Students need effective writing skills to do well on Florida Writes. Students need to write well for standardized tests. Students need to write well to express critical thoughts. Effective writing is essential to remain competitive in today's economy.
Material being taught are rules.
For students to understand the construction of a paragraph so that given a topic they will be able to write a paragraph with clear, logical construction. Clear, logical construction will consist of a topic sentence, a minimum of three supporting sentences that are relevant to the topic, and a concluding sentence that summarizes the entire paragraph. With all the cheeseburger ingredients spread out upon the table, announce that we are going make a cheeseburger. Construct it starting with the patty, and add the vegetables and condiments. This will be messy, but that is the purpose.