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be relied upon when a precise meaning is required when clues suggest several possible definitions when nearby words are unfamiliar and when the unknown word is a common one that will be There are sev. Mr. Carter’s . 7. th. . Grade. Outline of the Chunk Paragraph. Sentence #1: . Topic Sentence . (TS). Sentence #2: . Concrete Detail . (CD). Sentence #3: . Commentary . (CM). Sentence #4: . Commentary . Start out with a WOW!. Definition. The opening paragraph in a conventional essay or composition. .. The . primary purpose . of an . introductory paragraph . is to . attract . the . reader's attention . Introduction. Your introduction paragraph is the first paragraph for your essay. It is best to start with something general. You want to grab your reader’s attention. Then you want to inform your reader about what you are writing. You want to finish the introduction with the thesis.. Mr. Carter’s . 7. th. . Grade. Outline of the Chunk Paragraph. Sentence #1: . Topic Sentence . (TS). Sentence #2: . Concrete Detail . (CD). Sentence #3: . Commentary . (CM). Sentence #4: . Commentary . The introductory paragraph should include the . thesis statement. , a kind of mini-outline for the essay. This is where the writer grabs the reader's attention. . It tells the reader what the paper is about.. excerpt from the historical novel . Northwest Passage . by Kenneth Roberts. Kenneth Lewis Roberts (December 8, 1885 – July 21, 1957) was an American author of historical novels. Roberts worked first as a journalist, becoming nationally known for his work with the Saturday Evening Post from 1919 to 1928, and then as a popular novelist. Born in Kennebunk, Maine, Roberts specialized in Regionalist historical fiction. He often wrote about his native state and its terrain, also depicting other upper New England states and scenes. For example, the heroes of Arundel and Rabble in Arms are from Kennebunk (then called Arundel), while Langdon Towne, the chief character of Roberts's Northwest Passage, is depicted as being from Kittery, Maine with friends in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.. . The process of exact thinking. A reasoned train of thought. “Subtlety of Meaning”. Subtle: . hard to notice or . see, . not . obvious; having . or showing skill at recognizing and understanding things that are not . Cohesion. : . connection. of . sentences. . to. . one. . another. , . to. . the. . flow. of . text. , . to. . the. . ways. in . which. a . paragraph. of . separate. . sentences. . becomes. . from Nancy Dean. Tone #1. Consider:. “What a thrill—. My thumb instead of an onion. . The top quite gone. Except for a sort of a hinge. Of skin,. A flap like a hat,. dead white.. Then a red plush.”. Mr. Carter’s . 7. th. . Grade. Outline of the Chunk Paragraph. Sentence #1: . Topic Sentence . (TS). Sentence #2: . Concrete Detail . (CD). Sentence #3: . Commentary . (CM). Sentence #4: . Commentary . Day 38. “No man is an island entire of itself; every man . is a piece of the continent, a part of the main”. ~John Donne. Respond to this quote. What might it mean? . W. rite at least 5 . Tone #1. Consider:. “What a thrill—. My thumb instead of an onion. . The top quite gone. Except for a sort of a hinge. Of skin,. A flap like a hat,. dead white.. Then a red plush.”. --. Sylvia Plath, “Cut: For Susan O’Neill” Roe”. Safar . zoda. What is a paragraph?. Topic sentence. Supporting sentences. MSS 1. DSS1. MSS - Main Supporting Sentence. DSS – Detailed Supporting Sentence. MSS 2. DSS 2. Exercises . Example. Homework. Borrowed from Nancy Dean. Diction. Read and Think:. . “A redheaded woman was there with Trout. Kate could see her . rummaging. through the cabin, . dumping. drawers, and . knocking . things from the shelves of cabinets. .