The Fabulous Forties



You have been doing some research about the decade of the nineteen-forties. For Language this week you will be composing an expository (explanatory) paragraph about something in particular you have learned about this decade. Perhaps you will want to discuss the fashions of the day or maybe the popular fads. You have free choice with your specific topic. Just remember that whatever you select to write about you carry through the entire paragraph. You are to focus on the DIRECTION of your writing: Begin your paragraph with a clear topic sentence, develop your ideas with three to six detail sentences, and end your paragraph with a concluding sentence. You will write a total of five to eight sentences.

REMEMBER:

  1. ___ 5-8 sentences, including a topic and concluding sentence
  2. ___ five elements of good writing; focus on DIRECTION
  3. ___ clearly reworked rough draft
  4. ___ final is neat and written in ink
  5. ___ signature of adult who helped you proofread your work for content and PRESENTATION
  6. ___ all three papers stapled together with final on top


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