2015-08-25 Writing: paragraph structure

Greg Malivuk
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p. 3 - decide if each thing is okay to ask a stranger, and then add two more ideas that are okay to ask about
With your partner, check if you agree about which questions are okay to ask.
1 yes
2 no (maybe)
3 yes
4 maybe in a class, but not in general
5 no
6 no (It’s okay to ask about the city they live in, or the T station, but it would be strange to ask about their specific address.)
7 yes
8 yes
9 yes
10 yes
11 no
12 yes
13 yes
14 yes
How many brothers and sisters do you have? / How many people are in your family?
Do you like to travel abroad? (to other countries)
Do you have a car?
Which season do you like in Boston?
What was the last book you read? (if one of their hobbies is reading)
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Now ask your partners these questions and write the answers on your paper.
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p. 4 - structure of a paragraph

introduction - body - conclusion

We use the same basic structure for one paragraph, for a 4-5 paragraph essay, for a 4-5 page article, and also for 50-100 page papers and longer books. (This is the academic style. Writing stories and plays and other things usually uses different structures.)
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Homework: read the paragraphs on page 5 and 6, and answer questions 1 and 2 below each