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Unit 6Definition Writing: Part 2
page 99-107
WTUC
Basic Writing
April 19, 2007
Include Examples
• Good writers include examples, especially when they are writing about a difficult or abstract topic.
When to use examples
• Use examples as supporting information
• Give examples by providing details or facts
Where to put an example
• After you have explained an idea
• If your paragraph compares two ideas, explain both ideas first, then provide examples of both in the following sentences
How to begin an example
• For example, …
• For instance, …
• An example of this is …
Language Focus: Simple Adjective Clauses, p. 100
• Made up of relative pronoun (that, which, who) followed by a verb and sometimes an object.
• It describes the noun(s) that comes before it
Gumbo is a thick soup
that contains seafood or meat.
Noun
Adjective Clause
Relative pronoun
VerbObjects
Notes
• That or which (For things)
• Who or that (For people)
Nature’s Worst Storm, p. 101
http://geology.com/articles/storm-surge-2.jpg
Activity 6
Paragraph 45, p.101: • that features high winds and heavy rains; noun: st
orm; • that can flood a whole town; noun: surge; • which have the most hurricanes; noun: months; • who live in a given area; noun: residents; • that surprised the residents of Galveston, Texas, i
n 1900; noun: hurricane;• that exist; noun: phenomena
Activity 7: Writing Sentences with Simple Adjective Clauses
• Turtle
• A turtle is a slow-moving, four legged animal that goes inside its shell when there is danger.
Combine Sentences for Variety
• Connect two short sentences with a connecting word such as ‘and’, ‘but’, ‘or’, and ‘so’.
• Look at the examples on pages 103-104
Use Adjectives
Simple: The manager rejected the schedule.
Variation:
The current business manager rejected
Mark’s revised schedule.
Use Adjective Clauses
Simple:
The students liked the suggestion.
Variation:The students
who are in charge of planning the party
like the suggestion that Mark made.
Adverbs
• Simple:
The woman picked up the chain saw.
Variation:
Next, the woman carefully picked up the chain saw.
See examples on page 105
• Read the samples
Activity 8: Paragraph 46
We can see patience in a person who is waiting at a street corner although it is starting to drizzle.
Paragraph 47, p.106:
Alaska is not a cold, barren place all the time, and it was not a waste of money.
Paragraph 48, p.106:
In ancient times, people used clay pottery for plates and bowls.
For midterm exam
• Type and submit your paragraph on March 26, at 8:20 pm
• Write and print out the Peer Feedback form on page 259
Note: The peer editor should provide the peer feedback in advance (by April 19-24)
• Staple together, write your name and student number
• Work submitted later than April 26 won’t be accepted
Online work
• Publish the edited draft and peer feedback form on Google document
• Post the URL on the class blog