English Language Arts 9

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English Language Arts 9

• LA9U1L7
• The Writing Process

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Agenda for the Day

• Review of the Main Idea
• Viewing photographs for the Main Idea
• Any Questions?

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The Main Idea
xpository writing The main idea is the point,
opinion, or piece of information that the writer
is presenting. For Example Pippi Longstocking
offers a positive role model for preschool
children. She is quick witted and this quick
thinking often gets her and her friends, out of
difficult situations. She is optimistic and
positive about all situations, never complaining
or whining when things do not go as planned. She
sees the good in all people, often even finding
positive attributes in the villains of the
story.
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escriptive writing The main idea is the dominant
impression that the writer is conveying. Pippi
Longstocking is a striking and unusual
personality. Her hair is bright red, which in
itself puts her in a minority of hues. In
addition to its color though are the rigid braids
her brilliant red hair are worn in. These braids
stick straight out of her head, perpendicular to
her ears! Her nose is peppered with equally
bright red freckles and her eyes sparkle with
mischief. She is a unique, and definitely, head
turning individual.
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arrative writing The main idea is the event,
action, or incident that the author is focusing
on. Pippi decided to put her horse, Horse, in a
jumping competition. Pippi, undeterred by the
fact that Horse would be facing very refined and
extensively trained horses in competition, signed
Horse up for the County Show Jumping
Championships. Everyone was mortified! She wasn't
bothered at all by the snobby remarks of the
upper crust competitors. She led Horse through
the difficult course, without much
success. However, she did enjoy the experience,
and had a wonderful time just being in the game.
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Viewing Photographs

• Look at the following photographs. Study each
  carefully and decide on an idea you would like to
  express about the photograph in a descriptive
  paragraph. Notice all the details in the
  picture. The details will help you form a
  conclusion. The conclusion you have formed is a
  main idea, in this case a dominant impression. It
  is a suitable topic sentence for a paragraph.

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Topic Sentences

• Picture 1
• Picture 2
• Picture 3

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Making Writing Coherent
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Whats Coming Up?

• Working on Coherence in writing.
• Quiz on Vocabulary coming up soon.
• Any questions??