FIRST PARAGRAPHS First paragraphs are fundamental to the story and need to "hook" the reader in. If the first paragraph doesn’t grab you‚ then why would you read further? The first paragraph is where you are introduced to the tone of the story and sets the stage by introducing the main character(s) and giving information to entice us to continue reading. Three stories that have strong first paragraphs that draw us in and help us understand the character and story are: "A Sick Call" by Morley
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Rubric for a Well-Written Paragraph Categories of Performance: Beginner (1) Basic (2) Intermediate (3) Advanced (4) Tone The tone is inappropriate for the writing purpose. The tone shifts from formal to informal and is not consistent. The tone shifts occasionally from formal to informal‚ or vice versa. The appropriate tone is used consistently. Opening sentence The sentence is incomplete and does not state the main idea. The sentence is complete‚ but does not state the main idea. The sentence
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learned about the process of writing 5-paragraph essays and their format in my reading class with Mr. Chang. He taught me all I needed to know‚ and made my life much more difficult as a sixth grader because now I actually had a due date‚ I had to follow the format or else‚ I’d get a lower grade which was frustrating‚ but it is now worth it because I have become a better writing‚ so thank you Mr. Chang. Mr. Chang‚ my reading teacher‚ introduced us to 5-paragraph essays‚ we started this process after
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Alyssa Petsinis ENG-1D1 Mrs. Kok March 23rd 2015 Comparison Paragraph between The Quiet American and Oryx and Crake. Throughout life there are people who thirst and hunger for power‚ and people who strive to survive off of it. Often people let power consume them creating selfish tendencies that may result in bringing chaos and suffering to the people around them. This behavior may cause destruction to the foundation of many societies all for the benefit of an individual’s selfish desires. In
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experiencing floods due to the rising of the river waters in that area. It has been‚ observed that even just a slight rain fall; flood occurs and brings devastation to the houses‚ and to the people especially rainy seasons. As one of the resident of our Purok‚ I already witnessed how my neighbors suffered from this problem. They always‚ evacuate and after that clean their houses and lastly repair what has been damaged from the flood. In fact‚ houses there were built in high story style to avoid floods coming
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Flowers For Algernon Theme Paragraph In the realistic fiction‚ Flowers For Algernon‚ the author‚ Daniel Keyes‚ tried to convey the theme that a person shouldn’t change who they are for someone else. Charlie’s relationship with Alice represented this theme because one of the reasons Charlie signed up for the experiment was because he wanted to impress her. He thought if he became smarter‚ Alice would be proud of him‚ and he would be able to speak to her about smart-people stuff. Although she was
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Paragraph 1 While searching to the internet‚ I have seen that you are looking for someone to hire for the position of Medical Billing and Coder at one of your Phil Health locations. This position is responsible for accurate recording and processing data about patients‚ such as treatment records‚ insurance information‚ bills and received payments. They organize all the patient’s records‚ bills and statements and confirm that they are free from errors before coding information. My friend’s
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Five Paragraph Essay Checklist Please review these tips before you turn in your final essay: 1. Please review the Scoring Rubric (this is used by all HCC English instructors to grade ENGL 111 essays) and the Essay Editing Worksheet as checklists for your essay. Copy and Paste the Scoring Rubric to the bottom of your essay before turning it in for a grade. Essays turned in without the Scoring Rubric at the bottom will receive -5 points off. 2. Have you headed your essay in MLA format? Please review
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Fahrenheit 451 Analytical Paragraph By Claire Sylvester Happiness is false in Fahrenheit451; the government defines it and those who submit to society’s ways of happiness are not perturbed by reality. The government delivers to society frivolous entertainment giving them distractions from the grievances of reality. Beatty lectures Montag on why books are bad while he is at home faking sick: “If you don’t want a man unhappy politically‚ don’t give him two sides of a question to worry him; give
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Following is a sample outline of an argumentative essay (of 5 paragraphs) about whether street children are victims or criminals. OUTLINE Thesis Statement:- Street children are definitely victims of the society for social‚ financial‚ and psychological reasons. Body Paragraph 1: Street children are the result of family disintegration. A. The father deserts the family. 1. escapes from the family 2. marries again 3. dies B. Uneducated parents lack awareness
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