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LAURIE’S LETTERTEXT-BASED WRITING PROMPT
“Charles” By Shirley Jackson
Graphic Organizer
Paragraph Topics
1- Physical Attacks
2- Verbal Offenses
3- Disruptive Behavior
Points within Paragraph 1
Physical Attacks
1- Hit the
teacher
2-Hit a girl on the
head and made her
bleed; punched a boy in the stomach
3- Kicked
the teacher’s friend
Points within Paragraph 2
Verbal Offense
s
1- Got Fresh
(2)
3- Cursed 3 times
2- Told a girl to say
a bad word-twice
Points within Paragraph 3
Disruptive
Behavior
1- Threw Chalk
3- Stomped his feet
2- Yelled during story hour
Full Picture
Laurie’s Poor School Behavior
Disruptive
Behavior
Stomped his feet
Yelled during story hour
Threw Chalk
Physical Attacks
Hit the teacher
Kicked the
teacher’s friend
Hit a girl on
the head and
punched a boy
Verbal Offenses
Got Fresh
Said bad word
himself
Told girl to say bad
word-twice
ONE SENTENCE AT A TIME.
How do we put it into paragraph form?
Body Paragraph 1- Class Disruptions
(Bun) Topic sentence: (T) Transition:
FirstOne
One difficulty your son is having is with class disruptions.
Paragraph 1-Point 1
Patty 1-(T)OneFirstInitial
Laurie’s foot stomping episode was the first infraction.
Paragraph 1-Point 1-Detail 1
Detail –no transition (what happened/what was the consequence)
The noise was so loud that he was forced to stand in the corner.
Body Paragraph 1-Point 2
Patty 2 (T)-NextThenAnotherSecond
Throwing chalk across the room was another offense he committed.
Body Paragraph 1-Point 2-Detail 2
Detail –no transition (what happened/what was the consequence)
As a result of doing this twice, he lost his chalkboard privileges for a time.
Body Paragraph 1-Point 3
Patty 3 (T)ThirdLastAnotherThen
The last disruptive action was Laurie yelling during class.
Body Paragraph 1-Point 3-Detail 3
Detail –no transition (what happened/what was the consequence)
This unfortunate situation caused your kindergartener to be dismissed from the group, and he wasn’t permitted to participate in the exercises.
Closing Sentence
