Day 6 9/16

1. Attendance Check
2. Review PIE 

• Point
• Illustration
• Explanation

3. Review Cohesive Devices

• Repetition (parallelism)
• Synonyms
• Pronouns

4. Transitions
The ultimate transition resource: https://www.msu.edu/~jdowell/135/transw.html

5. Introductions (see powerpoint here)

Discuss this paragraph handout in groups

View this powerpoint.

Discuss this handout in groups.

Now, open Microsoft Word and write a thesis statement about capital punishment.

Then switch seats :)

Write a hook...

Then switch seats again

Next Class: Conclusions, Avoiding Plagiarism, and Review for Diagnostic Essay

Homework:
Writer's Help Exercises:
Introductions