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GROUP WORK
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Name 1:Email 1:
Name 2:Email 2:
Name 3:Email 3:
___________________________ ACTIVITY ONE
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Get into groups of three and work on the following:
1. Choose one of the American values listed in the text on p. 13
(The
Values Americans Live By- by Robert Kohls). Focus on one you
stronglyagree or disagree with.
2. Write a short essay in which you provide (explain) details to
support thereasons you have (at least two) to either agree or
disagree with theauthor.
3. Review the information contained in the links below and try
to use asmuch information from there as possible.
4. Once you are done with this assignment, send the text
[email protected]
___________________________ ACTIVITY TWO
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Get into groups of three respond to one of the following by
either agreeing ordisagreeing:
1. America is the greatest democracy on Earth.
2. America is a free country.
3. Anybody in America can be President.
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Writing introductions (Online info
)http://www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk/introductions.htm
Writing supporting details (Online info
)http://712educators.about.com/od/writinginstruction/a/details_writing.htm
Strategies for writing a conclusion (Online Info
).http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/conclude.html
Making transitions from paragraph to paragraph (Online Info ) (
OnlineInfo )
http://www.writing.ucsb.edu/faculty/donelan/para.htmlhttp://www.whitesmoke.com/how-to-use-paragraph-transitions
Expressing agreement or disagreement ( Online Info
)http://www.englishclub.com/speaking/agreeing-disagreeing-expressions.htm
Write your text below this line ___________________________
ACTIVITY ONE ___________________________
Title(Give me a nice title; one that will make me want to read
the text.)
Introductory paragraph(Underline topic sentence and highlight
controlling idea(s)
Body paragraph 1 Thesis statement + controlling idea +
supporting details
(Remember to make a smooth transition from paragraph to
paragraph)
Body paragraph 2 Thesis statement + controlling idea +
supporting details
(Remember to make a smooth transition from paragraph to
paragraph)
Body paragraph 3 (If necessary) Thesis statement + controlling
idea + supporting details
(Remember to make a smooth transition from paragraph to
paragraph)
Concluding paragraph
Restate Thesis statement or summarize main points
Write your text below this line ___________________________
ACTIVITY TWO ___________________________
http://www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk/introductions.htmhttp://712educators.about.com/od/writinginstruction/a/details_writing.htmhttp://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/conclude.htmlhttp://www.writing.ucsb.edu/faculty/donelan/para.htmlhttp://www.whitesmoke.com/how-to-use-paragraph-transitionshttp://www.whitesmoke.com/how-to-use-paragraph-transitionshttp://www.englishclub.com/speaking/agreeing-disagreeing-expressions.htmhttp://www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk/introductions.htmhttp://712educators.about.com/od/writinginstruction/a/details_writing.htmhttp://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/conclude.htmlhttp://www.writing.ucsb.edu/faculty/donelan/para.htmlhttp://www.whitesmoke.com/how-to-use-paragraph-transitionshttp://www.whitesmoke.com/how-to-use-paragraph-transitionshttp://www.englishclub.com/speaking/agreeing-disagreeing-expressions.htm
