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IMPORTANT SKILLS STUDENTS NEE

TO DEVELOP FOR ACADEMICWRITING

Which skills do yoconsider are essenbefore students stawriting paragraph

and essays?

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Brainstorming Today will foc

on:Topic Sentences

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BRAINSTORMINGACTIVITY

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TOPIC SENTENCEWhat makes a good one?

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It expresses aview or makesa point about

the topic.

It makes clearwhat the

paragraph isaboutthe

topic.

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tells the onething the

paragraph isabout

helpsreader kn

whatsupportindetails will bthe paragrExample:

People can avoid burglariesby taking

certain precautions.

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Two Tips for makintopic sentencChoose a manageable topicone that is

neither too general nor too specific.- This is too general: "The United States suffered a

lot during the Civil War."-This is too narrow: "Christmas trees are either

cedars or firs."- Dont make a list of what youre going to talk

about, but instead give a small taste of whatis to follow in your paragraph.

Example 1: In the story, Amelia did many goodthings such as help out her friends, talk to her

parents, and support her team at school.Example 2: As a result of the many activities

Amelia accomplished, she was recognized forher positive influence on the community.

Do not write a fact

accepted as tsomething too o

For example: The

star of our solar

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1. Students need toidentify topics.

2. Students should pidentifying topic

controlling ide

3. Students must write theirown topic sentences.

4. Students need totheir topic senten

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Use strong verbs. To seem, tofeel, to think, to be, to

know are examples of weakverbs. To attack, to

overcome, to transform arestrong verbs.

Do not use thesame word more

than once in asentence unless you

need to (e.g.keywords)

(Evsi

b

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Strong sentences are easy to read express(they sound great when read aloud)

Expressive reading involves reading a text

the appropriate changes in pitch, rhythvolume, and tone that we hear in norm

speech. It improves

Comprehension and is also fun. When wriflows smoothly from word to word, phrasephrase, and sentence to sentence, we c

easily match our expression to the write

meaning.Use a structure for your sentences.

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Part 1

On a bitter cold winter morning,

Part 2 Malcolm Maxwell,

Part 3 a young man of simple means but goodintentions,

Part 4 left the quiet country town in which hed beenraised,

Part 5

and set off on the bold errand hed beenpreparing for all his life.

SENTENCE STRUCTURE: A

SUGGESTED MODEL

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Do not writeshort, choppy

sentences.

Example:

Susan went somewhere.That place was the mall.Susan wanted to buy newThe shoes were for Susans

Susan went to the mall be

wanted to buy new shoes

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Use the five senses: hearing, taste, touch, sight and sme

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Transitions are phrases or words use

connect one idea to the next.

Transitions can be classified accordinguse.