There are many aspects to writing a five part paragraph, and it can be easy to make a mistake in doing so. The most common mistakes I've noticed so far are plot summary, commentary, and transitions.
Intertwined in the concrete detail, many students added a tad bit too much plot summary. This is understandable, because for it can be difficult to just begin talking about the novel and quote, without first explaining the plot to not only the reader, but the writer as well. Another thing students found difficult was the commentary throughout the paragraphs. It seemed as though it was tough for students to not only put commentary in the correct positioning, but also add unique and original thoughts to the portion of the writing. And last but certainly not least, transitioning seemed to be a strenuous activity for students. Some students had elementary transitions, (such as the ones in this blog post) and others had no transitions at all. A challenge for almost every paper was sneaking in a transition in before the concluding sentence.
I myself of course had a couple areas I most definitely need improvement on which included my concrete details and my transitions. Summarizing plot seems to be my weak point, which in turn affected my two aspects of my paper at once. With my concrete detail, I explained just a pinch too much about the plot at that point in time, which lead to my embedding of my quotes not to be very clear. The overuse of plot summary within my paragraph also jeopardized my transitions, for the time between quotes was far too long.
Overall I'm glad I've learn how to write a 5 part paragraph, and now I know what I need to watch for next time! :)
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