2019-11-19 Writing: prepositions, specific details

Greg Malivuk
gmalivuk@staffordhouse.com
http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - Notes from all classes
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Homework: read p. 111 and answer the questions about the paragraph. Then do p. 112 practice 2A
1 positive (spacious, modern, comfortable, beautiful)
2 front to back
3 A front wall: screen, whiteboard, clock, switches, chairs
  B the front (part or area) of the lecture hall: desk (projector, computer), lectern
  C the main part: 30 rows of seats (details of the seats)
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practice 2A
1 on
2 behind
3 to the left of
4 underneath
5 against
6 at the front of
7 to the right of
8 in front of
9 on the left of
10 between
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Possible space orders:
- clockwise / counterclockwise
- front to back / back to front
- top to bottom / bottom to top
- right to left / left to right
- near to far / far to near
- center to outside / outside to center
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“on the left” can be near or attached (the tables are connected to the seats)
“ to the left” is probably not attached (the lectern is not connected to the desk)

“in front of the bus” is outside the bus, to the front of it
	Pedestrians crossed the road in front of the bus.
“in the front of the bus” is inside the front part of the bus
	The driver sits in the front of the bus.
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The topic sentence includes a topic (what the paragraph is about) and a controling idea (what the paragraph will say about that topic).
Supporting sentences support the controlling idea.
The conclusion sentence can repeat the main idea in different words and/or give the writer’s opinion or feeling about the topic.
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p. 114 - Answer these questions about the paragraph.
1 Topic: author’s nephew
  Controlling idea: he is extremely tall
2 tall
3 top to bottom
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This week you’re going to write about a room, and you want to create a “picture” for the reader.
This requires specific details, not just vague statements.
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practice 4 - Add specific details to support these vague descriptions.
1 My uncle is large.
  a. He is 6 feet, 3 inches tall and weighs 250 pounds.
  b. His shirts are XXX Large.
  c. His shoes are size 14.
  d. He often hits his head walking through doorways.
2 My boss has a beautiful house.
  a. There are floor-to-ceiling windows with a wonderful view of the lake.
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Homework (to start in class): complete practice 4 on p. 115-116 (number 2, 3, 4, 5)