Download and read the article "What Is a Hero?"
When you have finished reading the article, answer questions #2, #3 and #6 under "Reader's Response" and "Write Time" #3 in your notebook or on your blog. For the "Write Time" question, you may use the internet to do a little research.
When you have finished the questions, ask Mr. Enders for two copies of the handout "Developing Your Lead and Supporting Paragraphs." A "lead" is another word for an introduction paragraph. It is a word that is often used when talking about newspaper or magazine articles.
As a class, we will fill out a copy of the handout using the information from the article we just read. Then, you will use your second copy of the handout and your research so far to start planning a first draft of your article or research paper.
Once you've filled out the handout for your paper, ask yourself:
1. Have I included detains that meet the needs of the intended audience? (Go back to your "Audience Appeal" worksheet.)
2. Have I achieved my writing purpose?
3. Have I used an organizational scheme that is easy for the reader follow? (a scheme is a plan)
Show your worksheet to a partner.
Expository writing lesson #7: How do we write introductions and supporting paragraphs?
