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