Illustration Paragraph Prewriting
Illustration Paragraph Prewriting Template
Step 1: Illustration Paragraph Prewriting & Outline
Directions: Complete all of the elements of the prewriting; otherwise, the content of your piece will not be accurate.
Topic: Alesha Monk working at a hospice center
Attitude/Point: That it takes a special person to work at a facility with terminally ill people
Audience: Families that have terminally ill family members
Purpose: To Inform
Topic Sentence: It takes a special person to work at a facility for terminal ill people, because the goal in a hospice center is to make the patient as comfortable as possible for the remaining days on earth.
Brainstorm List of Possible Examples:
Sentence Outline:
Topic Sentence: It takes a special person …show more content…
to work at a facility for terminal ill people.
I. Alesha Monk
a. Biology Major at Winston Salem State University
b. 21 years old
II. Alesha Volunteering
a. Always wanted to volunteer at a hospice
b. It would conflict with her classes
c. This summer she was able to volunteer for hospice
III. Alesha Volunteer Description
a. She had to talk with the patients
b. She had to play games with the patients
c. She had to also talk to the caregivers
d. She had to assist the patient
Step 2: Illustration Paragraph Rough Draft
Directions: Write a rough draft that follows your paragraph plan in the space provided below, beginning with your topic sentence.
Do not worry about spelling or grammar; just let your thoughts flow. End with a good concluding sentence that restates your general observation or expresses your initial opinion about your subject in different words. It must be at least 200 words, no less and not too much more.
Alesha Monk is 21 years of age; she is a Biology major studying at Winston Salem State to become a Pediatrician. When she comes home on her summer break, she would always try to volunteer at the Hospice Center in her hometown. There would be a conflict with her classes that she schedule at the local college which made it impossible for her to volunteer. Finally this summer it works for her to volunteer with no conflict in sight. For instance, Alesha was very adamant about working at a Hospice Center. It takes a special person to work at a facility for terminal ill people, because the goal in a hospice center is to make the patient as comfortable as possible for the remaining days on earth. For example, she will have to sit with the terminal ill patients that may have 8 hours to 8 days to live. She has to listen to them so they can talk about anything, play games, help them with any assist they may need to make themselves transition into another place and holding their hands , smoothing them until they take their last breathe. All …show more content…
though this is a painful situation for their families most of them has accepted their impending losses, but there are grief counselors on staff to help any caregiver to cope with whatever they are feeling with the passing of their loved ones.
Step 3: Illustration Paragraph Revised Draft
Directions: Copy your Illustration Paragraph Rough Draft (from above) and paste it below, click on “Tools” or “Review” if you are using Microsoft Word, and hit “Track Changes.” This is so your instructor can see all the changes you make.
Begin reading through your rough draft and make changes to the content as you see fit. Add more supporting details if needed or delete irrelevant ones that do not relate to your dominant impression. Add transitional words or phrases to help the paragraph flow in a logical order. Then, save the draft with the
changes.
It takes a special person to work at a facility, like a hospice for terminally ill people; The goal in a hospice center, is to make patients as comfortable as possible for the remaining days on earth. Alesha Monk who is 21 years of age, is a Biology major studying at Winston Salem State to become a Pediatrician. When she comes home on her summer break, she would always try to volunteer at the Hospice Center in her hometown. It was impossible for her to volunteer, because it was always an conflict with her classes that she schedule at a local college. Finally, this summer it worked out that she was able to volunteer at the hospice. Alesha was very adamant about working at this particular Hospice Center. Now that she has this opportunity, she now has to do certain things that she enjoy doing with the patients. For example, she will have to sit with the terminally ill patients that does not have a long life expectancy. . She has to listen to them as they talk about anything, play games, and help them with any assistance they may need. She would have to hold their hands and keep them calm until they take their last breathe. All though this is a painful situation for their families, most of them have accepted their impending losses. There are grief counselors on staff to help any caregiver to cope with whatever they are feeling with the passing of their loved ones.
Step 4: Illustration Paragraph Edited Draft
Directions: Turn off the “Track Changes” feature. Copy your Illustration Paragraph Revised Draft, paste it below, click on “Tools” or “Review” if you are using Microsoft Word, and make sure you turn on the “Track Changes” feature. Edit for any spelling, punctuation, or grammatical errors. Focus especially on the concepts you have recently studied. Save these changes.
NOTE: Use of contractions (can’t, won’t, doesn’t, etc.) and second person (any form of the pronoun “you”) is strictly prohibited and will result in loss of points on writing assignments.
Alesha Monk who is 21 years of age; she is a Biology major studying at Winston Salem State to become a Pediatrician. When she comes home on her summer break, she would always try to volunteer at the Hospice Center in her hometown. There would be a conflict with her classes, that she schedule at the local college; Wwhich made it impossible for her to volunteer. Finally, this summer it works for her to volunteer with no conflict in sight. For instance, Alesha was very adamant about working at a Hospice Center. It takes a special person to work at a facility for terminal ill people;, because the goal in a hospice center is to make the patient as comfortable as possible for the remaining days on earth. For example, she will have to sit with the terminal ill patients that may have 8 hours to 8 days to live. She has to listen to them, so they can talk about anything, play games, help them with any assistance they may need to make themselves transition into another place and holding their hands , smoothing them until they take their last breathe. All though this is a painful situation for their families, most of them has accepted their impending losses, but there are grief counselors on staff to help any caregiver to cope with whatever they are feeling with the passing of their loved ones.
Honor Statement
Read and sign this honor statement prior to submitting your assignment:
By typing my name in the space provided, I certify that all words and ideas in my writing assignment are mine alone, and if I used another person’s words or ideas (by summarizing, paraphrasing, or directly quoting), I gave credit to that author, and I also put quotation marks around any direct quotations.
By signing my name, I also understand that if I have copied someone else’s ideas or words, I have plagiarized, and I understand that the penalty for plagiarism is course failure.
Student Name: _______Connie Grimes__________________________________
Prewriting Grading Rubric
Step 1: Illustration Paragraph Prewriting & Outline
Directions: Complete all of the elements of the prewriting; otherwise, the content of your piece will not be accurate.
Topic: Alesha Monk working at a hospice center
Attitude/Point: That it takes a special person to work at a facility with terminally ill people
Audience: Families that have terminally ill family members
Purpose: To Inform
Topic Sentence: It takes a special person to work at a facility for terminal ill people, because the goal in a hospice center is to make the patient as comfortable as possible for the remaining days on earth.
Brainstorm List of Possible Examples:
Sentence Outline:
Topic Sentence: It takes a special person …show more content…
to work at a facility for terminal ill people.
I. Alesha Monk
a. Biology Major at Winston Salem State University
b. 21 years old
II. Alesha Volunteering
a. Always wanted to volunteer at a hospice
b. It would conflict with her classes
c. This summer she was able to volunteer for hospice
III. Alesha Volunteer Description
a. She had to talk with the patients
b. She had to play games with the patients
c. She had to also talk to the caregivers
d. She had to assist the patient
Step 2: Illustration Paragraph Rough Draft
Directions: Write a rough draft that follows your paragraph plan in the space provided below, beginning with your topic sentence.
Do not worry about spelling or grammar; just let your thoughts flow. End with a good concluding sentence that restates your general observation or expresses your initial opinion about your subject in different words. It must be at least 200 words, no less and not too much more.
Alesha Monk is 21 years of age; she is a Biology major studying at Winston Salem State to become a Pediatrician. When she comes home on her summer break, she would always try to volunteer at the Hospice Center in her hometown. There would be a conflict with her classes that she schedule at the local college which made it impossible for her to volunteer. Finally this summer it works for her to volunteer with no conflict in sight. For instance, Alesha was very adamant about working at a Hospice Center. It takes a special person to work at a facility for terminal ill people, because the goal in a hospice center is to make the patient as comfortable as possible for the remaining days on earth. For example, she will have to sit with the terminal ill patients that may have 8 hours to 8 days to live. She has to listen to them so they can talk about anything, play games, help them with any assist they may need to make themselves transition into another place and holding their hands , smoothing them until they take their last breathe. All …show more content…
though this is a painful situation for their families most of them has accepted their impending losses, but there are grief counselors on staff to help any caregiver to cope with whatever they are feeling with the passing of their loved ones.
Step 3: Illustration Paragraph Revised Draft
Directions: Copy your Illustration Paragraph Rough Draft (from above) and paste it below, click on “Tools” or “Review” if you are using Microsoft Word, and hit “Track Changes.” This is so your instructor can see all the changes you make.
Begin reading through your rough draft and make changes to the content as you see fit. Add more supporting details if needed or delete irrelevant ones that do not relate to your dominant impression. Add transitional words or phrases to help the paragraph flow in a logical order. Then, save the draft with the
changes.
It takes a special person to work at a facility, like a hospice for terminally ill people; The goal in a hospice center, is to make patients as comfortable as possible for the remaining days on earth. Alesha Monk who is 21 years of age, is a Biology major studying at Winston Salem State to become a Pediatrician. When she comes home on her summer break, she would always try to volunteer at the Hospice Center in her hometown. It was impossible for her to volunteer, because it was always an conflict with her classes that she schedule at a local college. Finally, this summer it worked out that she was able to volunteer at the hospice. Alesha was very adamant about working at this particular Hospice Center. Now that she has this opportunity, she now has to do certain things that she enjoy doing with the patients. For example, she will have to sit with the terminally ill patients that does not have a long life expectancy. . She has to listen to them as they talk about anything, play games, and help them with any assistance they may need. She would have to hold their hands and keep them calm until they take their last breathe. All though this is a painful situation for their families, most of them have accepted their impending losses. There are grief counselors on staff to help any caregiver to cope with whatever they are feeling with the passing of their loved ones.
Step 4: Illustration Paragraph Edited Draft
Directions: Turn off the “Track Changes” feature. Copy your Illustration Paragraph Revised Draft, paste it below, click on “Tools” or “Review” if you are using Microsoft Word, and make sure you turn on the “Track Changes” feature. Edit for any spelling, punctuation, or grammatical errors. Focus especially on the concepts you have recently studied. Save these changes.
NOTE: Use of contractions (can’t, won’t, doesn’t, etc.) and second person (any form of the pronoun “you”) is strictly prohibited and will result in loss of points on writing assignments.
Alesha Monk who is 21 years of age; she is a Biology major studying at Winston Salem State to become a Pediatrician. When she comes home on her summer break, she would always try to volunteer at the Hospice Center in her hometown. There would be a conflict with her classes, that she schedule at the local college; Wwhich made it impossible for her to volunteer. Finally, this summer it works for her to volunteer with no conflict in sight. For instance, Alesha was very adamant about working at a Hospice Center. It takes a special person to work at a facility for terminal ill people;, because the goal in a hospice center is to make the patient as comfortable as possible for the remaining days on earth. For example, she will have to sit with the terminal ill patients that may have 8 hours to 8 days to live. She has to listen to them, so they can talk about anything, play games, help them with any assistance they may need to make themselves transition into another place and holding their hands , smoothing them until they take their last breathe. All though this is a painful situation for their families, most of them has accepted their impending losses, but there are grief counselors on staff to help any caregiver to cope with whatever they are feeling with the passing of their loved ones.
Honor Statement
Read and sign this honor statement prior to submitting your assignment:
By typing my name in the space provided, I certify that all words and ideas in my writing assignment are mine alone, and if I used another person’s words or ideas (by summarizing, paraphrasing, or directly quoting), I gave credit to that author, and I also put quotation marks around any direct quotations.
By signing my name, I also understand that if I have copied someone else’s ideas or words, I have plagiarized, and I understand that the penalty for plagiarism is course failure.
Student Name: _______Connie Grimes__________________________________
Prewriting Grading Rubric