The Writing Process Part 1

Type the sentence that answers the following questions: a. What sentence is the topic sentence of the paragraph? The first sentence: “A trip to the ocean can be a relaxing escape from the everyday pressures of life.”

b. What sentence is unrelated to the topic sentence of the paragraph?
The last sentence: “You should always be careful to avoid overexposure to the sun at the beach.”

List four things to look for when you're proofreading. Spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and grammar. Complete the following two steps: a. Define the term cliché. A cliché is a word or phrase that has been overused to the point of losing its meaning, or sometimes becomes tiresome and annoying to hear. b. Write one sentence that contains a cliché. As light as a feather. Name and explain two types of prewriting. Brainstorming: Jotting down thoughts and ideas about a topic before writing. Second, free writing: filling a piece of paper with any idea that comes to mind about your topic. Choose one of the following topics listed below and write a five-sentence paragraph using chronological order to arrange the details of the paragraph. a. Signing on to my homepage is simple. Signing on to my homepage is simple, why? Because it only takes 4 easy to follow steps. First go to www.PennFoster.com, then click on the red tap entitled 'Student Login'. Proceed to type in your username and password and hit enter. There you have it, and from there you may do an exam or whatever you wish to do on PennFoster. Choose one of the following topics. Write an eight-sentence paragraph that fully develops the topic. a. Following instructions is very important. Following instruction is important because if you break them you will be lead to wrong ideas, answers, or actions, possibly getting you into trouble. It will also help you to better understand orders or laws, thus keeping you safe. There's a reason why we are instructed to cross the street only when we are told to, it's to keep us as safe as possible. Fail to listen to the cross walk instructions and you could be hit by a car. Another less dramatic example is that of baking a cake. On the box we are given directions to follow to make a beautiful, edible cake. Fail to follow them and we won't have a very good cake. We could set the wrong temperature to the oven causing a fire or add to much water, giving us a pancake. So no matter where the instructions are coming from we are wise to follow them to get the best out of whatever we may be doing.