Build one body paragraph- Choose one of your supporting reas…
Build one body paragraph- Choose one of your supporting reasons for your reaction and develop it into a supporting body paragraph. You may refer to the Turkle transcripts: Word document: Sherry Turkle-Connected, but Alone-Reformatted-3.docx PDF: Sherry Turkle-Connected, but Alone-Reformatted-5.pdf Include the elements below: Beginning: Start with a topic sentence. State your first reason for your reaction in the topic sentence. This sentence must support your thesis/claim (your reaction). The focus of this paragraph must be on one point and one point only. Elaboration/Background Provide background or fully explain the topic sentence. Who, what, when, why, how? What did you find insightful (or outdated, or relevant) about this point? Middle: Supporting sentences include evidence (general and specific) and warrants (how each piece of evidence supports the claim). General evidence (Step 1) Describe something she says about this topic. Specific evidence (Step 2) This evidence must be textual evidence in the form of an exact quote from the text. Set up your quote with a signal phrase (Turkle explains. . . ) or context (Ex. Turkle shares a student’s view of. . . ). In-text citations- Since this is a web source, I want you to use timestamps in your citations. You will need to include a citation after the quoted material. Warrant (Step 3) After each quotation and parenthetical citation, explain why/how this evidence affected you as a reader. Ground your commentary in your personal experience. You are allowed to use first-person point of view (I, me, my). You need to make sure your readers understand how the evidence supports your topic sentence. General evidence (Repeat Step 1) Describe something she says about this topic. Specific evidence (Repeat Step 2) This evidence must be textual evidence in the form of an exact quote from the text. Set up your quote with a signal phrase (Turkle explains. . . ) or context (Ex. Turkle shares a student’s view of. . . ). In-text citations- Since this is a web source, I want you to use timestamps in your citations. You will need to include a citation after the quoted material. Warrant (Repeat Step 3) After each quotation and parenthetical citation, explain why/how this evidence affected you as a reader. Ground your commentary in your personal experience. You are allowed to use first-person point of view (I, me, my). You need to make sure your readers understand how the evidence supports your topic sentence. Ending: End the paragraph with a closing sentence that wraps up this point. Remember, supporting body paragraphs develop one point and all material in the paragraph must support this one point.
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