Academic Writing- Stating Reasons and Using Examples
Part 1:Organization
Model paragraph: Using examples Costa Rica
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QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MODELWhat is the tittle of this paragraph?What is the topic sentence? What information does it give you?How many supporting sentences are there?How Many reasons are given? What words introduce theses reasons?How many examples are given for each reason? What words tell you that these are examples?What is the concluding sentence?
Reasons and Examples
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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:It has many national parks where tourists can see nature.It has beautiful beaches.
Trasition Signals with reasons
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FirstFirst of allSecond ThirdFinally and so forth.
Transition Signals with Examples
Writing Practice 1: Using Examples
Part 2: Sentence Structure
Independent and Dependent Clauses
Subordinating Conjunctions
Complex Sentences
Sumary: Kinds of Sentences
Fragments
Writing Practice 2: Sentences Combining Camping
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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.
prewriting
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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.
