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lesson1.docxReading Assignment: Dodge’s “Sack and Save” (page 175) and “Dead Preachers Society” (page 227)
Writing Assignments:
1. Write a paragraph summarizing each of the Dodge articles.
2. Write a Descriptive Report Introductory Paragraph (see below
One part of this lesson is to review one of the basic elements of expository writing, the report. A report is a form of writing in which a person, place, thing, or event is described in some detail. Review the enclosed outline and sample of a Descriptive Report Introductory Paragraph. After reviewing this material, please submit a Descriptive Report Introductory Paragraph on a familiar place with a specific address such as Six Flags over Texas, The State Fair of Texas, a church, a college campus, a corporation's headquarters, etc. If an A or B is received on this assignment the first time it is turned it in, then it will not have to be revised. Be sure to check the COMPOSITION WRITING AIDS before writing this paper.
KEYS TO WRITING A DESCRIPTIVE REPORT
OVERALL DESIGN
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INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH: Subject w/Who, What, When, Where, and Why |
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BODY PARAGRAPH: Full discussion of one area of Subject w/Specific Example at least 3 sentences long |
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BODY PARAGRAPH: Full discussion of another area of Subject w/Specific Example at least 3 sentences long |
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CONCLUSION: Final summary and related opinions |
THE INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH:
The introductory paragraph opens with the subject followed by the 5Ws (who, what, when, where and why) of the subject.
THE FIRST BODY PARAGRAPH:
The first body paragraph of a descriptive report has 2 elements: a full discussion of one area of the Subject followed by a 3 sentences long SPECIFIC example/illustration, which illuminates the area of the Subject under discussion.
THE SECOND BODY PARAGRAPH:
The second body paragraph of a descriptive report has 2 elements: a full discussion of another area of the Subject followed by a 3 sentences long SPECIFIC example/illustration, which illuminates the area of the Subject under discussion.
THE CONCLUSION:
The concluding paragraph of a descriptive report should briefly summarize the paper. Any additional opinions on the subject would be appropriate at this time as well as any final conclusions.
Jo Job
Lesson 1
English 1302
Date
MOUNTAIN HIGH!
