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Summary Paragraph
Your introductory In the NY Times article ‘Winds
sentence should of change in Europe’,
include the
Smithington writes that 80%
author, the title,
and the main of the continent will be powered
message. by wind by 2050.
3 - there is no need for quotes unless we ask for them.

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Smithington begins the article by
No need to add explaining to the reader that wind
1 - write summaries in the present tense.

quotes from text. ‘farms’ have gone from being the

Just write down butt of jokes in the 1980s to a real
2 - do not include your opinion.

the key points in force for change in the 21st

sentences. century. He goes on to say that…
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Don’t forget the rules!

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Restate the main The article ends with
idea/message for Smithington’s hopeful statement
your last that the majority of Europe will be
sentence. powered by these colossal wind
farms and that there is hope for
EXPLANATION our futures.
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Rationale writing GRADE 8 - two paragraphs
P1: Literary Analysis. (Author) uses
A one sentence (lit. device/element of fiction) to great
opening statement. effect in (title).

P2: Your visual. Here is my visual

interpretation of the literary device
used.
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P1: Literary Analysis. For
EVIDENCE. example…
EXAMPLES.
DESCRIBE. P2: Your visual. How did you
create it? What is it made of?

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EXPLAIN HOW P1: Literary Analysis.
YOUR EVIDENCE
ANSWERS THE P2: Your visual. Consequently,
QUESTION. the impact this has on the reader
WHAT'S THE BIG is…/As we can see, the writer
PICTURE? uses…to…
EXPLANATION
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Thesis Driven Paragraph
Your thesis statement In the novel ‘The Outsiders’, SE Hinton
should be a complete suggests that through harmonious
sentence and include
conversations between members of the
the author, the title, a
controlling idea (HOW Greasers and the Socs, shared passions
it is done) and the can fill in the gap between rich and
topic. poor.
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For example, when Ponyboy and
Johnny go to the cinema with Dally,
Introduce the quote.
they meet Cherry, who says “.............”.
Embed the quote.
(pg. 6).
Cite the quote.
Another example is when…
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Rephrase your thesis Consequently, Hinton shows us that
statement. when there is dialogue about shared
Explain how your
passions between the Socs and the
evidence answers your
thesis, focussing on the Greasers, bridges can be built
controlling idea. between classes in society.
EXPLANATION