Power Writing

Power Writing7 Stages to writing an awesome paragraph.

Basic Outline of an Essay

Introduction (includes ______ ______)Major Detail

________ Detail________ Detail

Minor Detail

*_____________ paragraph wraps up everything you wrote about.

Power WritingBefore we can write an essay, we must first learn how to write a solid paragraph. The following slides will outline that for you. There are 7 stages of Power Writing…

Stage 1“_____ Power”

It’s easy as 1, 2, 3!_______ _______

Major Detail _______Detail

________DetailMinor Detail

**ONLY USE ___________!!!!

Stage 1-Word Power, cont.

Example:1. Hendersonville (_______ ________)

2. City (_______ _______)3. Parks (________ ________)

2. Lake (________ ________)3. Trees (_________ __________)

Now YOU try! 1. Map 1. Flag

Stage 2“_______ Power”

In this stage, you turn ______ power into __________. Do not use _________ in the phrases!Add ____________ only!

Stage 2- Phrase Power, cont.

Example:1. Hendersonville—small, nice, beautiful

2. City--_______, bustling, _________ 3. Parks--____________, useful

2. Lake--_________, peaceful, fun, __________3. Trees--_______, _______, beautiful

Stage 3“________” Power

This stage involves turning _________ into “good” _________. Next, you turn “good” sentences into “_______” sentences with _____________ words such as the following: ________, Another, First, _________, The other.

Stage 3, cont.Example: ________ sentence:

Hendersonville is a _______, nice, beautiful place to live.

________ sentence:_______________________________ Hendersonville is a small, nice, beautiful place to live.

Stage 3, cont.Example:___________ sentence:

It is a young and bustling southern city.

___________ sentence: ___________________________this southern city is young and bustling.

Stage 3, cont.o Example:

o ___________ sentence:o Hendersonville has many attractive and

useful parks.o ___________ sentence:

o __________________________________ for its many attractive, useful parks

Stage 3, cont.Example:

______________ sentence:It has young, peaceful lakes where people can have fun and relax.

______________ sentence:____________________________________ that the young and peaceful lake provides fun and relaxation for everyone.

Stage 3, cont.Example:

________ sentence:The lakes are surrounded by big, tall, beautiful trees.

________ sentence:__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Stage 4“________________”

This is the stage where you ___________________ and write in true _______________ form. Once you have completely recopied the sentences from _______ ___--Sentence Power, you have a _________!Make sure you use your “__________” sentences!

Stage 4, cont.Example:

There are two reasons Hendersonville is a small, nice, beautiful place to live. One reason is because this southern city is so young and bustling. Also, it is known for its many attractive, and useful parks. Another reason may be the fact that the young and peaceful lake provides fun and relaxation for everyone. The big, tall, beautiful trees surrounding the lake add to its many charms.

Take your highlighter and highlight each of the TRANSITION WORDS/PHRASES.

Stage 5“___ ___ Verbs”

To make your writing more interesting and more ______________, try and stay away from using any form of the verb “___ ___” as a main verb.

Example: Gary is my best friend. Gary ranks at the top of my list of friends. Melanie can be late often.Melanie arrives late almost every day.

Stage 5, cont.There are two reasons Hendersonville is a small, nice, beautiful place to live. One reason is because this southern city is so young and bustling. Also, it is known for its many attractive, and useful parks. Another reason may be the fact that the young and peaceful lake provides fun and relaxation for everyone. The big, tall, beautiful trees surrounding the lake add to its many charms.

Take your highlighter and highlight all the “to be” verbs!

Stage 5, cont.In the space provided, replace the “to be” verb in at least 3 sentences.

Stage 6“Sentence __________”

We are now going to be working on sentence structure and sentence _______________. We will begin looking at specific sentences and first ___________ their _________ then rewriting them using a different sentence pattern.

Stage 6, cont.*Highlight the Pattern in each example sentence.

1. Use strong, _______ verbs.1. Then engine roared loudly for two reasons.

2. Ask a __________.1. What two reasons caused the engine to roar loudly?

3. Use an ___________ ____________.1. The engine roared loudly for two reasons!

4. Open with an ____________.1. Last week, the engine roared loudly for two reasons.

5. Open with a ____________ __________.1. For two reasons the engine roared loudly.

6. Write a sentence in which the _______ precedes the ________.1. Loudly roared the engine for two reasons.

7. Elaborate by ____________:Habitual smoking causes two dangerous health problems.

8. Elaborate by _____________:Habitual smoking is the worst habit, which causes two dangerous health

problems.9. Elaborate by _____________:

“Habitual smoking,” said the doctor, “is the worst habit that causes two dangerous health problems.”10. Elaborate by ___________:

In today’s society, habitual smoking causes two immediately recognizable dangerous health problems in both men and women.11. Elaborate by ___________:

In the United States today, habitual smoking causes two health problems.

Stage 6, cont.*Highlight the Pattern in each of the example sentences.

Stage 7“_________ Sentence”

This is the final stage in completing your paragraph! All you have to do is ________ your paragraph and add a “__________” sentence. This sentence “____________” your paragraph into ____ thought or subject. This sentence needs to be interesting, but still has to _____________________________________.When you add the “_______” sentence, your __________ becomes a ____________.

Stage 7, cont.*Highlight the clincher sentence in the following paragraph.

There are two reasons Hendersonville is a small, nice, beautiful place to live. One reason is because this southern city is so young and bustling. Also, it is known for its many attractive, and useful parks. Another reason may be the fact that the young and peaceful lake provides fun and relaxation for everyone. The big, tall, beautiful trees surrounding the lake add to its many charms. A combination of the lake and the parks makes Hendersonville a wonderful place to live.