Application Activity: Basic Paragraph

Instructions
Write a paragraph in response to the writing prompt. First write the parts of the paragraph in the appropriate order (topic sentence,
supporting details, and concluding sentence). Then paste the paragraph parts into one single paragraph. Look at the sample to see
how this is done.

Writing Prompt
Choose a learning strategy from the course and explain why it can help you succeed in PathwayConnect.

Sample Paragraph

1. Topic Sentence
This should state a single controlling idea for the whole paragraph.

“Teach to Learn” is a learning strategy that will help me succeed in PathwayConnect because it will force me to think of
more than one way to explain concepts.

2. Supporting Details
Support the topic sentence. Use two supporting details from the approved list (i.e. fact, expert testimony, statistics, personal experience).
Write complete sentences.

An important study conducted by educational psychologist Richard E. Mayer, published in the April 2014 edition of
“Contemporary Educational Psychology” supports this important fact. As he noted, “Results indicated that those [students]
who prepared to teach (even without actually teaching) outperformed those who prepared for a test on an immediate
comprehension test….Overall, these findings are consistent with the idea that the act of teaching (i.e. explaining the
material to others in a new way) is important for long-term learning.” I have seen these results prove true in my own life as
I have sought to teach others what I know in new ways. For example, last week, I taught my family about repentance. Since
there were young children there, I wondered how I could say it so everyone would understand. As a result, I thought of a
few examples to make my point. That extra work in my brain created extra connections in my brain. It was the kind of brain
growth that we read about when we learned about growth mindset. Now when I think about repentance, I have those
connections to help me understand it better.

3. Concluding Sentence
This should sum up the supporting details of the paragraph and reinforce the topic sentence.

Through the expert testimony of others and my own personal experience, I have learned that as I teach to learn, the efforts
I make to help others understand will help me understand too, and that will help me succeed in PathwayConnect.

Paste the paragraph parts together here. Indent the first line. Do not separate lines with space.

Indent àTeach to Learn is a learning strategy that will help me succeed in PathwayConnect because it will force me to think of more
than one way to explain concepts. An important study conducted by educational psychologist Richard E. Mayer, published in the
April 2014 edition of “Contemporary Educational Psychology” supports this important fact. As he noted, “Results indicated that
those [students] who prepared to teach (even without actually teaching) outperformed those who prepared for a test on an
immediate comprehension test….Overall, these findings are consistent with the idea that the act of teaching (i.e. explaining the
material to others in a new way) is important for long-term learning.” I have seen these results prove true in my own life as I
have sought to teach others what I know in new ways. For example, last week, I taught my family about repentance. Since there
were young children there, I wondered how I could say it so everyone would understand. As a result, I thought of a few examples
to make my point. That extra work in my brain created extra connections in my brain. It was the kind of brain growth that we
read about when we learned about growth mindset. Now when I think about repentance, I have those connections to help me
understand it better. Through the expert testimony of others and my own personal experience, I have learned that as I teach to
learn, the efforts I make to help others understand will help me understand too, and that will help me succeed in
PathwayConnect.
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Writing Prompt
Choose a learning strategy from the course and explain why it can help you succeed in PathwayConnect.

Write the paragraph parts here

1. Topic Sentence
This should state a single controlling idea for the whole paragraph.

Recognize and act on the promptings from the Holy Ghost is a learning strategy that will help me to
succeed in PathwayConnect because If I am capable of hearing his promptings it will help me to
understand even the most difficult things to learn.

2. Supporting Details.
Support the topic sentence. Use two supporting details from the approved list (i.e. fact, expert testimony, statistics, personal experience).
Write complete sentences.

As the lord has taught, we must “seek learning, even by the study and also by faith” (DyC 88:118). I
have come to know it by myself If we don’t put the lord in the center of our learning efforts we won’t
succeed. No matter how many hours we invest on that. When I was in high School one day, I had to
take a hard exam and even thought I had been studying for so many days I didn`t feel ready for it, So
Suddenly I received a clear instruction from the Holy Ghost: ‘I had to pray with faith and then I would
receive the needed help’. I did it and in an unexpected way I stared to remember all I had been
studying before. Finally, I approved the test. The Holy Ghost had appeared and showed me the way to
accomplish my goal. Since that day I know the Holy can help us to learn as nothing can do.
3. Concluding Sentence.
This should sum up the supporting details of the paragraph and reinforce the topic sentence.

The promptings of the Holy Ghost will help us to expand our learning capacities because we are not
only human beings capable of learning we also have a divine nature which allow us to accomplish the
impossible. If we are receptive and accept that kind of heavenly support, we will receive a deep
comprehension of all things and of course we can’t succeed in PathwayConnect without recognizing
and act on the promptings of the Holy Ghost.

Paste the paragraph parts together here. Indent the first line. Do not separate lines with space.

Recognize and act on the promptings from the Holy Ghost is a learning strategy that will help me to
succeed in PathwayConnect because If I am capable of hearing his promptings it will help me to understand
even the most difficult things to learn. As the lord has taught, we must “seek learning, even by the study and
also by faith” (DyC 88:118). I have come to know it by myself If we don’t put the lord in the center of our
learning efforts we won’t succeed. No matter how many hours we invest on that. When I was in high School
one day, I had to take a hard exam and even thought I had been studying for so many days I didn`t feel ready
for it, so suddenly I received a clear instruction from the Holy Ghost: ‘I had to pray with faith and then I would
receive the needed help’. I did it and in an unexpected way I stared to remember all I had been studying
before. Finally, I approved the test. The Holy Ghost had appeared and showed me the way to accomplish my
goal. Since that day I know the Holy Ghost can help us to learn as nothing can do. The promptings of the Holy
Ghost will help us to expand our learning capacities because we are not only human beings capable of learning
we also have a divine nature which allow us to accomplish the impossible. If we are receptive and accept that
kind of heavenly support, we will receive a deep comprehension of all things and of course we can’t succeed in
PathwayConnect without recognizing and act on the promptings of the Holy Ghost.