W04 Writing Practice: Body Paragraph: Instructions
W04 Writing Practice: Body Paragraph: Instructions
W04 Writing Practice: Body Paragraph: Instructions
Instructions
Review the W04 Writing Lesson: Body Paragraph in your course. Then answer each of the
following questions.
1. What prompt question are you going to answer in your basic essay due in
Week 5? Check ONE.
☐ What is one way the Learning Model can help make your learning more
meaningful?
☐ What is one specific thing you can do to be a better steward of your learning?
☒ What is one Learning Strategy you can work on to better retain what you are
learning?
☐ What is one thing you can change in your life in order to allow the Holy Ghost to
be a more central part of your learning?
☐ What is one step you can take to develop a growth mindset?
2. What is your thesis statement? (can be the same as last week and should only
be one sentence)
Example: One thing I can change in my life to make the Holy Ghost a more central part of
my learning would be to study my scriptures before logging into Canvas each morning.
One Learning Strategy I can work on to better retain what I´m learning is finding
someone to teach what I study each week.
3. What is the topic sentence of your body paragraph? (should only be one
sentence)
Example: Both the promises of latter-day prophets as well as my own personal experience
have taught me that regular scripture study can invite the Holy Ghost to be a more central
part of any learning process.
I know by the latter-day scriptures and my own experience that as we teach one another
with our own words and by our example we can feel and better understand the
principles that we study and make them part of our daily life.
4. In a sentence or two, explain what your first supporting detail will be and
how it will connect to the controlling idea in your topic sentence.
Example: For my first supporting detail, I plan to share a quote (or expert testimony) from
President Hinckley on the impact scripture study can have on learning overall. This
connects to my topic sentence nicely because it connects scripture study to increased
understanding in other areas of learning.
One of the scriptures that teaches us about this principle is in D&C 88: 78 and says
“Teach ye diligently and my grace shall attend you, that you may be instructed more
perfectly in theory, in principle, in doctrine, in the law of the gospel, in all things that
pertain unto the kingdom of God, that are expedient for you to understand;”. The Lord
speaks about this principle as a commandment with a promised blessing, so if we do
teach one another we may be instructed more perfectly in every aspect of this life that
we need.
During my time serving a full-time mission I realized that knew little about the gospel
because at the beginning I couldn´t make others understand what I studied my whole life
in simple words. So as I practiced day by day with my companion and leaders I could not
only say the principles in short and simple terms, but also filled a lot of gaps I didn´t
know I had in my mind and heart about the gospel in the way to help others to
understand it, and that changed my life perspective forever.