The title of artifact: The paragraph hamburger.

1. The introduction (top bun)

2. The internal or supporting information (the filling)
3. The conclusion (bottom bun)
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=aQusQWPjdMo&list=PL97E4D1379ECE3A9F.

The description of the artifact

The "paragraph hamburger" is a writing organizer that visually outlines the key
components of a paragraph. The topic sentence, detail sentences, and a conclusion

sentence are the main elements of a good paragraph, and each one forms a different
"piece" of the hamburger. Besides, just like a real hamburger, the more condiments
and toppings (details), the better the hamburger (writing). In writing, the more details,
the better the writing. Teachers can present the organization of a paragraph as a
complete unit by showing the picture of the paragraph hamburger.
Explanation of what new ideas, information, or awareness came from this
artifact.
First of all, The paragraph hamburger is a good visual example for writing teachers
who emphasize on controlling the paragraph pattern to assist students in organizing a
paragraph and focusing on the form of a paragraph. According to Raimes (1983),
Instead of accuracy of grammar or fluency of content, the paragraph- pattern
approach stresses another feature of a piece of writing, organization (p. 8). A Wellorganized writing helps us to communicate with other people who are not right here in
front of us. However, people in different cultures construct and organize their
communication with each other in different ways. So even if students organize their
ideas well in their first language, they still need to see, analyze, and practice the
particularly English features of a piece of writing. Based on this principle,
controlled composition of organization is necessary for most English learners.
Furthermore, pictures are a valuable resource as they provide a shared experience for
students in the class. During the class, the students all understood the necessary
elements of a hamburger. What a teacher needed to do is just to compare a hamburger
to a writing paragraph, so that students would acquire the organization of a paragraph
immediately. In addition, using pictures provides a stimulating focus for students
attention. The paragraph hamburger was a piece of fun and interesting realia for
most of the students in that class.
Reflection on how this will impact your approach to teaching and learning.
I would like to use the paragraph hamburger as an analogous tool or a piece of
realia to present the basic structure of a paragraph for English beginners in the future.
However, as my young students study further, I will not just implement the paragraph
hamburger as a strategy to teach them how to compose a good paragraph again and
again. I admit that the teachers hamburger presentation was interesting and engaging,
but the paragraph hamburger did not teach the connection between ideas. Thus, after
my students understand the basic structure of a paragraph, I will also introduce and
illustrate other important features of a good paragraph, such as coherence, unity, and
logical content.
Raimes, A. (1983). Teaching Writing in ESL classes. In Techniques in teaching
writing. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.