Lesson 11 — Activity 2: Assignment
Completion requirements
You may use a computer or paper to complete this assignment.
1. You can type your work directly into the assignment box on the next page by clicking the "add submission" button under the orange box at the bottom of this page.
2. If you typed your work in a separate Word document, save your document, and either send it to your teacher as an e-mail attachment or print it off and hand it in to your teacher so it can be marked.
3. You can also choose to complete a hand-written assignment on a piece of paper. If so, please hand in your assignment to your teacher so it can be marked.
See the Marking Guide below to see how your teacher will grade this assignment.
Marking Guide:
In this assignment, use the information from the activity page to organize a paragraph on one of the topics suggested in the previous assignment.
Please use the same topic that you used when you completed Lesson 11 — Activity 1: Assignment.
Remember the paragraph format:
1. Write your topic sentence for your paragraph.
2. Write a sentence stating your first idea. This should support your topic sentence, and it could be an example or a reason that helps you to prove that topic sentence.
3. Write a sentence stating your second idea. Again, this should support your topic sentence and could be an example or a reason to help you prove your point.
4. Write a sentence stating your third idea. Make sure this sentence also supports your topic sentence and consists of either a reason or example that proves your point.
5. Write a concluding sentence for your paragraph to summarize your main point.
When done, review using the
Checklist Items: Read through each item and review your work.
I read my written piece aloud to see where to stop or pause for periods, question marks, exclamation marks, and commas.
I checked for capitals at the beginning of sentences.
Proper nouns begin with capital letters.
My sentences are complete thoughts and contain a
a word that is used to name a person, place, thing, or idea
and a a word that expresses "action," events, or states of being
I checked spelling and fixed the words that didn’t look right.
Then review once again, using this Rubric that your teacher will use to mark your work.
Please use the same topic that you used when you completed Lesson 11 — Activity 1: Assignment.
Remember the paragraph format:
1. Write your topic sentence for your paragraph.
2. Write a sentence stating your first idea. This should support your topic sentence, and it could be an example or a reason that helps you to prove that topic sentence.
3. Write a sentence stating your second idea. Again, this should support your topic sentence and could be an example or a reason to help you prove your point.
4. Write a sentence stating your third idea. Make sure this sentence also supports your topic sentence and consists of either a reason or example that proves your point.
5. Write a concluding sentence for your paragraph to summarize your main point.
1. Write your topic sentence for your paragraph.
2. Write a sentence stating your first idea. This should support your topic sentence, and it could be an example or a reason that helps you to prove that topic sentence.
3. Write a sentence stating your second idea. Again, this should support your topic sentence and could be an example or a reason to help you prove your point.
4. Write a sentence stating your third idea. Make sure this sentence also supports your topic sentence and consists of either a reason or example that proves your point.
5. Write a concluding sentence for your paragraph to summarize your main point.
When done, review using the
Checklist Items: Read through each item and review your work.
I read my written piece aloud to see where to stop or pause for periods, question marks, exclamation marks, and commas.
I checked for capitals at the beginning of sentences.
Proper nouns begin with capital letters.
My sentences are complete thoughts and contain a
a word that is used to name a person, place, thing, or idea
and a a word that expresses "action," events, or states of being
I checked spelling and fixed the words that didn’t look right.
Checklist Items: Read through each item and review your work.
I read my written piece aloud to see where to stop or pause for periods, question marks, exclamation marks, and commas.
I checked for capitals at the beginning of sentences.
Proper nouns begin with capital letters.
My sentences are complete thoughts and contain a
a word that is used to name a person, place, thing, or idea
and a a word that expresses "action," events, or states of being
I checked spelling and fixed the words that didn’t look right.
Checklist Items: Read through each item and review your work.
I read my written piece aloud to see where to stop or pause for periods, question marks, exclamation marks, and commas.
I checked for capitals at the beginning of sentences.
Proper nouns begin with capital letters.
My sentences are complete thoughts and contain a
a word that is used to name a person, place, thing, or idea
and a a word that expresses "action," events, or states of being
a word that is used to name a person, place, thing, or idea
a word that expresses "action," events, or states of being
I checked spelling and fixed the words that didn’t look right.
Then review once again, using this Rubric that your teacher will use to mark your work.
You may use a computer or paper to complete this assignment.
Please do one of the following:
1. You can type your work directly into the assignment box on the next page by clicking the "add submission" button under the orange box at the bottom of this page.
2. If you typed your work in a separate Word document, save your document, and either send it to your teacher as an e-mail attachment or print it off and hand it in to your teacher so it can be marked.
3. You can also choose to complete a hand-written assignment on a piece of paper. If so, please hand in your assignment to your teacher so it can be marked.
See the Marking Guide below to see how your teacher will grade this assignment.