English III – Cody / Caldwell

Rough Draft Instruction

What do I write for the first sentence of the introduction paragraph? Your introduction paragraph is very

important. It is like the cover of a book. Let’s make your audience want to read it

because the first sentence catches their attention like you would want to catch the attention of someone you liked.

Remember when you go for a job interview, you dress to impress.

3 ways to format the first sentence of the introduction paragraph…1. Startling fact about your career that grabs the reader’s

attention.

Example: “Kindergarten, elementary school, middle

school, and secondary teachers, held about 3.5 million jobs in 2008 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). *U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics – author of information

2. Definition – give a definition of of your career to grab the reader’s attention.

Example:“Teachers play an important role in

fostering the intellectual and social development of children during theirformative years (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics).

3. Combine startling fact about your career with definition of your career to grab the reader’s attention.

Example:

“The modern teacher wears many hats,

Including educator, coach, activity sponsor

Nurse, and career advisor. There are over

Three million teachers in the United States

(Kelly).

Kelly = the author’s last name

What do I put in the next four sentences of the introduction paragraph?

The next four sentences are a bridge between the first sentence and your thesis statement.

The bridge gives more information about your career that will be explained later in the paper.

Some of the sentences can be in your own words and some can be from quotes you found in your research that will not be used in other areas of your paper.

What do I write for my thesis sentence? Thesis sentence = skeleton sentence that tells the

reader about the topic of your paper. Use the following model for your thesis:

_____________ requires education and training, job skills, and provides earnings and benefits to those who are ________________.

(In the blanks, write the name of the professional career you have chosen.)

Words and phrases used to connect sentences

Listed are some words/phrases that can be used at the beginning of a sentence to connect sentences in the introduction:

in addition to next besidesfirst on one hand in factsecond further thenagain generally likewisealso consequently

Two words you cannot use in the research paper… You and I are two words you cannot use in your

paper, unless they are in a quote you have written on a note card. Use the word one instead.

Wrong: You may want to become a registered nurse because the pay is good and the hours are rather flexible.

Correct: One may want to become a registered nurse because the pay is good and the hours are rather flexible.

Education and Training paragraph: Topic sentence = 1st sentence of body

paragraph (indent)

Copy the following sentence as your topic sentence and insert your career in the blank.

Education and training are important aspects of becoming a successful ____.

Education / Training – What do I put for sentences 2-5? These sentences come from your note cards

labeled “Education and Training.” The information included should answer the

questions on first hand-out we gave you. Remember to include documentation after

information from note card! Use parenthesis to put author’s last name or the title if the source does not have an author. Internal Citations

Education / Training – What do I write for the conclusion sentence? Conclusion sentence = last sentence of

the paragraph.

Copy the following sentence and fill in your career choice in the blank:

Becoming an accomplished ___________requires advanced education and training.*You should have a total of 6 sentences.

Job Skills, Talents, and Experience paragraph Topic sentence = 1st sentence of body paragraph (indent)Copy the following sentence as your topic

sentence and insert your career in the blank.

Obtaining job skills and experience are crucial to becoming a successful _______.

Job Skills and Experience – What do I put for sentences 2-5?

These sentences come from your note cards labeled “Job Skills and Experience.”

The information included should answer the questions on first hand-out we gave you.

Remember to include documentation after information from note card! Use parenthesis to put author’s last name or the title if the source does not have an author. Internal Citations

Job Skills and Experience – What do I write as a conclusion sentence? Copy the following sentence and fill in your

career choice in the blank:

Becoming an accomplished ___________requires certain job skills and experience.

*You should have a total of 6 sentences.

Earnings paragraph Write the following sentence first in this

paragraph:

The earnings related to being a _________

are important to understand when deciding

which career to choose.

Earnings – What do I put for sentences 2-5? Gather note cards that have “Earnings” in

the topic category. Use these note cards and words of your

own to write 4 sentences. Remember to include parenthesis with

author or title if you have no author after every note card. Internal Citations

Earnings – What do I write as a conclusion sentence?

Copy the following sentence and fill in your career choice in the blank:

Understanding the earnings as related to

becoming an ________________ is

important when considering a career.

Benefits paragraph Write the following sentence first in this

paragraph:

The health and safety benefits of being an ________ are a factor in making a career

choice.

Benefits – What do I put for sentences 2-4? Gather the note cards that have “Benefits”

in the upper left corner.

One benefit = one sentence. Write a total of three sentences.

Benefits – What do I write as a conclusion sentence? Copy the following sentence and fill in your

career choice in the blank:

It is necessary to understand the benefits of being a _______________.

Employment paragraph Write the following sentence first in this

paragraph:

Understanding employment options is an

important part of learning about ________.

Employment – What do I put for sentences 2-4? Gather the note cards that have

“Employment” in the upper left corner.

Choose three cards that have good information. Use those as sentences in this paragraph.

Employment – What do I write as a conclusion sentence? Copy the following sentence and fill in your

career choice in the blank:

Knowing the employment options for being a _____________ is important when choosing a career.

Typical Day paragraph Write the following sentence first in this

paragraph:

A typical day for a _________________ (write the name of career)

includes _________, __________ and _____________ (write 3 main points of yourday in the career you chose.

Typical Day – What do I put for sentences 2-5? Gather the note cards that have “Typical

Day” in the upper left corner.

Choose four cards that have good information. Use those as sentences in this paragraph.

Typical Day – What do I write as a conclusion sentence? Copy the following sentence and fill in your

career choice in the blank:

A typical day in the life of a _____________

involves many activities.

What do I put in the conclusion paragraph? (YEA!)

Conclusion is where you wrap up and summarize the information in the paper.

You are on the downhill slide now! Hang in there.

This paragraph is all in your own words!

Formula for conclusion paragraph~ Sentence 1 = Copy the last sentence of

your opening paragraph (thesis sentence).

Sentences 2-7 = One sentence in your own words the your body paragraphs:

Education and Training Benefits

Job Skills Employment

Earnings Typical Day

Formula for conclusion cont.

LAST sentence = In your own words, write one sentence on what it means to be a

____________________.