Period 7

1. Date: October 24, 2012Topic: Enhancing Our IntroductionsAim: How can peer review enhance our introductory paragraphs?Do Now: Take out your introductions written yesterday.

2. Period 7 COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CHECKLIST ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER. 1.) IS THERE CORRECT PUNCTUATION AND CAPITALIZING? 2.) DOES IT START BROAD AND GET SPECIFIC? 3.) IS IT CLEAR? DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THE WRITER IS TRYING TO SAY? 4.) IS THERE A CLEAR THESIS STATEMENT? 5.) IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU MIGHT WANT TO ADD IE: INFORMATION ABOUT THE TIME PERIOD OR SENTENCE STRUCTURE? • Higgins/Fontana • Cangero/Cooper • Laurice/Smith • Farrell/Dasaro • Itah/St. Clair • Danna/Flores • Palzer/K. Obrien • Ventura/Cali • Luciano/Assini • Mathis/Cornetta • Realegeno/Cangero

3. PERIOD 8 COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CHECKLIST ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER. 1.) IS THERE CORRECT PUNCTUATION AND CAPITALIZING? 2.) DOES IT START BROAD AND GET SPECIFIC? 3.) IS IT CLEAR? DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THE WRITER IS TRYING TO SAY? 4.) IS THERE A CLEAR THESIS STATEMENT? 5.) IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU MIGHT WANT TO ADD IE: INFORMATION ABOUT THE TIME PERIOD OR SENTENCE STRUCTURE? • FABILLI/DEFEO • KIM/RUFRANO • MARS/GONZALEZ • BARBARI/DELUCIA • MICARA/ONEILL • PELISSON/PRUNELLA • REVILLA/WRIGHT • CACIOPPO/CAROLO • BOCCAGNA/GONZALEZ • HOPKINS/DENOTO • KIDD/POLI/STOCK – TRADE BETWEEN THE THREE OF YOU • VASSALLO/SMITH • HARKIN/CONNELLY

4. Words to Begin a Sentence (or to add within a sentence). • In addition, • Moreover, • Among the… • Throughout… • During the… • Over the… • There are… • Beyond just… • Sometimes… • Therefore, • Of course, • Similarly, • By contrast, • Finally, • However, • Another way… • First,

5. Topic Sentences – Starting Your Body Paragraphs