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Title: Writing for the beginner


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Writing for the beginner
  • If youre not confident with your writing
    ability, start here.
  • Written by Cheri Morris

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Start with a paragraph.
  • Brainstorm your topic or question.
  • Example Write a paragraph about your favorite
    movie . Explain why it is your favorite.
  • Idea
  • Youve Got Mail.

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Next list your reasons why you like this movie
  • 1.The actors are among my favorites.
  • 2. The storyline is romantic and fun.
  • 3. I like to see the New York scenery.

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How to set up your paragraph
  • You need 3 reasons because they are to be your
    supporting details.
  • Later, you may want to write an essay on this
    topic, and you can easily write a five paragraph
    essay. At that point, this paragraph would be
    your opening.

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Topic Sentence
  • In this paragraph, you will state your main
    idea first. This will be your topic sentence. It
    can appear anywhere in the paragraph, but this is
    the easiest way to begin for a novice. That way
    the reader will know immediately that you are
    writing about your favorite movie.
  • My favorite movie is Youve Got Mail.

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Completing the paragraph
  • Now that you have your topic sentence written,
    you need to write your supporting details.
  • My favorite movie is Youve Got Mail.
    I really like the three main characters in this
    movie Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, and Greg Kinnear.
    This movie is romantic and very funny. I also
    enjoy seeing the New York scenery.

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  • This completes a paragraph about the
    authors favorite movie. There is a topic
    sentence that tells the main idea. There are
    also supporting details. Later, this paragraph
    could become the opening paragraph to an essay.
    The supporting details would be elaborated on in
    their own separate paragraphs. The fifth
    paragraph would be the closing. Now watch the
    slide show on how to write a five paragraph
    essay.

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