3. 2 Truths and a Lie
Each person will introduce him-or-
himself by stating two truths about
him-or-himself and one lie. The
rest of the participants will guess
which statement is the lie.
13. Expressive Writing
1. A funny funeral experience
your first time away from home
2. An experience that led to renewed faith
3. The breakup of friendship
4. My first heartache
5. The gift I want from Santa Clause
6. When my teacher turns his/her back to write on the
board
7. If I am an animal…
14. Persuasive Writing
1. Dieting makes people fat.
2. High school graduates should take a year off before
entering college.
3. Americans should have more holidays and longer
vacations
4. The lost art of letter-writing deserves to be revived
5. The continuing decline of CD sales along with the rapid
growth of music downloads signals a new era of
innovation in popular music
15. 6. College athletes should be exempted from regular
class-attendance policies.
7. Students should not be required to take physical
education courses.
8. Any student caught cheating on an examination
should be automatically dismissed from college
9. Teachers should not be penalized for allowing
students illegally photocopy copyrighted books
16. Informative Writing
1. How does taking care of someone with Alzheimer’s
affect the caregiver?
2. How does texting affect your driving?
3. Is there an alcoholism gene?
4. Why is happiness contagious?
5. Does selfie mean being selfish?
6. What can art tell us about serial killers?
7. Can playing Flappy Bird ease the symptoms of post-
traumatic stress?
8. Can you be blamed for sleepwalking crimes?
23. • Basics of a good draft:
–Has a fully developed introduction and conclusion
–Has fully developed body paragraphs, each
containing a topic sentence, at least two examples,
and detailed support
–Follows standard structure and uses complete
sentences
24. • Your introductory
paragraph should do the
following:
–Be a minimum of 4-6 sentences
–Tell the audience what to expect from your
discussion (thesis)
–Move from general to specific, with the thesis as the
last sentence in the intro
–Get the reader’s attention
–Set the tone for the rest of the essay
25. Begin each body paragraph with a Topic
Sentence that
Narrows the focus of the paragraph
Accurately predicts the direction of the
paragraph
Body Paragraphs:
Topic Sentence
27. • The concluding paragraph should
–Contain a minimum of 4 sentences
–Refer back to the main point
–Make an observation on what is written
–NOT introduce any new ideas
–Create a sense of closure
Writing your conclusion
31. The world had turned grey. Nothing but mud and
asphalt surrounded the unpainted house, little
more than a box made of concrete blocks. Charlie,
dressed in faded work pants, rubber boots, and a
thick wool sweater, steadied himself with a hand
on the top rail of a weathered Mahogany fence.
Behind him, nothing but ash-coloured sky, bare
trees, and plumes of smoke belching from the
factory in the distance.
33. • Revising is finding & correcting
problems with content; changing the
ideas in your writing to make them
clearer, stronger, and more convincing.
• Revising looks at the “Big Picture”—the
Idea level.
34. 1. Take a break from your draft before
attempting to revise.
2. Read your draft out loud and listen to
your words.
3. Imagine yourself as your reader.
Look for consistent problem areas.
4. Get feedback from peers.
Get help from a tutor!
35. Revising and Editing
Step Four
After you write your first draft, go back over it and look for
ways to improve your essay in content and organization.
This step is called revision. After you revise for content and
organization, begin editing your draft for spelling, grammar,
punctuation, and sentence structure errors.
Content and
Organization
Spelling,
Grammar,
Punctuation,
etc.
Revision Editing
36. Publication
Publish in a variety of ways and
for a variety of audiences.
•Make books
•Hang on bulletin boards
•Hang in halls
•Read to administrators
•Read to other classes
•Internet
•Check out stories in the library
•School newspaper
•Local newspaper
•Student magazines
•Teacher magazines
