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Handout Five

FROM PARAGRAPH TO ESSAY

OBJECTIVES

1. Understand similarities between

paragraphs and essays.

2. Outline an essay.

3. Learn descriptive vocabulary.

4. Learn about ways to organize essays.

5. Learn about transitions.

6. Understand the six/seven steps of the

writing process.

7. Practice writing an original essay.

I. Vocabulary Builder

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II. Writing Focus

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PARAGRAPH TO ESSAY

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Practice:

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III. Structure and Mechanics

a) Using Transitions

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b) Using Commas with Transitions

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Example :

(1)

(2)

(3)

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Practice:

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IV. Writing to Communicate

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