English Skills with Readings 9th Edition by John Langan, Zoe Albright

Exercise 4

Below are examples of how the five prewriting techniques could be used to develop the topic "Inconsiderate Drivers." Identify each technique by writing F (for free- writing), Q (for questioning), L (for listing), C (for clustering), or SO (for the scratch outline) in the answer space.

________	High beams on Weave in and out at high speeds Treat street like a trash can Open car door onto street without looking Stop on street looking for an address Don’t use turn signals High speeds in low-speed zones Don’t take turns merging Use horn when they don’t need to Don’t give walkers the right of way More attention to cell phone than the road
________ What is one example of an inconsiderate driver?	A person who turns suddenly without signaling.
Where does this happen?	At city intersections or on smaller country roads.
Why is this dangerous?	You have to be alert and slow down yourself to avoid rear-ending the car in front.
What is another example of inconsideration on the road?	Drivers who come toward you at night with their high beams on.

______Some people are inconsiderate drivers.

1. In city:

a. Stop in middle of street

b. Turn without signaling

2. On highway:

a. Leave high beams on

b. Stay in passing lane

c. Cheat during a merge

3. Both in city and on highway:

a. Throw trash out of window

b. Pay more attention to cell phone than to road

_____?I was driving home last night after class and had three people try to blind me by coming at me with their high beams on. I had to zap them all with my high beams. Rude drivers make me crazy. The worst are the ones that use the road as a trash can. People who throw butts and cups and hamburger wrappings and other stuff out the car windows should be tossed into a trash dumpster. If word got around that this was the punishment maybe they would wise up. Other drivers do dumb things as well. I hate the person who will just stop in the middle of the street and try to figure out directions or look for a house address. Why don’t they pull over to the side of the street? That hardly seems like too much to ask. Instead, they stop all traffic while doing their own thing. Then there are the people who keep what they want to do a secret. They’re not going to tell you they plan to make a right- or left-hand turn. You’ve got to figure it out yourself when they suddenly slow down in front of you. Then there are all the people on their cell phones yakking away and not paying attention to their driving.