STAGE 1: PREWRITING
FREEWRITE OR BRAINSTORM
1. Freewrite or brainstorm about your topic. Use sense words. * Don’t worry about grammar, logic, complete sentences, or grades.
*NOTE: Since you are expanding your Cause and Effect Paragraph, you may want to use your actual paragraph as your freewrite. DO NOT REWRITE IT IF YOU CHOOSE THIS OPTION. Simply leave me a note. For example, “I used my paragraph.”
Being Diagnosed with Diabetes Being diagnosed with diabetes had a tremendous impact on me. When the doctor told me the news, I was horrified. My first thoughts focused on losing a limb or dying young. In addition, the misery of constantly monitoring my blood sugar levels, giving myself frequent injections, and rigidly following a limited diet scared me. Once I became more informed and rational about the challenges I …show more content…
NAME: Jonie Michaels . SUBMIT ON WEDNESDAY
OUTLINE 6. Turning your paragraph topic sentence into a thesis statement for your introduction, your three main points into three body paragraphs, and your final statement into a topic sentence for your conclusion, write an outline, using COMPLETE SENTENCES.
What is my subject? The effect of diabetes in my life .
Who is my audience? Instructor, classmates, anyone who has or who is concerned about diabetes..
What is my purpose? To explain and analyze the three main effects my diabetes diagnoses had on me in stages.
What is my MAIN verb tense? Past Present Future
What is my logical order? time order space order emphatic