Composition #2 first draft
- 1. Composition #2 Unit 6
- 2. Instructions • Today, you will write a six-to-eight-sentence-long paragraph. • This paragraph must have an original title, a topic sentence, three supporting ideas, some minor details (examples or explanations for each supporting detail), and a concluding sentence. • You may use a dictionary but try not to depend too much on it. Use the language that you know. • Include a heading on the upper left corner of the page. See the example and follow the format below: LM-1001 Integrated English I Your Name + Your Last name June 24 First Draft, Evaluated Paragraph 2
- 3. Instructions In regular conditions, you would have to handwrite your paragraph. However, this time, because of the current situation, you will have to type your composition, so keep in mind the following: • Use Word document to write your paragraph. • Do not justify the right margin. • Double space your paragraph. • Indent only the first sentence; that is, leave 5 spaces at the beginning of your paragraph. Since you have to write ONLY ONE paragraph, you will indent only once. • Once it is ready, save your document following this example, but with YOUR NAME: Valdelomar Netzi_First Draft • Then, upload your paragraph onto the Assignment Resource at the bottom of this page.
- 6. Let’s begin! Now you are on your own. Follow the instructions in each stage carefully.
- 7. Brainstorming Choose ONE of the following topics and brainstorm for 5 minutes. • The importance of having a balanced diet • Changes in Costa Ricans’ eating habits in the last few years
- 8. Then, choose the prompt that is related to the topic you brainstormed about. Write a paragraph about the importance of having a balanced diet. Mention three benefits that a healthy diet might have on people's health and explain each one. Write a paragraph about changes in Costa Ricans’ eating habits in the last few years. Mention three changes and explain the impact they might have on people’s health.
- 9. Topic Sentence You have 10 minutes for the following tasks: Write the topic sentence of your paragraph. Make sure it has a clear topic and a controlling idea that is not either too general or too specific. Make sure it is about ONE single topic.
- 10. Write your first draft. • Use the ideas you brainstormed and the topic sentence you just wrote to write the first draft. • You can also write an outline to organize your ideas. • Take no more than 25-30 minutes to do this part.
- 11. Edition
- 12. The Title Now that everything is ready, it is time to write the title. You have 5 minutes to do this. Remember that an effective title… • is brief. • hooks the reader’s interest. • vividly describes the topic of your paragraph. • is centered and correctly capitalized.
- 13. Now, you are ready to upload your paragraph onto the assignment resource on Mediación Virtual. Do not take too long to do this because there is a time limit.