Today, I had you all break into groups of three or four. I instructed each group to have a pen, highlighter, and paper. Each group was then given four introductory paragraphs from previous marking sessions. Your task number each paragraph for reference, read each one out loud, and then examine it to see if it contained the following (which you would describe on the paper you have):
1. Does it have an attention getter? If so, what kind have they used?
2. Does it effectively introduce the text?
3. Does it effectively summarize the text?
4. What is the thesis of the paper?
5. What are the main points the paper will attempt to prove in order to prove the thesis?
Finally, as a group, you had to rate the four paragraphs on their effectiveness (the best to worse).
These were then handed in.
After this, you had the rest of your class time (we used about a half hour for this) to work on your Gran Torino assignments. Keep in mind that you have an in-class essay on Thursday.
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