ALS Session 4

• Academic Language Skills
• HBO
• Studiejaar 1

At the end of this session...

You will have written a paraphrase of one of your sources

You will have shared your paraphrase for feedback

You will be able to recognise (and apply) the hamburger model of structuring readable paragraphs

Plan

1. Discuss Global Exam "how to"

2. Check and discuss homework

3. Review paraphrasing

4. Write a paraphrase

BREAK

5. Instruction on hamburger method

What does the topic of a topic sentence tell
the reader?

1. What the title of the paragraph is
2. Who or what the paragraph is about
3. The specific informationthe paragraph will give

What does the controlling idea of a topic
sentence tell the reader?

1. What the title of the paragraph is
2. What the main subject of the paragraph is
3. The information the paragraph will give about the topic

Bill and Melinda Gates founded an
organization to help people around the
world.
What is the topic in this topic sentence?

1. People around the world
2. An organization
3. Bill and Melinda Gates

Political leaders often inspire people around
the world.
What is the controlling idea in this topic
sentence?

1. Ways that people everywhere are inspired by political leaders
2. Ways that inspirational people vote for good leaders
3. Ways that leaders inspire people to travel

Supporting sentences often...

1. List all questions related to the main topic
2. Ask a question
3. Answer questions such as "Why?"

Choose the best supporting sentence
for this topic sentence: Twins that are
separated at birth have many similarities.

1. The diff erences are also interesting, such as liking diff erent foods.
2. Many cousins are also similar.
3. Studies show twins raised apart score similarly on intelligence tests.

Choose the supporting sentence that
answers the question Who has the same
DNA? for this topic sentence: People with
identical genes have identical DNA.

1. DNA is located inside the cells of all living things.
2. Therefore, identical twins have matching DNA.
3. It is an important part of biology.

A concluding sentence often...

1. Restates the main idea
2. Introduces the main idea
3. Introduces new information about the main idea

A concluding sentence may...

1. Give examples
2. Offer a suggestion
3. Introduce a new topic

A concluding sentence sometimes...

1. Asks a question
2. Makes a prediction
3. Changes the controlling idea

What are 3 techniques for paraphrasing outside sources in your own words?

Why do we paraphrase outside sources and what happens if you don't?

SpongeBob SquarePants (or simply SpongeBob) is an American animated comedy television series created by marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. It chronicles the adventures of the title character and his aquatic friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom

TASK

Individual work- 10min

1. Take one of the sources for your essay.

2. Take two or three sentences from this source to paraphrase

Group work- 5min

1. Share your work with a partner 

2. Discuss techniques

3. Give each other feedback

Check your work!

https://papersowl.com/free-plagiarism-checker

At the end of this session...

You will have written a paraphrase of one of your sources

You will have shared your paraphrase for feedback

You will be able to recognise (and apply) the hamburger model of structuring readable paragraphs

Questions, comments, concerns?

Next week...

Homework on Brightspace:

- watch this video on writing readable paragraphs.

- complete Unit 11 on unity in paragraphs in your book.

- complete Unit 21, an introduction to essays, in your book.