2016-06-29 Writing: outline and listing-order

Greg Malivuk
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Goals for Today:
Recognize the relationship between ideas in a pre-writing cluster.
Use clustered notes to make an outline.
Identify listing-order transitions.
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http://i.imgur.com/xK8Bg6r.png - image of the “good teacher” cluster
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Homework: finish your cluster if you didn’t in class
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Use the “good teacher” cluster to make an outline:

Title: A Good Teacher
Topic Sentence: A good teacher should have four qualities.
1.  Knowledgeable
	A.  teacher needs to know everything about the subject
	B.  students can learn better from a knowledgeable teacher
2.  Creative
	A.  a creative teacher will use different teaching styles
	B.  a creative teacher won’t have bored students
3.  Patient
	A.  students have different learning speeds
	B.  students have different learning styles
4.  Good classroom atmosphere
	A.  motivates students
		i.  positive peer pressure
Conclusion: It’s good for students to have a teacher with these qualities.
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Use your cluster notes from yesterday to make an outline about the job you picked.
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When you chose the order of the supporting ideas, you started with the most important one.
If the order you use is based on importance or something similar, we call it listing order.

Listing-order transitions:
First, a good teacher should be knowledgeable. (Second, Third, …)
Another important quality is creativity.
In addition, a good teacher needs to be patient.
Finally, a good teacher is able to create a good classroom environment.
	Remember: “finally” is not a concluding word, it’s a word for your last supporting idea.

Concluding transitions:
In conclusion,
To summarize,
To sum up,
In summary,
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Homework: Finish your outline and add listing-order transition words to it