Need help with English homework Composition 1

Patterns of Essay Development: Part 5

Directions: Please read the section Student Essays to Consider on page 344 of your textbook.  When you have finished reading the two essays, answer the following questions.

1. In which supporting paragraph in “Genuine Draft” is the topic sentence at the end rather than, as is more appropriate for student essays, at the beginning?
2. Which sentence in paragraph 2 of “Mall People” should be omitted in the interest of paragraph unity?
3. What sentence in paragraph 2 of “Genuine Draft” should be omitted in the interest of paragraph unity?
4. After which sentence in paragraph 3 of “Mall People” are more supporting details needed?
5. Which paragraph in “Genuine Draft” lacks sufficient specific details?
6. Label as sight, touch, hearing, or smell all the sensory details in the following sentences taken from “Mall People.”
1. “Hearing the music of the antique carousel housed there, Jenny begs to ride her favorite pony with its shining golden mane.”
2. “Shouting, ‘I’m starving!’ Fred Jr., drags the family toward the food court, where he detects the seductive odor of pizza.”
3. “Mom walks through a fabric store, running her hand over the soft velvets and slipper silks.”
7. What are the time transition words used in paragraph 3 of “Mall People”?
8. Which topic sentence in “Genuine Draft” functions as a linking sentence between paragraphs?
9. What kind of introduction is used in “Genuine Draft”?
10. What conclusion technique is used in “Mall People”?