The Writing Process AK
Prewriting
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EXERCISE: Choose a focus (Answers will vary, examples provided)
- America and Japan have very different traditional food.
- It is important for everyone to have a hobby that helps them be physically active.
- The creation and use of robots will have a big impact on the future.
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EXERCISE: Identify topic sentences and thesis statements
- TS
- TH
- TS
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EXERCISE: Evaluate and revise outlines
- Prompt: What are some advantages of living in the city?
- This is an ok thesis
- Too general for a topic sentence
- Not clearly related to thesis (advantage of living in a city)
- Prompt: How has technology changed our lives?
- This is an ok thesis
- This is an ok topic sentence
- This is an ok topic sentence
- Prompt: Should schools require students to take tests?
- Too general
- This is an ok topic sentence
- This is an ok topic sentence
- Prompt: What animals make the best kind of pet?
- This is an ok thesis
- Too general
- Not clearly related to thesis (best pet)
- Prompt: What are some advantages of living in the city?
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EXERCISE: Create an outline
- Answers will vary, no exxample provided

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