Day 4: Paragraphs

Today we talked about paragraphs. Check the links on the side of the page for access to the handout and exercises we did in class.

Assignment (Due: Wednesday, Sept 1)

Choose one of the suggested topics and write a well-organized paragraph. Try to use a specific example to support your topic. Your paragraph should be about 5-10 sentences in length.

Time management hints:
• Spend 5 to 10 minutes at the beginning thinking of ideas and organizing them.
• Spend 5 to 10 minutes at the end checking your work for errors.
• Spend the remaining time writing.

Topic suggestions:
Why some children have imaginary friends
The difficulty of translating from one language to another
The dependence of humans on machines
Pets


Important:
Your paragraph should be posted on Dropbox by 3pm on Wednesday.