Prewriting classification

For this exam, you’ll

Topic

You will choose one of the following topic areas. Review the

graphic organizer on page 416 in your textbook. The graphic

organizer that you create doesn’t

need to have boxed outlines

or arrows, but it should show your organization.

Choose one of the following topics, and divide it into classes.

Examination, Lesson 6

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Title: Types of Food

Topic announcement: Restaurants

Introduction

Background: Dieting is more difficult when eating out.

Thesis statement: Watching one’s diet is far more difficult when dining

out, especially when eating out more than eating at home.

Burger King and McDonald’s; Burgers and fries,

basic kind of chain everyone is familiar with; too

much sodium.

Taco Bell: Mexican and other cultural restaurants;

Drive-thru Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts: Coffee and donuts,

on-the-run convenience

Good things: Convenience, speed, consistency,

usually friendly, clean, and open most of the

time. Bad issues: Salt, fat, sometimes not clean,

sometimes staffed by teens or others that don’t

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seem to really care.

Outback: Popular steak and potato chain

Olive Garden: Italian; Chinese: good food,

relatively inexpensive

Sit-down

Good things: Once again, chains are familiar,

consistent, and have standards to meet. Bad

issues: Often processed, microwaved food.

Portions are too large.

Silver diners or bowling alley: Family style and

greasy spoons, but when you want to spend time

Homestyle/fancy with friends, this is where you go.

Five-star dining: Has a reputation for special

occasions

Local hangouts are inexpensive but often serve large portions and fried

food. Expensive places may serve smaller portions but may add high-

Conclusion

calorie sauces.

Every type of eating establishment has pitfalls for a dieter. There are

trade-offs for convenience, price, companionship, and enjoyment of special

occasions.

Essays must be typed, double-spaced, using a standard 12-point font and left justification. Use

1-inch margins at the top and bottom and 1.25-inch margins for the left and right sides of the

document. Each page must have a properly formatted header containing your name, student

number, exam number, page number, mailing address, and email address (see page 6 for an

example). Name each document using your student number first, then the six-digit lesson num-

ber, and finally your last name (for example, 23456789_050177 Doe). Save each as “File Type:

Rich Text Format,” regardless of your word-processing program