Aim 1: To write a short essay and include the following and research 2 sources of information;
- Website Source 1
- Video Source 2 (YouTube): 90seconds and 2minutes
Procedure; write 2 body paragraphs; 1) Website; 2) YouTube – 80words for each paragraph
Writing Objective: Explain a topic you select from the subject list “Physical Science”. For example, Physics – you can explain Newtons 2nd law of motion – for every reaction there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Body Paragraph 1: FOI paragraph, there is no opinion in this paragraph
Body Paragraph 2: Following the reference guide (Nov 9) and writing an opinion based on the content
*Please note: We will learn to write a new paragraph style for the introduction and conclusion in class.
Aim 2: Introduction and Conclusion – provide details of the content including the details about where the content was produced / sourced
Teacher Demonstration: a template will be given to guide you what to say – a short explanation will follow at the end of the demonstration
Introduction: the purpose of the introduction is to validate (confirm) the reason why you used the website and video as your source of information (SOI).
- Topic sentence – introduce the theme of your short essay and explain the subject topic
- Introduce the qualities of the source of information 1
For example: I used this website called “National Geographic” because it has a lot of scientific information about the topic. OR This website “name / title” contained accurate details of information to explain the topic of the essay. This website article is written by a well known scientist / subject expert (S.E.) and provides the content for paragraph one.
- Introduce the qualities of the source of information 2
For example: This YouTube video provides….
- This essay outlines / provides / writes / gives… information about … (introduce the content in your body paragraphs
Conclusion: the purpose is to justify (re-validate) the SOI.
- This essay provided details from (website information) – reword sentence 2 from the introduction.
- This essay provided details from (YouTube video information) and (video information) – reword sentence 3 from the introduction.
- Give your overall opinion based on the content a) body paragraph 1, or b) body paragraph 2, or a) & b)
- Give a statement “Statements are sentences that express a fact, idea or opinion.” about the topic, for example; what did you learn about the topic, what do you think is important about the topic, what is your final opinion about the topic