Writing a WHY paragraph- "Go back to where you came from" documentary
- 1. Writing a WHY paragraph A WHY paragraph is used in the body of expositions or essays to help develop and support your line of argument. How have the composers of this documentary used techniques to achieve their purpose? Identify the composers’ purpose and explain in a WHY paragraph format one technique used and its effect/ impact on the audience. Name of Documentary _________________________________________________________________ Fill out the WHY grid in order to organize your thoughts, then write your WHY paragraph. W – What is the paragraph about? Your Topic sentence to introduce the subject of the paragraph – ie. The purpose of the documentary filmmaker. H – How are you going to Technique used & examples examine it/ prove it? How does the filmmaker develop this subject using film techniques? –(name technique, provide examples, then explain the effect) Y – Why is this important? (concluding sentence) Why is this effective in fulfilling the composer’s purpose and impacting the audience? Effect of technique used
- 2. WHY paragraph peer review Swap paragraphs, read your partner’s WHY paragraph and carefully answer the following questions: 1. How well does the paragraph follow the WHY structure? Is there any section (W,H,Y) that needs to change/improve? If so, how? 2. How well does the author identify the technique, describe the example and explain the effect in the H section? Do you have any suggestions for improvement? 3. How effective is the Y part of the paragraph? Does it draw a logical conclusion? 4. Check the grammar of the paragraph and mark anything you see that needs correcting. 5. Check the vocabulary of the paragraph and mark any words you think could be “amped up”. 6. Comment on what the author did that was really good and effective. 7. Swap back and give your feedback to your peer. Answer any questions they may have.