Self-Assessment:
Suggested Answers for Developing Unity


  1. Identify which items are irrelevant to the topic.
  2. Delete information that does not help to develop the topic by drawing a line through it.
  3. Choose three main ideas from the lists below with which to develop body paragraphs. Some items will be sub-topics. 


My Hockey Team
• coach
• meets in arena
• once a week
• excited
• valuable
• a typical practice
• literature
• sportsmanship
 • perseverance
• goal
• noise
• team
• equipment
• social
• hockey moms
• dark
• teamwork
• positions played
• object of the game
• ice
• medals and trophies
• team name
• tier
• photos and videos
• respect
 • athletics


Answers will vary. The ideas in the list fall into the following categories, any three of which may be used to create an essay:
1. Introduce my team (name, tier, where and when my team meets)
2. Purpose (reason I joined the hockey team: athletic, social)
3. Roles on the team (coach and positions played)
4. A typical practice (object of the game, ice, equipment, goals)
5. Benefits (medals and trophies, social, sportsmanship, teamwork, perseverance, respect)
 
NOTE: There are other possible organizational patterns.  Are the ideas in each of your topic areas clearly linked?


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