Grade 8 Unit 3 (Paragraph Structure & Purpose)_ T2/W3/B1

Grade 8 Unit 3 (Paragraph Structure & Purpose)_ T2/W32/B1

Look at this image well and think about what it is trying to convey or show.

Multiple Choice

What do you think the purpose of the image is? Why was it taken? What is it trying to convey or show?

• It compares and contrasts growth and time.

• It visually describes the process of time and growth.

• It shows a problem and gives a solution on farming.

• It shows the effects and causes of throwing a seed in soil.

That image can be compared to a paragraph or any piece of writing...

• Every piece of writing or any paragraph has a purpose for being written.

• In other words, it has a reason for being written; it wants to show the reader something in a special way.

• That special way is referred to as the structure of a paragraph or piece of writing.

Open Ended

Search for the different types of text structures there are. You can look them up on Google and share them here. You will have 5 minutes to complete this task. Make sure you add a short description of each.

Watch the following video on Youtube. Write down any types of text structures that you've missed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1OQH_bh4rU

Let's see how well you can identify the structure of a text once you read it.

Multiple Choice

Have you ever had an ice-cream headache? That’s when a painful sensation resonates in your head after eating something cold (usually ice-cream) on a hot day. This pain is produced by a nerve center in the roof of your mouth. The nerve center is overreacting to the cold by trying to heat your brain. Ice-cream headaches have turned many smiles to frowns.

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

• chronological / sequence

• problem and solution

• descriptive

Multiple Choice

No one knows the true origin of ice-cream, but the first published ice-cream recipe appears in “Mrs. Mary Eales's Receipts,” a cook book that was printed in London in 1718. Sometime around 1832, an African American confectioner named Augustus Jackson created multiple ice cream recipes and invented a superior technique to manufacture ice cream. Ice cream soda was invented around 1874, but the real breakthrough may have been at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, when the American ice-cream cone was unveiled!

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

• chronological / sequence

• problem and solution

• descriptive

Multiple Choice

Freezer burn may have wasted more ice-cream than sidewalks. If you don’t know, freezer burn is when ice crystals form on the surface of ice-cream. These ice crystals can ruin the texture and flavor of the ice cream. But you can prevent freezer burn. Since freezer burn is caused when melted ice-cream is refrozen, rather than eating your ice-cream from the container as it melts, scoop your ice-cream into a bowl and put the container back in the fridge immediately. Doing this ought to help you solve your issues with freezer burn.

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

• chronological / sequence

• problem and solution

• descriptive

Multiple Choice

The ice-cream shop around the corner from my house has the best ice-cream in the city. When you first walk inside, there is a long chrome counter with matching stools extending to alongside the far wall. Right where the counter stops, the booth seating begins. There are lots of old-timey knickknacks on the walls and chrome napkin holders on all the tables. My favorite part of the shop is behind the counter glass, where they keep all of the ice-cream flavors. A rainbow of delicious sugary flavors is kept cool and delicious behind the counter glass.

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

• chronological / sequence

• problem and solution

• descriptive

Multiple Choice

Ice-cream is a delicious frozen treat that comes in a many different colors and flavors. Two of my favorite flavors are strawberry and chocolate. Though both of these flavors are delicious, strawberry may contain pieces of fruit while chocolate usually will not. Even though more chocolate ice-cream is sold across the country annually than strawberry, each flavor tastes great inside of a milk shake.

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

• chronological / sequence

• problem and solution

• descriptive

As you read a paragraph, remember the following:

• A paragraphs consists of multiple continuous sentences.

• Every sentence has a role that follows the general structure of the paragraph (i.e. compare/contrast, problem/solution, ect...) and conveys certain information that is crucial to the comprehension of it.

• Usually the first sentence conveys the main/central idea of the paragraph of what the paragraph is about.

• The middle sentences explain or give evidence/examples for the main/central idea.

• The final sentence is the ending/conclusion one. It wraps up the paragraph and links everything back to the main/central idea.

We will read a text called "Why stereotypes should be avoided"

As you read, pay attention to the structure of the text and the roles that the sentences within play in conveying information and supporting the text.

Poll

But first, have you every heard the word "stereotypes" before?

• Yes

• Maybe

• No

Open Ended

Look up the word "stereotypes". Write down its definition and use it in a sample sentence. You will have 3 minutes to do so.

Analyze the following caricature and read the thought bubbles. This is an example of thinking using stereotypes.

Open Ended

What does this caricature mean? How does it make you feel? Do you think it is right to think like the two characters in the image? Is it fair? Think about the MYP Global Context: Fairness and Development/ Difference and Inclusion. How does this caricature fit in the global context? You have 3 minutes.

It is time to read "Why stereotypes should be avoided"

Take notes as you are reading; highlight, underline, circle, write short comments, etc…