Inspired to Write, But How - Class Number Three

Congratulations upon completion of Week Number Two’s Activity and Welcome to Week Number Three of “Inspired to Write, But How”.   You are here and that says that you are ready to continue on your path to become a writer of poems, short stories, articles, essays, university assignments, and books.  Because this is an online long distance learning experience, consultation via email is available.

Review

In week one, we learned the eight parts of speech.

1.      Nouns

2.      Pronouns

3.      Verbs

4.      Adverbs

5.      Adjectives

6.      Conjunctions

7.      Interjections 

8.      Prepositions

In week two, we learned the four types of sentences and five marks of punctuation.

Four Types of Sentences

1.      Declarative

2.      Interrogative

3.      Imperative

4.      Exclamatory

Five marks of Punctuation

1.      Period

2.      Question Mark

3.      Exclamation Point

4.      Comma

5.      Apostrophe

Writing Rule

Eliminate the unnecessary.  A writing rule that serves well is to write ideas about what you want to say in your writing. Do not worry about spelling and grammar when writing notes from brainstorming. Get your thoughts down.  Look back over them afterwards to pull from them what you want to focus on.  Eliminate everything that is not necessary.

  

The Four Remaining Weeks Class Syllabus

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·         Monday, May 20, 2013 – Focus on Writing Paragraphs

·         Monday, May 27, 2013 – Focus of Developing a Writing Outline

·         Monday, June 3, 2013 – First Draft of 750 – 1000 Words Writing Project

·         Monday, June 10, 2013 – Final Draft of 750 – 1000 Words Personal Writing Project

For Class Number Three, we will accomplish the following:

1.      Define what a paragraph is.

2.      Write four sentences to make a paragraph from a nursery rhyme.

3.      Learning Activity

4.      Assignment and Email Consultation

5.      Preview of Class Number Three – Focus on Writing Paragraphs

Merriam – Webster’s Online Dictionary defines a paragraph as a subdivision of a written composition that consists of one or more sentences, deals with one point or gives the words of one speaker, and begins on a new usually indented line.

A paragraph is a short written statement including more than one sentence providing more information than one sentence can alone.  The first sentence is the beginning of what other sentences will provide further information.

Example Number 1:  The Johnson’s vacation began the first week in July.  They are going to Orlando, Florida.  They will be away for two weeks.  They will go to Disneyworld, Sea World and Universal Studios.

The first sentence informs a family is going on vacation.  It also tells when the family’s vacation will begin.  The second sentence tells where the family is going.  The third sentence tells how long they will be away.  The fourth sentence will tell what the family is going to do.

Example Number 2:  The weather forecast calls for a possibility of showers at race time.  The race postponed twice because of rain.  Further delay causes the race cancellation.   Fans are disappointed and investors lose money.

 

The first sentence tells us three things.  It details a weather forecast, the possibility of thunderstorms and a race scheduled to take place.  The second sentence informs the race postponed twice because of weather.    The third sentence reveals a potential problem.  The fourth sentence reveals the potential outcome if the rain prevents the race.

Example Number 3: The Nursery Rhyme Jack and Jill

Jack and Jill went up the hill

To fetch a pail of water.

Jack fell down and broke his crown,

And Jill came tumbling after.  

Jack and Jill see each other every day.  They are close friends who like to walk.  Late yesterday they walked up a hill.  One of them carried a bucket.  

The first sentence identified two people who see each other every day.  The second sentence reveals their relationship and activity they enjoy.  The third sentence reports a recent activity.  The fourth sentence reported more information about the activity of sentence three.

Reminder:  A paragraph is a short written statement including more than one sentence providing more information than one sentence can alone.  The first sentence is the beginning of what other sentences will provide further information.

Learning Activity and Assignment:   Write five paragraphs.  Practice the four-sentence approach.  Become familiar with the process.  This is how your work will be organized one paragraph at a time

Email Consultation – I am available to you to respond to your questions at oscarcrawfordmedia@gmail.com.

Class Number Four – May 27

Monday, May 27, 2013 – Focus on Developing an Outline – We will develop an outline of sections to write an essay.  We will examine how many paragraphs and sections of how many words are necessary for a 750-word work.   Get ready to continue building towards your first written work.  Next week, we develop an outline for your writing.  Examples provided.

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