Friday, January 25, 2008

Forsberg's First Revision Prompts

Persuasive Letter Draft One Review

Opening Paragraph:
1. What is the hook to bring the reader into the paper?
2. Which rhetorical device do you use? (PEL?)—where?
3. Underline your thesis statement.

Body Paragraph One-100:
1. What is the topic sentence? Show the connection between the topic sentence and the thesis.
2. Which rhetorical device do you use? (PEL?)—where?
3. How does the evidence you offer support your claim? Show the warrant.
4. What is the last main idea you want to leave the reader with in this paragraph?

AN EASY TRICK TO CONNECT BODY PARAGRAPHS (THIS SHOULD BE IN YOU NOTEBOOK!):
Take the main idea from the preceding paragraph and incorporate it into the topic sentence of the paragraph that follows it.