Thursday, October 1, 2009

Chapters five and six

Group one had presented about chapters five and six. The fifth chapter was discussing about examples of paragraphs at glance. An example paragraph has three basic parts which are a topic sentence, supporting details, and a concluding sentence or sentences. The topic sentence is the first sentence of the paragraph. An example would be good health is built each day by making healthy lifestyle choices. That sentence is one of the major details of the story. Another word for major details would be supporting details. These details consist of one or more examples. The examples are used of specific facts and details that make the examples clear and interesting. The third basic part of the example paragraph is the concluding sentence. This sentence emphasizes the point of the paragraph. The fifth chapter also talks about prewriting before you write. There are techniques that you can use that can make a good paper. Brainstorming and free writing are probably the best things to do. When you brainstorm you think about what you’re going to write before you write it and free writing is just writing any ides that pop in your head. After revising and editing the first draft you can make your final draft. Chapter six is about narration. The narration has the same three parts as the paragraphs at glance. The narration gives more detail about whom and what is behind the scenes such as the actors, actions, and the outcome. Reading critically is a search for the characteristics of effective writing. Before turning in your paper it is best to get a professionals idea and get advice on how better the paper can be. Criticism may sound bad but it is better to tell the truth than getting a bad grade or having one of the worst papers ever.

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