Writing- How To Make A Tsunami Disappear- Revise Final Draft and Submit

You should have submitted at least 1 draft in Utah Compose. You should all have at least scored a 20. Go over your draft (no matter what score you have) and improve your score. You should look at the comments it gives you to help you improve your writing. 

Informational Writing

Objectives: 

  • I can write an informative piece which examines a topic and convey ideas where I:
    • introduce a topic, organize ideas with appropriate structure, include formatting and graphics when useful
    • use facts, definitions, details and quotations or other examples to develop the topic
    • use appropriate transitions to clarify relationships among ideas
    • use precise language and vocabulary to explain about the topic
    • establish and maintain a formal style
    • provide a concluding statement or section

Using Utah Compose Links to an external site., over the course of the next 3 days, we will read information on how tsunamis happen and how some scientists think have discovered a way to make them less destructive when they hit the coastal areas.

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In this essay, you will include:

  1. An introductory paragraph that will 
    1. Hook the reader (have an interesting fact or question or thought).
    2. Give a 1 sentence restatement of the topic.
    3. Provide a thesis statement (the thesis statement states the 3 topics you will discuss in your body paragraphs).
  2. 1st body paragraph
    1. Use a transitional phrase (see list below of transitional phrases) and introduce your first topic/point
    2. Give 3-4 few details about the topic and elaborate on the details.
      1. Remember that elaboration is the "so what". If you are going to give a detail/fact, make sure you explain what that is important.
    3. A concluding sentence- sum up your ideas 
  3. 2nd body paragraph
    1. Use a transitional phrase (see list below of transitional phrases).
    2. Introduce your first topic.
    3. Give 3-4 few details about the topic and elaborate on the details.
      1. Remember that elaboration is the "so what". If you are going to give a detail/fact, make sure you explain what that is important.
    4. A concluding sentence- sum up your ideas. 
  4. 3rd body paragraph
    1. Use a transitional phrase (see list below of transitional phrases).
    2. Introduce your first topic.
    3. Give 3-4 few details about the topic and elaborate on the details.
      1. Remember that elaboration is the "so what". If you are going to give a detail/fact, make sure you explain what that is important.
    4. A concluding sentence- sum up your ideas. 
  5. Conclusion paragraph. Remember, this is your final say- make it good! 
    1. Restate your thesis statement in a different way. You are reminding your reader what you have talked about. 
    2. State again the question you answered- kind of like reminding the reader about what you needed to talk about in the first place. 
    3. One final fun fact or interesting detail.

In class, we will use this outline to help our planning:

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