone from another class, ..............)

- BUT ALSO: copying some words/sentences and writing the rest in your own words

--> EVERYTHING SHOULD BE IN YOUR OWN  WORDS!

Any plagiarism will be seen and result in a 1 with fraud.

introduction 

• Attract the Reader's Attention. Begin your introduction with a "hook" that grabs your reader's attention and introduces the general topic. 
• thesis (soundbyte in a presentation) 

Welcome to my presentation. Today I will tell you a little more about bananas.

Did you know that a banana is actually a berry. Did you also know that a strawberry is actually not a berry?

At the end of this presentation you will hopefully know a lot more about bananas.

First, I will tell you a little bit about when we started eating bananas, then I will tell you more about the different health benefits and lastly, I will tell you why monkeys love bananas so much. Please hold all questions until the end of my presentation. I will be happy to answer them at that time.

let's take a look

- Chama has a dress. It is new. It is red. It has silver buttons.

- Noriko ate lunch. She ate a sandwich. She had a bowl of soup. The soup was hot. She drank a glass of milk. The milk was cold.

- Vivian comes from Brazil. She has hair. It is long. It is brown. She has eyes. They are large. They are brown.

- Chama has a dress. It is new. It is red. It has silver buttons.

- Noriko ate lunch. She ate a sandwich. She had a bowl of soup. The soup was hot. She drank a glass of milk. The milk was cold.

- Vivian comes from Brazil. She has hair. It is long. It is brown. She has eyes. They are large. They are brown.

- Chama has a new red dress with silver buttons.

- For lunch Noriko ate a sandwich and a bowl of hot soup, and she drank a glass of cold milk.

- Vivian, who comes from Brazil, has long brown hair and big brown eyes.

Make the following short sentences into ONE longer sentence. Write it underneath. (Use the words in parentheses.)

Make the following short sentences into ONE longer sentence. Write it underneath. (Use the words in parentheses.)

1. Look at that dog! It is tiny. It is black. It has white spots on its face.(with)

2. My friend likes coffee. She likes tea. She doesn't like milk.(but)

3. My father is 45 years old. He plays football. He goes jogging. He doesn't play tennis any more. His wrist was broken. This happened two years ago.(who, but, because

let's get to work

write your own introduction + first paragraph

finished:
MH2 Units 58 Prefixes + 59 Suffixes

HV2 Units 70 Prefixes + 71 Suffixes