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Academic Writing- Stating Reasons and Using Examples

part 4: The Writing Process

Additional Writing

Writing Practice 4: Using Reasons and Examples

Review Questions

Part 3: Grammar and Mechanics

Writing Practice: a Personal Letter

Personal Letter Form

Capitalization: Two More Rules

Commas: Four More Rules

prewriting

In this unit, you will write another listing-order paragraph and use reasons and specific examples to prove your points. Use whichever prewriting method works best for you to do the following activity.

Part 2: Sentence Structure

Writing Practice 2: Sentences Combining Camping

Work with a partner.

1 . Combine the sentences in each group to make one sentence. Some of your sentence will be simple, some will be compound, and some will be complex. Punctuate each sentence carefully.

2 . Write the sentences together as a paragraph.

Fragments

Sumary: Kinds of Sentences

Complex Sentences

Subordinating Conjunctions

Independent and Dependent Clauses

Part 1:Organization

Writing Practice 1: Using Examples

Transition Signals with Examples

Trasition Signals with reasons

First

First of all

Second

Third

Finally and so forth.

Reasons and Examples

When you write a a topic sentence such as Costa Rica is a great place to visit, or Women should not be jet fighter pilots, you need to support it with reasons. You need to explain why Costa Rica is a great place to visit, or why women should not be jet fighter pilots. The writer of the model paragraph gave two main reasons why tourists enjoy visiting Costa Rica:

1. It has many national parks where tourists can see nature.
2. It has beautiful beaches.

Model paragraph: Using examples Costa Rica

QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MODEL

1. What is the tittle of this paragraph?
2. What is the topic sentence? What information does it give you?
3. How many supporting sentences are there?
4. How Many reasons are given? What words introduce theses reasons?
5. How many examples are given for each reason? What words tell you that these are examples?
6. What is the concluding sentence?