2019-07-17 Writing: orders and outlines

Greg Malivuk
gmalivuk@staffordhouse.com
http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - Notes from all classes
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Homework: p. 74 - read the paragraph and answer the questions
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We’ve now seen two ways to order information:
time order = chronological order
listing order
How do we decide between listing order and time order?
time order - you can’t change the order or it will be wrong, you need to finish some steps before you can start others
list order - the order isn’t really important, you can do all the things at the same time or in any order
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p. 80 practice 4 - Which order should be used for each topic?
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The title of a how-to paragraph can be a noun phrase (including “how to”):
	How to Write a Paragraph
	How to Change Your Oil
	How to Bake a Delicious Cheesecake
	How to Meet People
The topic sentence needs to be a complete sentence.
- What topic sentence could we have for each of these topics?
	In order to write a perfect paragraph, you need to follow these simple steps.
	If you want to change your oil, you should follow these easy steps.
	If you follow these fun instructions, you can bake a delicious cheesecake.
	When you want to meet people, you ought to follow these suggestions.
	Here are some tips for meeting new people.
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p. 78 - Write topic sentences for two of these topics
If you want to learn how to use chopsticks, you have to follow these instructions.
Prepare yourself well for a job interview by following these suggestions.
If you want to prepare yourself well for a job interview, follow these suggestions.
If you follow these basic steps, you can make pizza good enough to sell.
	(a recipe is a list of all the instructions you need for food)
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Choose a topic from the screen or your own idea (it can be good or bad)
Follow the steps on p. 83-85 to prepare an outline for a how-to paragraph about your topic.