Lesson Construction Template
ELA8_SB_U5_L9
Introduction and Objective
If you’re feeling a little overwhelmed right now, don’t worry; you’re not alone! Writing can seem like a huge task. There’s so much pre-writing work to be done that you may seem like you’ll never get to actually write anything. Don’t fret though! The real writing is coming! We’re just taking it in stages to make each piece manageable. It helps to keep breaking down the process. So what happens after you’ve chosen a topic and know your audience? Now it’s time to expand on that topic and get some facts to support it.
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Today's lesson objective is: Students will develop the topic with
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The first sentence of the paragraph is the main idea.
“The hummingbird flies like no other bird.”
Now, as a reader, you know from this topic sentence that this paragraph should be telling you about all of the unique flight habits of the hummingbird.
• Supporting details – these sentences do just that, they “support” the main idea. These sentences are directly related to the main idea. A general rule of thumb is to have around three or a few more supporting details. This would put the sentence total for the paragraph in the five to seven sentence range. Purdue OWL Engagement (Online Writing Lab) cautions against trusting paragraphs containing just two or three sentences total. A paragraph this short may not contain enough information.
The hummingbird paragraph contains three supporting details.
The wings of a hummingbird move forward and backward, while other birds’ wings move up and down. This movement allows the hummingbird to move very quickly forward, backward and upside down. Unlike other birds that have to pick up speed as they fly, the hummingbird takes off at top speed and can stop immediately.
• Concluding sentence – this sentence sums up everything in the
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The hummingbird is a unique bird you won’t mistake for any other.
Try putting a paragraph together.
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[DOK 3: Using Supporting Details]
So how do you know what makes a good supporting detail? What should you use when writing?
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Again, it should be directly related to your main idea. A good supporting detail expands on the main idea. Here are some examples of what could be used as a supporting detail in order to elaborate on the main idea.
o Use facts, statistics and other evidence. o Examples and illustrations could be added o Define terms o Quote someone or from a book o Compare and contrast o Described or analyzed the topic
Take a look at our rodeo clown paragraph again. There are several details in it that describe the rodeo clown’s job. Can you pick them
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The use of details in the story, helps give the reader a better understanding what is going on. Th...
Even though the wings are not obvious, Morrison has forced the reader to accept them as such, just as Sethe is trying to force Paul D to accept her choice as obvious. Also, the wings belong specifically to a hummingbird, a bird with many unique characteristics. Hummingbird wings do not flap: they rotate in a figure eight direction, which is similar to the spiraling circle caused by Sethe’s interconnecting circles. Further, a hummingbird’s heart beats incredibly rapidly, as fast as Sethe’s heart when she sees the schoolteacher. Perhaps most importantly, hummingbirds beat their wings faster than any other bird, are able to fly reliably in any direction, and can hover in place.
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questions and concerns of readers, which lets readers understand my point better and become more
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The transitional phrases lead the reader into the next paragraph by maintaining their attention with concepts from the previous one.
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