Brittany Smith

9/25/14
Task Analysis
The task needed to perform is writing a paragraph using evidence and elaoration!
These are the steps someone needs to take in order for this to occur! They should e
followed in this order!
1! "iscuss topic sentences!
2! "iscuss evidence and why it is important!
#! "iscuss elaoration!
4! $our types of %laoration
5! &ick out a topic sentence in an e'ample essay!
(! &ick out evidence in an e'ample essay! "iscuss how it proves the argument!
)! &ick out elaoration in an e'ample essay! "iscuss how it elaorates/e'plains the
evidence!
*! &ick out evidence in e'ample!
9! &ick out elaoration!
1+! "iscuss how it all ,ts into the -o'. or topic sentence!
SCRIPT: Writing a paragraph using evidence and
elaboration to prove your side of an argument
St
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Action on Screen !arration
1 /ello and welcome to
this video tutorial on
writing a paragraph
using evidence and
elaoration!
2 This is the prewriting
e'ample we are
going to use for
writing a paragraph
with evidence! The
o' is the topic
sentence of the
paragraph! The
ullet is the evidence
that will ground your
topic sentence! The
alloon is the
elaoration of your
evidence! 0t will
further prove your
point! Then1 we
again add a ullet
and alloon to the
paragraph! 2ow1 we
are going to review
each part!
# The topic sentence
is what the
paragraph is aout!
3e use a o' for our
topic sentence!
2othing can go inside
the o' unless it has
to do with that topic!
4 %vidence includes
facts or sources to
support your topic
sentence! 0t is the
information that
proves your point!
5 %laoration e'plains
what your evidence
means and further
proves your topic! 0t
is the how or why of
the paragraph!
( These are the four
main types of
evidence you will ,nd
in an argument
essay! The ,rst type
is an e'ample where
you would share a
story or e'perience
from what you have
read or heard!
4ommon sense
elaoration e'plains
things you elieve
everyone knows!
%'pert opinions
include research
information from
e'perts! Statistics
come from your
research! 5ou will not
have to use all of
these!
) 2ow1 let6s ,nd each
part in an e'ample
essay! This essay is
aout cats! 3e are
going to look at the
,rst ody paragraph
of the essay! The
,rst sentence -&eople
en7oy the
companionship of
cats. is your topic
sentence! %verything
after this should
prove this topic! 06m
going to highlight this
one so we know
which one is the topic
sentence!
* 2ow1 the ne't
sentence says -8any
cats are a9ectionate.
which is the
evidence! This states
one reason people
en7oy cats! 06m going
to highlight this one a
di9erent color for the
evidence!
9 2ow the ne't
sentence says -They
will snuggle up and
ask to e petted or
scratched under the
chin. which e'plains
how cats are
a9ectionate! 06m
going to highlight this
one another color
too!
1+ This ne't sentence -3ho
can resist a purring cat:. is
simply an e'tra sentence
to keep the reader6s
attention! This ne't
sentence -0f
they6re not feeling
a9ectionate1 cats
are generally ;uite
playful. is another piece
of evidence! 06m going to
highlight it the same color
as the ,rst one!
11 The ne't two sentences1
-They love to chase alls
and feathers or 7ust
aout anything dangling
from a string! They
especially en7oy playing
when their owners are
participating in the game.
are oth e'plain how cats
playful! 06m going to
highlight this one the
same as the other
elaoration sentences!
12 The ne't sentence
-4ontrary to popular
opinion1 cats can e
trained to avoid unwanted
ehavior
or perform tricks. is
another piece of
evidence!
06m highlighting the same
color for evidence!
1# The last sentence of the
paragraph -4ats will
even
fetch. is another
sentence
of elaoration! 06m going
to highlight this one the
same as the other
elaoration sentences!
14 2ow1 looking at this
&aragraph1 you can see it
follows the prewrite we
are going to use! 5ou can
see the topic sentence or
o' should state what
your
paragraph is aout!
Then1
you see each piece of
evidence proves how or
why people en7oy the
companionship of cats!
$inally1 you can see how
%ach sentence of
elaoration
e'plains the evidence!
5ou can see how each
&iece proves the
argument or opinion!
They
all ,t into the o' or
topic sentence!
2ow you are ready to
write your own!