Week of February 13-17


It's the last week of the 4th six weeks.  Lets prepare for our exams this week.  We will continue to work on expository writing this week. Students remember that we need to incorporate all components for expository writing in our essays.  Remember that having a well developed introduction will drive your reader to keep on reading your story, making this component a very important one. Having a define main idea for each of your paragraphs will make your points clear to the reader. Remember that it also keeps you on topic. Lately, the details (CAFESQD), will back up and support your main ideas.


The following are the components that must be incorporated in your expository essays. Please make sure that you review them.

Introductions:

Funnel: Starts with a big idea and narrows down to the specific idea.

Quotation: Uses a quote to lead to the central idea sentence.

Turnabout: Starts with an opposite idea and then moves to the focus.

Statistic: Information is presented as a number, ration, or percentage.

Question: The central idea is presented as a question.

Description: A sentence that uses the five senses to present the central idea.

Main Idea starters (i-phone)

It is amazing to think about…….                                  Most people are unfamiliar with………

Of course, most people agree that…..                      It’s hard to believe that……

There are many reasons why ……..                           Without a doubt…….

It is fascinating to learn that……                                  You may be surprised to learn that….

Most people believe that….                                        Try to visualize….

Experts agree that ……

Detail Starters (CAFESQD) Cards

Caution                                        Anecdote                                              Fact                       Example

Make sure that …                   I remember when….                     Amazingly…                   For example

Be careful when…                I will never forget when….          It is hard to believe, but …

Try not to.. when..               An illustration of this was when…   It is surprising that …

                                                                                                   Did you realize that…..?

Statistic                                                        Quote                                                       Description

Research shows…                                 _____says, “______”                               any sentence starter will work

It has been proven that ….          As____ always says, “___”

An average of …. People…         Don’t take my word for it. ___says, “___”

Studies show that…. 

Reminders: 

*End-of-year trip payment of $50 due on Feb. 23th

* Six Weeks Tests this week( make sure you study for them)