2015-07-16 Writing: outline and paragraph

Greg Malivuk
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Homework: choose a task and write a list of things you’ll need to do in order to do the task
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handout p. 78 - time-order and listing-order transition signals
time order - the sequence of steps is important (you must do one thing before another thing)
listing order - the sequence isn’t important (I’ll mention one thing before another thing, but you can do them in either order)
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Before a big test, get a good night’s sleep.
Get a good night’s sleep before a big test. (no comma)
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Outlines:
Title
Complete topic sentence
Main steps (in order), without details
Complete conclusion sentence - remind the reader what they will have at the end of following the steps
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Write an outline for your how-to paragraph (with at least six main steps)
(Write it on a new, clean piece of paper.)
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After you finish the outline, follow the steps at the top of p. 86 to write a complete paragraph.
(Write the paragraph on the same paper as your outline.)
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Homework: finish writing your paragraphs