Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Due Friday! Structured Paragraph on Betrayal! Worth 10 Land!!!!

Your assignment for Friday is to write a structured paragraph that explain three examples of betrayal in the Greek story of Creation. The structured paragraph notes that we took in class are available here, and the fill in the blank paragraph guide is available here. The outline of the paragraph that we had up in class is below.

Structured Paragraph Outline

Topic sentence: Introduces support point and connects back to bigger idea (thesis)

Transition (Firstly, for example, first of all) +
1st Supporting example from myth—
 Brief summary of example
 Explanation of how this shows betrayal.
Transition (Secondly, additionally, furthermore) + 2nd Supporting example from myth.
 Brief summary of example
 Explanation of how this shows betrayal.
Transition (Finally, lastly) + 3rd Supporting example from myth—
 Brief summary of example
 Explanation of how this shows betrayal.

Summary sentence: Restates ideas in the topic sentence.


Remember, this is written as ONE paragraph, so you will only indent one time!

Extra fanciness: Avoid the words “this shows betrayal because…”