Best in the World



This week our PAW is going to be a little different. We are going to do two paragraphs this week, and the topic is something that I think you'll all like a lot. First, we're going to write an introductory paragraph about our topic, later in the week we're going to expand on the ideas. I'm sure that everyone in the room has something that they would like to be the best at. Not just the best in the class, or best in the school, or even best in the state - but the best in the whole world. So for our paragraph this week, what we are going to do is think of something that either you do now or would like to do and pretend that you are better at it than everyone else in the world. Like I said before, we're going to write two paragraphs on this topic, but I won't tell you what the second part of the assignment is until you have turned in the first half of it. Once I have received and graded part 1, then I will tell you about part 2.

Part 1: The first paragraph we write will be about the skill itself. Why that skill? Is there a particular reason that you want to be good at that? What do you think it would take for you to become the best in the world at what you chose? How much work? Make sure you use a topic sentence to interest the reader, and back it up with details.

Part 2: (to be read to the class after the completion of part 1) Describe how you could use your status as "best in the world" to help someone. It doesn't have to be the whole world. It can just be a friend or family member. But you must be able to use what you know about your skill or area of expertise in order to help someone. And it cannot be to just teach them how to do what you do. For example, if you were the best basketball player in the world, your helpful act cannot be to teach others how to play basketball.

Once the second half is written, you will have a chance to revise Part 1 - without changing your choice of skill. Once both parts are done, put them together into one paper and turn it in.

Before you turn it in, make sure the following is true:

1. ___ I used 3-5 sentences per paragraph
2. ___ I spell checked both paragraphs and fixed any errors.
3. ___ I used both topic and transition sentences.
4. ___ My paragraphs say what I want them to say.
5. ___ The first line of each paragraph is indented
6. ___ There is a clear difference between the paragraphs.

submitted by Jordan S.



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