ALLIED ENG160 MODULE 1 homework assignment

Essay Writing: Part 1

PART I

Modules 1 through 4 Homework Assignments will be a continuation of a writing process. You will construct your essay by answering the following prompt, which will be given at the beginning of each homework assignment. This is a step-by-step process, so if you are unfamiliar with what a descriptive essay is, do not worry. By the end of Module 4, you will have a much better understanding of a descriptive essay and will have written one successfully. As long as you read the textbook, lecture notes, and complete the activities, you will not encounter much difficulty.

HOMEWORK MODULE 1: Submit the outline for the essay you will complete by Module 4.

Prompt: In the next four modules, you will write a descriptive essay about a specific place that you know well and have observed. You will construct a traditional, five-paragraph essay (introductory paragraph, three body paragraphs, and concluding paragraph).

Choose one of the following places or another that you can think of:

· Bedroom

· Department store

· Doctor’s office

· Electronics store

· Gas station

· Grocery store

· High school classroom

· Library

· Pet shop

· Place of employment

· Post office

1. The first step in the writing process is prewriting. Choose a place that interests you and that you know well.

2. Next, make a list of as many details as you can to describe that place.

3. Then, try to see if any details can be grouped together. Using the numbers (1), (2), and (3), number those details according to where they should appear in the body paragraphs. For example, group (1) would appear in the first body paragraph, group (2) would appear in the second body paragraph, and group (3) would appear in the third body paragraph.

4. Create an outline using the model below. You will skip the introduction and conclusion sections and return to them in later modules. Focus on the body section for now.

I. Introduction

II. Body

A. Group 1

1. Detail #1

2. Detail #2

3. Detail #3

B. Group 2

1. Detail #1

2. Detail #2

3. Detail #3

C. Group 3

1. Detail #1

2. Detail #2

3. Detail #3

III. Conclusion

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT MODULE 1: Submit the outline for your descriptive essay. You are now ready to formulate the thesis statement in the Module 2 Homework Assignment.

[Example of an essay outline]

***insert your title page***

Example Topic: Traditional shopping is better than shopping online.

II. Body

A. Try the product

1. Make sure it is what it says it is

2. Looks, feels right

3. See if it’s worth the purchase

B. Price

1. No issues with pricing

2. Ask cashier for refund policy

3. Do not have to pay shipping and handling

C. Active

1. Exercise

2. See what others are buying

3. Know what is popular

PART II

Directions: Please read “Lou’s Place” by Beth Johnson on page 194 of your textbook. When you have finished reading the article, answer the following questions with at least 250 words per question.

1. What is the thesis of Johnson’s essay? If it is stated directly, locate the relevant sentence or sentences. If it is implied, state the thesis in your own words.

2. Which statement would best serve as a topic sentence for paragraph 13? Explain why.

a. Many of Lou’s customers are, like him, interested in the Philadelphia sports teams.

b. Lou doesn’t mind if customers serve themselves coffee.

c. Lou apparently disliked the two men in oil-company caps who came into the restaurant.

d. Regular customers at Lou’s are used to taking care of themselves while Lou reads his paper.

3. In paragraph 3, Johnson claims that Lou and his customers are fond of one another. How does she support that claim in the case of the golden-haired woman who is first mentioned in paragraph 26?

4. Find a paragraph that appeals to three senses and identify those senses.

5. We are told that customers enjoy the unusual atmosphere of Lou’s coffee shop. What detail in paragraph 25 supports this idea?